Houdini

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Houdini
Studio album by Melvins
Released September 21, 1993
Recorded 1992–1993
Brilliant Studios, San Francisco, CA.
Razor's Edge, San Francisco, CA.
Laundry Room, Seattle, WA.
Genre Sludge metal, doom metal, stoner rock, alternative metal
Length 54:50
Label Atlantic, Amphetamine Reptile
Producer Melvins, Kurt Cobain
Melvins album chronology
Lysol
(1992)
Houdini
(1993)
Prick
(1994)
 Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[1]

Houdini is the fifth studio album by American sludge metal band Melvins

Track listing

All songs written by the Melvins unless otherwise noted.

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Hooch"    2:51
2. "Night Goat"    4:41
3. "Lizzy"    4:43
4. "Going Blind"  Simmons, Coronel 4:32
5. "Honey Bucket"    3:01
6. "Hag Me"    7:06
7. "Set Me Straight"    2:25
8. "Sky Pup"    3:50
9. "Joan of Arc"    3:36
10. "Teet"    2:51
11. "Copache"    2:07
12. "Pearl Bomb"    2:45
13. "Spread Eagle Beagle"    10:13

Some vinyl copies include a cover of "Rocket Reducer No. 62 (Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa)", originally by the MC5, instead of "Spread Eagle Beagle". A Japanese CD release (catalog# AMCY-625) also contains "Rocket Reducer No. 62 (Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa)" as the 14th track at the end of the disc, coming after "Spread Eagle Beagle".

Credits

Band members
Additional musicians
  • Bill Bartell - Bass (track 4), Lead guitar (track 4)
  • Al Smith - Additional percussion (track 13)
  • Kurt Cobain - Guitars (track 8), Percussion (tracks 1, 13)
  • Billy Anderson - Bass (tracks 6, 10)
  • Mike Supple - Additional percussion (track 13)
Production
  • Lou Oribin - Engineer
  • Tom Doty - Second engineer
  • Barrett Jones - Engineer
  • Frank Kozik - Art Direction, Illustration
  • Valerie Wagner - Art Direction, Design
  • Stephen Marcussen - Mastering
  • Jonathan Burnside - Engineer
  • GGGarth Richardson - Mixing
  • Kurt Cobain - Producer (tracks 1, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13)
  • Billy Anderson - Engineering, Mixing
  • Wolf Kesseler - Second engineer
  • Joe Marquez - Second engineer

References