Scratch Acid (EP)

Scratch Acid
EP by Scratch Acid
Released	1984
Recorded	July 1984 at Earth & Sky Studio, Austin, Texas
Genre	Noise rock
Length	21:48
Label	Rabid Cat
Producer	Stacey Cloud
Scratch Acid chronology
Scratch Acid (1984) Just Keep Eating (1986)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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.^[2][3][4]

Although it sold very poorly when it was first released and is still virtually unknown in the mainstream, it is regarded as a very influential record in the noise rock genre.

Scratch Acid reached #26 in the UK Indie Chart.^[5]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Scratch Acid. 

Side one
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Cannibal"	David Yow	David Yow	2:24
2.	"Greatest Gift"	Steve Anderson	David Wm. Sims	1:19
3.	"Monsters"	David Wm. Sims	David Wm. Sims	3:54
4.	"Owner's Lament"	David Yow	Brett Bradford	4:39

Side two
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"She Said"	David Yow	Brett Bradford, David Wm. Sims	2:27
2.	"Mess"	David Yow	Brett Bradford, David Wm. Sims, Rey Washam	2:22
3.	"El Espectro"	Scratch Acid	Scratch Acid	3:39
4.	"Lay Screaming"	David Yow	David Wm. Sims, David Yow	2:47

Chart positions

Charts (1984)	Peak position
UK Indie Chart	26[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

References

1. Raggett, Ned. "Scratch Acid". Allmusic. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
2. Cobain, Kurt (2012). Journals. Riverhead Books. ISBN 978-1-57322-232-7.
3. "Top 50 by Nirvana [MIXTAPE]". Retrieved 8 May 2013.
4. Cross, Gaar, Gendron, Martens, Yarm (2013). Nirvana: The Complete Illustrated History. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-7603-4521-4.
5. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books.

External links

• Scratch Acid at Discogs (list of releases)