Mangled Demos from 1983 is a collection of various early Melvins

The Melvins

The Melvins are an American band that formed in 1983. They usually perform as a trio, but in recent years have performed as a four piece with two drummers. Since 1984, singer and guitarist Buzz Osborne and drummer Dale Crover have been the band's constant members...

 recordings from 1983, remastered and released on Ipecac in 2005. Until 2005, none of the material had ever been officially released. A few tracks included in this album have previously appeared on bootleg

Bootleg recording

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 releases. It is the only record featuring the original lineup (Buzz Osborne/Matt Lukin/Mike Dillard). Tracks 3-13 were recorded at Mud Bay, a suburb of Olympia, Washington

Olympia, Washington

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, for possible album release. Ultimately the album was not released at the time, as no record label was interested in the Melvins until 1985.

Track listing

Some song titles were lost over time, they are listed with symbols.

1. "Elks Lodge Christmas Broadcast" – 3:52
2. "If You Get Bored (Live Radio)" – 2:22
3. "Forgotten Principles" – 1:07
4. "Snake Appeal" – 1:59
5. Symbol: Flower – 1:08
6. "If You Get Bored" – 1:33
7. "Set Me Straight" – 2:31 (Later appeared on Houdini
   Houdini (album)
   Some vinyl copies include a cover of "Rocket Reducer No. 62 ", originally by the MC5, instead of "Spread Eagle Beagle". A Japanese CD release also contains "Rocket Reducer No...
   
    and Six Songs
   Six Songs (album)
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   )
8. "✪" (Circled white star U+272A) – 1:02
9. "I'm Dry" – 1:35
10. "Forgotten Principles" – 1:19
11. "I Don't Know" – 1:35
12. "Matt-Alec" – 3:00
13. "The Real You" – 1:27
14. "Run Around" – 1:44
15. "Keep Away From Me" – 1:22
16. "☘" (Shamrock U+2618)– 1:00
17. "Bibulous Confabulation During Rehearsal" – 4:58
18. Symbol: Iron cross
    Iron Cross
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    – 1:21
19. "✏" (Pencil U+270F) – 1:10
20. "Matt-Alec" – 3:14
21. "Walter" – 3:21
22. "✁" (Upper blade scissors U+2701) – 0:24
23. "✈" (Airplane U+2708) – 0:22

Personnel

• The Melvins
  The Melvins
  The Melvins are an American band that formed in 1983. They usually perform as a trio, but in recent years have performed as a four piece with two drummers. Since 1984, singer and guitarist Buzz Osborne and drummer Dale Crover have been the band's constant members...
  
   - Performer, Producer
  Record producer
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  • Buzz Osborne
    Buzz Osborne
    Roger "Buzz" Osborne , also known as King Buzzo, is the guitarist/vocalist/songwriter and technically the only remaining founding member of the Melvins...
    
     - Guitar
    Guitar
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    , vocals
    Singing
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  • Matt Lukin
    Matt Lukin
    Matt Lukin is an American musician, best known as a bassist and founding member of the Melvins and Mudhoney.-The Melvins :...
    
     - Bass
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
    
    
  • Mike Dillard
    Mike Dillard
    Mike Dillard was drummer and one of the founding members of The Melvins. He left the band in 1984 and was replaced by Dale Crover. In 1986 he briefly played in Kurt Cobain's first band, Fecal Matter, before they disbanded....
    
     - drums
    Drum kit
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• Mackie Osborne
  Mackie Osborne
  Mackie Osborne is an artist, responsible for design and illustrations of many music albums since the 1980s. She is a member of the band Fleabag and has contributed to many albums on packaging artwork, layout design and art direction....
  
  - Design

External links

• Official Press Release/Liner notes
• Information on the Demos-Bootleg