''Mangled Demos from 1983'' is a collection of various recordings from the earliest incarnation of American rock group

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first recorded in 1983, then remastered and released on

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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

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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. Despite the album's title, Allmusic described the sound quality as "surprisingly good."

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 #"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

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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 ''

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''. The last two tracks (both of which being short silent tracks) are omitted from the vinyl release.

Personnel

Buzz Osborne Roger "Buzz" Osborne (born March 25, 1964), also known as King Buzzo, is an American guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and golfer. He is a founding member of the rock band Melvins, as well as Fantômas (band), Fantômas and Venomous Concept. Biog ...

vocals Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define sing ...

guitar The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with Fretless guitar, some exceptions) and typically has six or Twelve-string guitar, twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming ...

Matt Lukin Matthew David Lukin (born August 16, 1964) is an American former musician, best known as a bassist and founding member of the Melvins and Mudhoney. Career Melvins (1983–1987) Lukin co-founded the Melvins in 1983 with guitarist/vocalist Bu ...

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Wood * Bass or basswood, the wood of the tilia americana tree Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in th ...

Mike Dillard Mike Dillard (born 1965) is an American drummer and one of the founding members of rock band Melvins. His only known recordings with the original lineup eventually saw release in 2005 as '' Mangled Demos from 1983''. He left the band in 1984 an ...

drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...

Mackie Osborne Mackie Osborne is an American artist responsible for the 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

References

External links

Official Press Release/Liner notes
{{Authority control Ipecac Recordings albums 2000s demo albums Melvins compilation albums 1983 compilation albums Alternative Tentacles compilation albums