Melvins Houdini Vinyl LP1993 MINT AMREP 532-1 SEALED Includes "Rocket Reducer"
$
155
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UPC# 4381-40532-1
This LP is in mint condition and has NEVER been opened.
During the initial promotional campaign the owner of this LP was a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (The Grammy Organization). Atlantic Records sent the owner a copy hoping (perhaps) that the member would enter the work during the nomination stages of the Grammys voting process. However, this copy is NOT a stamped radio promotional copy but came straight off the regular production line. This version also contains the 13th additional track "Rocket Reducer" not found on many CD versions of the album.
Their first album for Atlantic, it has the mark of late Nirvana founder Kurt Cobain (he also plays guitar on track 8 "Sky Pup") and is distinct in its production values. The following quote is from Melvins lead singer and guitarist King Buzzo (source: Wikipedia)
Houdini was the first album we did for Atlantic Records and certainly our biggest selling record, although not so much that I could put a down-payment on a new Rolls or something! It came on the whole tidal wave of Nirvana stuff and I'm sure if it weren't for that we wouldn't have had interest from a major at all. We wanted to do a record that wouldn't alienate our fans , but we wanted to do one that we would like. We also knew we weren’t gonna be dusting off a platinum album any time soon, you know? We did a bunch of sessions with Kurt Cobain [producing], but it got to the point where he was so out of control that we basically fired him and went our separate ways, which is unfortunate, because I think that would have been fun. Obviously that was a little snapshot of what would end up happening and I don't have a whole lot of fond memories of that – it was an absolute tragedy. But still, a lot of people like that record – it's not one of my favourites, but I like a lot of the songs on it.[2]
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