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.
Scratch Acid reached #26 in the UK Indie Chart.
Contents
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."
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