Scratch Acid (EP) explained

Scratch Acid
Type:	ep
Artist:	Scratch Acid
Cover:	ScratchAcidEP.jpg
Released:	1984
Recorded:	July 1984 at Earth & Sky Studio, Austin, Texas
Genre:	Noise rock
Length:	21:48
Label:	Rabid Cat
Producer:	Stacey Cloud
Next Title:	Just Keep Eating
Next Year:	1986

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.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Scratch Acid reached #26 in the UK Indie Chart.^[4]

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."^[5]

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

Notes and References

1. Book: Cobain, Kurt. Journals. 2012. Riverhead Books. 978-1-57322-232-7. registration.
2. Web site: Top 50 by Nirvana [MIXTAPE]]. 8 May 2013.
3. Book: Cross, Gaar, Gendron, Martens, Yarm . Nirvana: The Complete Illustrated History . 2013 . 978-0-7603-4521-4 . 24. Voyageur Press .
4. Book: Lazell, Barry . Indie Hits 1980-1989 . Cherry Red Books . 1997 .
5. . Underground. Andrea Enthal. October 1985. 6. 35.