Mangled Demos from 1983
Mangled Demos from 1983 | ||||
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Compilation album by The Melvins | ||||
Released | May 31, 2005 | |||
Recorded | 1983 | |||
Genre | Hardcore punk | |||
Length | 43:38 | |||
Label | Ipecac Recordings (CD) Alternative Tentacles (LP) | |||
Producer | The Melvins | |||
The Melvins chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Pitchfork Media | 5.3/10[2] |
Mangled Demos from 1983 is a collection of various recordings from the earliest incarnation of American rock group Melvins first recorded in 1983, then remastered and released on Ipecac Records in 2005.
Until 2005, none of the material had ever been officially released, with the exception of the first version of "Forgotten Principles". A few tracks included in this album have previously appeared on bootleg releases. It is the only record featuring the original lineup (guitarist/vocalist Buzz Osborne, bassist Matt Lukin, drummer Mike Dillard). Tracks 3-13 were recorded by Michael Diamond at Sound Art Studio by Mud Bay, a suburb of Olympia, Washington, for possible album release. Ultimately the album was not released at the time, as no record label was interested in the Melvins until 1985.
Despite the album's title, Allmusic described the sound quality as "surprisingly good."[1]
Track listing
Some song titles were lost over time, they are listed with symbols. Tracks 22 and 23 are silent.
- "Elks Lodge Christmas Broadcast" – 3:52
- "If You Get Bored (Live Radio)" – 2:22
- "Forgotten Principles" – 1:07
- "Snake Appeal" – 1:59
- "Master Charge" – 1:08[3]
- "If You Get Bored" – 1:33
- "Set Me Straight" – 2:31
- "✪" (Circled white star U+272A) – 1:02
- "I'm Dry" – 1:35
- "Forgotten Principles" (alternate edit) – 1:19
- "I Don't Know" – 1:35
- "Matt-Alec" – 3:00
- "The Real You" – 1:27
- "Run Around" – 1:44
- "Keep Away From Me" – 1:22
- "☘" (Shamrock U+2618)– 1:00
- "Bibulous Confabulation During Rehearsal" – 4:58
- "✠" (Maltese Cross U+2720) – 1:21
- "✏" (Pencil U+270F) – 1:10
- "Matt-Alec" – 3:14
- "Walter" – 3:21
- "✁" (Upper blade scissors U+2701) – 0:24
- "✈" (Airplane U+2708) – 0:22
Vinyl version
The vinyl version of Mangled Demos From 1983 was released on Alternative Tentacles as a double 10" record. Notably, it features a small booklet hidden amongst the vinyl with liner notes by Buzz Osborne detailing life in Washington around 1983 with almost no details on the actual record or recording itself, done in a similar fashion to the liner notes in 26 Songs and Gluey Porch Treatments. The last two tracks (both of which being short silent tracks) are omitted from the vinyl release.
Personnel
- Buzz Osborne - vocals, guitar
- Matt Lukin - bass
- Mike Dillard - drums
- Mackie Osborne - design
References
External links
- Official Press Release/Liner notes
- Information on the Demos-Bootleg
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- Gluey Porch Treatments
- Ozma
- Bullhead
- Lysol
- Houdini
- Prick
- Stoner Witch
- Stag
- Honky
- The Maggot
- The Bootlicker
- The Crybaby
- Electroretard
- Hostile Ambient Takeover
- (A) Senile Animal
- Nude with Boots
- The Bride Screamed Murder
- Freak Puke (Melvins Lite)
- Everybody Loves Sausages
- Tres Cabrones (Melvins 1983)
- Hold It In
- Basses Loaded
- A Walk with Love & Death
- Pinkus Abortion Technician
- Working with God (Melvins 1983)
- Five Legged Dog
- Bad Mood Rising
- Tarantula Heart
- Pigs of the Roman Empire (with Lustmord)
- Never Breathe What You Can't See (with Jello Biafra)
- Sieg Howdy! (with Jello Biafra)
- Three Men and a Baby (with Mike Kunka)
- Six Songs
- Eggnog
- King Buzzo
- Dale Crover
- Joe Preston
- Tora Tora Tora
- The Bulls & the Bees
- Your Choice Live Series Vol. 12
- Alive at the Fucker Club
- Colossus of Destiny
- Millennium Monsterwork 2000 (with Fantômas)
- Houdini Live 2005: A Live History of Gluttony and Lust
- Melvins vs. Minneapolis
- Sugar Daddy Live
- Singles 1–12
- The Trilogy Vinyl
- Electroretard
- 26 Songs
- Melvinmania: Best of the Atlantic Years 1993–1996
- Neither Here nor There
- Mangled Demos from 1983
- The Making Love Demos
- Chicken Switch
- Salad of a Thousand Delights
- Live from London 2006 (with Fantômas)
- "Sweet Young Thing Ain't Sweet No More"
- "Love Canal/Someday"
- "With Yo' Heart, Not Yo' Hands"
- "Boris"
- "Venus in Furs"
- "Honey Bucket"
- "See How Pretty, See How Smart"
- Discography
- We Reach: The Music of the Melvins
- Big Business
- Mackie Osborne