Melvins - Houdini

12" (black) / test pressing / Amphetamine Reptile / 82532 / made in USA (SRC) / 1993

The test pressing with generic Specialty Records Corporation labels came in a clear plastic inner sleeve and a plain white die-cut cardboard sleeve. The catalog number and matrix numbers are handwritten on the labels, along with "Melvins" and the date "8-6.93" which may be either June 8th or August 6th. Only one copy has been found. It was previously owned by a music promoter and DJ [1].

The master plates appear to have been cut using direct metal mastering according to "DMM" in the matrix codes, and were cut by Precision Lacquer Mastering. The records were pressed by SRC. The matrix codes reported below do not match the retail pressing completely, they are missing some scratched out parts. It may just have been an omission by the person who transcribed them.

Kurt Cobain was credited as a producer on the record, but his involvement was limited to say the least [2]. However, he played guitar on Sky Pup and percussion on Spread Eagle Beagle [2], though the latter did not make it onto the LP version because it was too long.

Tracklist

Side A
  • Hooch - 
  • Night Goat - 
  • Lizzy - 
  • Going Blind - 
  • Honey Bucket - 
  • Hag Me
Side B
  • Set Me Straight - 
  • Sky Pup - 
  • Joan Of Arc - 
  • Teet - 
  • Copache - 
  • Pearl Bomb - 
  • Rocket Reducer #62 (Rama Lama Fafafa)

Matrix

Side A
STA939133 DMM1 RB PRESISION SP1-1
Side B
STA939134 DMM2 RB PRESISION SP1-1

Copy 1, side B record inside sleeve
1. Copy 1, side B record inside sleeve

Copy 1, side A label
2. Copy 1, side A label

Copy 1, side B label
3. Copy 1, side B label

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