Wretch (album) explained

Wretch
Type:	studio
Artist:	Kyuss
Cover:	Kyuss Wretch.jpg
Recorded:	1989–1991
Studio:	Headway Studios (Westminster, California) Master Control Recording Studios (Burbank, California)
Label:	Dali
Producer:	Catherine Enny Ron Krown Kyuss
Prev Title:	Sons of Kyuss
Prev Year:	1990
Next Title:	Blues for the Red Sun
Next Year:	1992

Wretch is the first full-length album by American rock band Kyuss, released in September 1991. The tracks "Black Widow" and "Deadly Kiss" are taken from the band's debut EP, Sons of Kyuss (1990), recorded with original bassist Chris Cockrell, while the rest of the album was recorded with his replacement Nick Oliveri.^{[1] [2]} The Sons of Kyuss songs "Love Has Passed Me By", "Katzenjammer", and "Isolation Desolation" were re-recorded for Wretch, the latter's title shortened to "Isolation".

Track listing

Writing credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[1]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[1]

Kyuss

• John Garcia – vocals, producer
• Josh Homme – guitar, producer
• Brant Bjork – drums, producer
• Nick Oliveri – bass on all tracks except "Black Widow" and "Deadly Kiss", producer
• Chris Cockrell – bass on "Black Widow" and "Deadly Kiss"

Production

• Catherine Enny – producer
• Ron Krown – producer
• J.B. Lawrence – recording engineer
• Chris Fuhrman – mixing engineer of all tracks except "Black Widow" and "Deadly Kiss"
• Michael Mikulka – mixing engineer of "Black Widow" and "Deadly Kiss"
• Carol Hibbs – mastering engineer

Artwork

• Harlan Williams – layout, design
• NTS – art direction
• Mark Cieslikowski – back cover photograph

Notes and References

1. Wretch . . 1991 . CD liner notes . Dali Records . DALi 61256-2 . Burbank, California.
2. Kyuss Lands on Its Feet and Keeps Climbing . Morris . Chris . . January 15, 1994.