Scratch Acid (EP)

1984 EP by Scratch Acid

Scratch Acid is the self-titled debut by the Austin, Texas noise rock band Scratch Acid. It was only released on vinyl, but now can be found as the first 8 tracks on the compilation album The Greatest Gift.

Kurt Cobain consistently put the album in his "favorite albums" lists in his Journals.^[2][3][4]

Scratch Acid reached #26 in the UK Indie Chart.^[5]

Reception

Spin wrote, "Guitars twist in Arabic-style '60s nyarls, and vortexes of violin weave through a post-Public Image nasal drone and play notes from a rusty symphony."^[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Scratch Acid

Personnel

Scratch Acid

• Brett Bradford – guitar
• David Wm. Sims – bass guitar
• Rey Washam – drums, string arrangement on "Owner's Lament"
• David Yow – vocals

Production and additional personnel

• Stacey Cloud – production
• Kerry Crafton – engineering
• Mark Todd – illustrations

Charts

References

1. Raggett, Ned. "Scratch Acid". Allmusic. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
2. Cobain, Kurt (2012). Journals. Riverhead Books. ISBN 978-1-57322-232-7.
3. "Top 50 by Nirvana [MIXTAPE]". Retrieved 8 May 2013.
4. Cross, Gaar, Gendron, Martens, Yarm (2013). Nirvana: The Complete Illustrated History. Voyageur Press. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-7603-4521-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
5. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books.
6. Andrea Enthal (October 1985). "Underground". Spin. No. 6. p. 35.

External links

• Scratch Acid at Discogs (list of releases)