Melvinmania: The Best of the Atlantic Years 1993-1996 is an album

Album

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 by Melvins, which was released in 2003 through Atlantic Records (UK)

Atlantic Records

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. Tracks 1-5 are taken from the 1993 Houdini

Houdini (album)

Some vinyl copies include a cover of "Rocket Reducer No. 62 ", originally by the MC5, instead of "Spread Eagle Beagle". A Japanese CD release also contains "Rocket Reducer No...

album. Tracks 6-10 are taken from the 1994 Stoner Witch

Stoner Witch

-Personnel:*The Melvins – performer, producer**King B – vocals, guitar, and bass**Dale C – drums, guitar and backing vocals**Mark D – bass, guitar and backing vocals*GGGarth – producer*Joe Barresi – engineer*Geetus Guido South Aguto – assistant engineer...

album. Tracks 11-15 are taken from the 1996 Stag album.

The liner notes are at times incorrect, for example: "... their old pal Cobain

Kurt Cobain

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 produced (...) and played drums on a number of the tracks ..." Cobain only played additional percussion

Percussion instrument

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 on "Spread Eagle Beagle" (Houdini

Houdini (album)

Some vinyl copies include a cover of "Rocket Reducer No. 62 ", originally by the MC5, instead of "Spread Eagle Beagle". A Japanese CD release also contains "Rocket Reducer No...

). This album was not sanctioned by the band.

Track listing

1. "Hooch" (Melvins) – 2:53
2. "Lizzy" (Melvins) – 4:47
3. "Honey Bucket" (Melvins) – 2:44
4. "Set Me Straight" (Melvins) – 2:27
5. "Pearl Bomb" (Melvins) – 2:49
6. "Queen" (Crover/Osborne) – 3:09
7. "Sweet Willy Rollbar" (Osborne) – 1:30
8. "Revolve" (Deutrom/Osborne) – 4:45
9. "Roadbull" (Crover/Deutrom/Osborne) – 3:27
10. "June Bug" (Deutrom/Osborne) – 2:02
11. "The Bit" (Crover/Osborne) – 4:45
12. "Bar-X-the Rocking M" (Crover/Deutrom/Osborne) – 2:25
13. "Tipping the Lion" (Osborne) – 3:30
14. "Black Bock" (Osborne) – 2:44
15. "Berthas" (Osborne) – 1:24

Personnel

• Dale C
  Dale Crover
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   - drums
  Drum kit
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• King B
  Buzz Osborne
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   - vocals
  Singing
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  , Guitar
  Guitar
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• Lorax
  Lori Black (bassist)
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   - Bass
  Bass guitar
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   on tracks 1-5
• Mark D
  Mark Deutrom
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   - Bass
  Bass guitar
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  on tracks 6-15