Melvins
Houdini (LP)
FormatLPLabelThird Man RecordsGenreExperimental
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2025 stock Signed to Atlantic Records in the hubbub after Nirvana's Nevermind (1991) exploded, the Melvins' fifth album Houdini was a conscious attempt by the band to make a record that wouldn't alienate their fans but that the band members themselves would also enjoy. Their best-selling release by a country-mile, this album crested at number 29 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. Houdini would be most folks introduction to the band and songs like 'Honeybucket' received MTV airplay. First time on vinyl since 1993. Mastered directly from original analog tapes. Six tracks produced by Kurt Cobain. Cover art by legendary artist Frank Kozik. Includes the vinyl-only bonus track ''Rocket Reducer No. 62 (Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa)'' originally by the MC5. Gatefold sleeve. 180-gram BLACK VINYL."
Format
Remastered directly from the original analog tapes.
Pressed on 180gram black vinyl in a gatefold jacket.
Comes in poly-lined inner sleeve.
B7 is an exclusive vinyl track.
Pressing plant and lacquer cut by uncredited, derived from matrix info. Manufacturer confirmed from label's website.
Catalog number TMR-295 on spine.
Catalog number TMR295 on disk labels.
Tracks are numbered sequentially regardless of side on back cover, and numbered with regard to side on disk labels.
Studios: Brilliant Studios/SF, Razors Edge/SF, Laundry Room/Seattle, Hyde Street Studios/SF, & Prarie [sic] Sun/Cotati,CA
Release notes
Remastered directly from the original analog tapes. Pressed on 180gram black vinyl in a gatefold jacket. Comes in poly-lined inner sleeve. B7 is an exclusive vinyl track. Pressing plant and lacquer cut by uncredited, derived from matrix info. Manufacturer confirmed from label's website. Catalog number TMR-295 on spine. Catalog number TMR295 on disk labels. Tracks are numbered sequentially regardless of side on back cover, and numbered with regard to side on disk labels. Studios: Brilliant…
| A1 | Hooch | ||
| A2 | Night Goat | ||
| A3 | Lizzy | ||
| A4 | Going Blind | ||
| A5 | Honey Bucket | ||
| A6 | Hag Me | ||
| B1 | Set Me Straight | ||
| B2 | Sky Pup | ||
| B3 | Joan Of Arc | ||
| B4 | Teet | ||
| B5 | Copache | ||
| B6 | Pearl Bomb | ||
| B7 | Rocket Reducer #62 (Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa) |
- Billy Anderson
- Bass, Engineer
- Lorax
- Bass
- Bill Bartell
- Bass, Lead Guitar
- Dale Crover
- Drums, Bass, Vocals
- Gggarth Richardson
- Engineer
- Jonathan Burnside
- Engineer
- Lou Oribin
- Engineer
- Wolf Kessler
- Engineer
- Kurt Cobain
- Guitar, Producer
- King Buzzo
- Guitar, Bass, Vocals
- Frank Kozik
- Illustration [Original Illustrations]
- WG
- Lacquer Cut By
- Mackie Osborne
- Layout
- Gggarth Richardson
- Producer
- Melvins
- Producer, Written-By (A1 to A3, A5 to B6)
- Simmons
- Written-By (A4)
- The MC5
- Written-By (B7)
- Connell
- Written-By (A4)
