Scum (Napalm Death album)

Scum
Studio album by Napalm Death
Released 1 July 1987 (1987-07-01)
Recorded August 1986 (1986-08)–May 1987 (1987-05)
Studio Rich Bitch Studios, Birmingham
Genre Grindcore
Length 33:04
Label Earache
Producer Napalm Death, Unseen Terror, Head of David, Dig
Napalm Death chronology
Scum
(1987)
From Enslavement to Obliteration
(1988)

Scum is the debut album by English grindcore band Napalm Death. It was released on 1 July 1987 through Earache Records.

Side A of Scum was originally recorded for £50.00 at Rich Bitch studio (Birmingham, England) in August 1986. It was intended to form part of a split release with English crossover thrash band Atavistic on Manic Ears (Bristol, England). After an extensive line-up change, the second half of Scum was recorded in May 1987 at Rich Bitch studio. The two sides were combined and released as a single album. Only drummer Mick Harris played on both sides of the album.[1]

The first pressing of the CD (1988) came as a 54-track CD, which included the From Enslavement to Obliteration album and four bonus tracks. In 1994, the first two albums were re-released separately. A remastered version was released on 27 January 2012. The album cover was designed by Bill Steer's Carcass bandmate Jeffrey Walker. The album covers came in varied colours: orange, gold, green, blue, and yellow. The song "You Suffer" was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's shortest song; the track is precisely 1.316 seconds long.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Metal Forge10/10[4]
Metal Forces9.1/10[5]
Pitchfork Media8.4/10[6]

In 2005, Scum was voted the 50th best British album of all time by Kerrang! readers, and in 2009 was ranked number 5 in Terrorizer's list of essential European grindcore albums.[7] Scum is listed in Robert Dimery's book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[8]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Nik Bullen and Justin Broadrick, all music composed by Napalm Death.

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Multinational Corporations"   1:06
2. "Instinct of Survival"   2:26
3. "The Kill"   0:23
4. "Scum"   2:38
5. "Caught... in a Dream"   1:47
6. "Polluted Minds"   0:58
7. "Sacrificed"   1:06
8. "Siege of Power"   3:59
9. "Control"   1:23
10. "Born on Your Knees"   1:48
11. "Human Garbage"   1:32
12. "You Suffer"   0:01
Total length:
19:30

All lyrics written by Jim Whitely, all music composed by Napalm Death.

Side two
No. Title Length
1. "Life?"   0:43
2. "Prison Without Walls"   0:38
3. "Point of No Return"   0:35
4. "Negative Approach"   0:32
5. "Success?"   1:09
6. "Deceiver"   0:29
7. "C.S."   1:14
8. "Parasites"   0:23
9. "Pseudo Youth"   0:42
10. "Divine Death"   1:21
11. "As the Machine Rolls On"   0:42
12. "Common Enemy"   0:16
13. "Moral Crusade"   1:32
14. "Stigmatized"   1:03
15. "M.A.D."   1:34
16. "Dragnet"   1:01
Total length:
13:34

Personnel

Side one

Side two

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
UK Indie Chart[10] 7

References

  1. "Napalm Death - Scum: 20th Anniversary Edition". pitchfork.com. 2007-09-06. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
  2. "Extreme Extremeness". ocweekly.com. 2009-03-09. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
  3. Raggett, Ned. Napalm Death: Scum > Overview at AllMusic. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  4. Milburn, Simon (19 March 2007). "Napalm Death - Scum". The Metal Forge. Sumner, Queensland. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  5. Exley, Mike (1987). "Napalm Death: Scum". Metal Forces (Stevenage: Rockzone Publications) (24). Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  6. Stosuy, Brandon (6 September 2007). "Napalm Death: Scum: 20th Anniversary Edition". Pitchfork Media. Chicago. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  7. Badin, Olivier (2009). "Essential Albums|Europe". Terrorizer Magazine (180): 54.
  8. Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.
  9. Dicker, Holly (11 April 2012). "Playing favourites: Justin Broadrick". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  10. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Retrieved 5 September 2014.

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