Album
Houdini
Houdini is the fifth studio album by the American band Melvins, released on 21 September 1993. It was their major label debut, arriving on Atlantic after their earlier records had come out through the independent label Boner Records. The sound sits in the sludge metal and grunge camp, and it landed in the middle of the band's long run of albums, between Lysol and Prick.
There are some good talking points here. Kurt Cobain of Nirvana is credited as co-producer alongside the band on six tracks, and he also plays guitar on "Sky Pup" and percussion on "Spread Eagle Beagle". The band cover Kiss's 1974 song "Goin' Blind", and "Night Goat" partly re-records a track they had released as a single in 1992. "Hooch", "Lizzy" and "Honey Bucket" were issued as singles, each with a music video.
Houdini: tracklist, credits and charts
13 tracks · 54:48Tracklist
- 1HoochBlack, Crover, Osborne2:51
- 2Night GoatBlack, Crover, Osborne4:41
- 3Lizzy4:44
- 4Going BlindStephen Coronel and Gene Simmons4:33
- 5Honey Bucket3:01
- 6Hag Me7:07
- 7Set Me Straight2:26
- 8Sky Pup3:50
- 9Joan of Arc3:36
- 10Teet2:52
- 11Copache2:07
- 12Pearl Bomb2:46
- 13Spread Eagle Beagle10:13
- Produced by
- Kurt Cobain, Melvins, Garth Richardson
- Recorded at
- Brilliant Studios, Razor’s Edge Recording, The Laundry Room
- Recorded
- 1992–1993
- Mixed by
- Kurt Cobain, Melvins, Billy Anderson, Garth Richardson, Barrett Jones
- Mixed at
- Hyde Street Studios, Razor’s Edge Recording, Prairie Sun Recording Studios, The Laundry Room
- Engineered by
- Jonathan Burnside, Tom Doty, Billy Anderson, Wolf Kessler, Joe Marquez, Lou Oribin, Barrett Jones, Melvins
- Label
- Atlantic
- Length
- 54:48
Line-up
- Pat Fear · guitar, bass guitar · guest
- Billy Anderson · bass guitar · guest
- Kurt Cobain · guitar, percussion · guest
- Al Smith · percussion · guest
- Mike Supple · percussion · guest
Singles
- “Honey Bucket” · 30 August 1993
- “Hooch” · 1993
- “Lizzy” · 1 February 1994
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Heatseekers · 1993 | 29 |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 21 September 1993 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 21 September 1993 | |
| Wikidata | 1993 | |
| US release | 21 September 1993 | earliest US date |
8 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | US | Atlantic | 075678253225 | other |
| 1993 | DE | Atlantic | 075678253225 | other |
| 1993 | CA | Atlantic | 075678253225 | other |
| 1993 | US | Atlantic | other | |
| 21 September 1993 | XW | Atlantic | 075678253263 | original |
| 21 September 1993 | US | Atlantic | 075678253225 | original |
| 2011 | AU | Atlantic | 9340650008874 | other |
| 14 December 2018 | — | Music on Vinyl | 8719262006522 | other |
Cover art sources
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| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1425×1425 | upscaled: minor: best source 1425x1425, upscaled to 1500 (x1.05) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |