Drumb Mansruin is a 1996 solo EP

Extended play

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 by Melvins' drummer Dale Crover

Dale Crover

Dale Crover is an American rock musician. Crover is best known as the drummer for Melvins and Men of Porn, Shrinebuilder, and for a brief time, drummer for Nirvana. He is also guitarist and vocalist for Altamont...

. It was released under the independent label Man's Ruin Records

Man's Ruin Records

Man's Ruin Records was an independent record label, owned and founded by Bay Area artist Frank Kozik. After the 1994 release of Man's Ruin's first record, entitled Experimental Audio Research : Delta 6, Kozik worked with artists who he wanted to release; he also designed all of the sleeve art for...

 (MR004), was printed on blue vinyl, and is only about 12 minutes long. It is most notable for being Crover's only solo output. Few pressings were made and the album is no longer being sold. The A-side is several minutes of drums and noise. The B-side is the A-side reversed. The cover art is by Frank Kozik

Frank Kozik

Frank Kozik is an American graphic artist who has worked with Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Melvins, The Offspring and Butthole Surfers. Kozik runs Man's Ruin Records, a media outlet and record label, and has published several books including Man's Ruin:...

Track listing

1. "Forwards (Four Words)" (Crover) – 5:45
2. "Backwards (Back Words)" (Crover) – 5:51

Personnel

• Dale Crover
  Dale Crover
  Dale Crover is an American rock musician. Crover is best known as the drummer for Melvins and Men of Porn, Shrinebuilder, and for a brief time, drummer for Nirvana. He is also guitarist and vocalist for Altamont...
  
   - vocalsr, producer
  Record producer
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• Joe Barresi
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   - engineer, producer
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• Geetus "Guido South" Aguto - assistant engineer
• Mike "Elvis" Smith - assistant engineer
• Billy Anderson
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  -digital editing