Scratch Acid – The Greatest Gift
Label: |
Touch And Go – T&GLP#76CD |
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Format: |
CD
, Compilation
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Country: |
US |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Punk |
Tracklist
| 1 | Cannibal | 2:24 | |
| 2 | Greatest Gift | 2:11 | |
| 3 | Monsters | 1:19 | |
| 4 | Owner's Lament | 4:39 | |
| 5 | She Said | 2:27 | |
| 6 | Mess | 2:22 | |
| 7 | El Espectro | 3:39 | |
| 8 | Lay Screaming | 2:47 | |
| 9 | Crazy Dan | 4:13 | |
| 10 | Eyeball | 2:06 | |
| 11 | Big Bone Lick | 3:48 | |
| 12 | Unlike A Baptist | 2:31 | |
| 13 | Damned For All Time | 2:05 | |
| 14 | Ain't That Love | 2:23 | |
| 15 | Untitled | 0:29 | |
| 16 | Holes | 2:00 | |
| 17 | Albino Slug | 3:26 | |
| 18 | Spit A Kiss | 2:02 | |
| 19 | Amicus | 3:15 | |
| 20 | Cheese Plug | 2:45 | |
| 21 | Untitled | 2:20 | |
| 22 | Mary Had A Little Drug Problem | 2:16 | |
| 23 | For Crying Out Loud | 3:06 | |
| 24 | Moron's Moron | 3:13 | |
| 25 | Skin Drips | 2:42 | |
| 26 | This Is Bliss | 2:16 | |
| 27 | Flying Houses | 3:08 | |
| 28 | The Scale Song | 3:03 |
Companies, etc.
- Copyright © – Scratch Acid
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Touch And Go Records (2)
- Recorded At – Earth & Sky Studios
- Recorded At – Cedar Creek Recording
- Recorded At – Studio West, Austin, TX.
- Mixed At – Austin Recording Studio
- Made By – Disque Americ
Credits
- Artwork [All Except CD Face] – Mark Todd (2)
- Bass, Guitar, Piano – David Wm. Sims*
- Drums, Piano – Rey Washam
- Engineer – Kerry Crafton (tracks: 1 to 8, 22 to 27)
- Guitar, Vocals – Brett Bradford
- Liner Notes – Mike Hunt (11)
- Recorded By – Tim Bradford (tracks: 28)
- Vocals, Bass – David Yow
Notes
All songs previously unreleased except 1 to 27.
Includes Berserker EP (22 to 27).
Songs 1 to 8 recorded in July 1984 at Earth And Sky Studio, Austin, Texas.
Songs 9 to 21 recorded in January 1986 at Cedar Creek Studio, Austin, Texas.
Songs 22 to 27 recorded in September 1986 at Studio West, Austin, Texas and mixed in October at Wink Tyler's ARS.
Song 28 recorded in December 1982.
© 1986 Scratch Acid
℗ 1986 Touch And Go Records
Made/printed in Canada
Packaging: standard plastic jewel box case, off-black tray, 12 page stapled cover booklet.
Includes Berserker EP (22 to 27).
Songs 1 to 8 recorded in July 1984 at Earth And Sky Studio, Austin, Texas.
Songs 9 to 21 recorded in January 1986 at Cedar Creek Studio, Austin, Texas.
Songs 22 to 27 recorded in September 1986 at Studio West, Austin, Texas and mixed in October at Wink Tyler's ARS.
Song 28 recorded in December 1982.
© 1986 Scratch Acid
℗ 1986 Touch And Go Records
Made/printed in Canada
Packaging: standard plastic jewel box case, off-black tray, 12 page stapled cover booklet.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: none
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): DISQUE AMERIC 0E4M1<241>TGLP76CD
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, mirrored): EZ02 <241> TGLP76CD made by/fabrique par DISQUE AMERIC [Disque Americ logo] CANADA
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 3, mirrored): JSS1 <241> TGLP76CD made by/fabriqué par DISQUE AMERIC [Disque Americ logo] CANADA
Other Versions (5 of 9)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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New Submission
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The Greatest Gift (Cassette, Compilation) | Touch And Go | T&GLP#76C | US | 1991 | ||
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The Greatest Gift (CD, Compilation, Reissue) | Touch And Go | T&GLP#76CD | US | 2004 | ||
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New Submission
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The Greatest Gift (CD, Compilation, Reissue) | Touch And Go | T&GLP#76CD | US | 2016 | ||
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New Submission
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The Greatest Gift (CD, Compilation, Reissue) | Touch And Go | T&GLP#76CD | US | 2018 | ||
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New Submission
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The Greatest Gift (CD, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered) | Touch And Go | TG391CD | US | 2025 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Anyone know if either the 2016 or 2018 pressings of the CD feature remastered audio? (Maybe at the hands of Bob Weston?)
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One of the most idiosyncratic of the American 80s noise rock bands, Scratch Acid feels like The Birthday Party put in a blender with meth. How this hasn’t had a supreme deluxe vinyl edition as a box set 4 LP with some live recording attached is BEYOND me. -
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I count this compilation of the Texas post-punk masters' output in my top 5 releases on Touch And Go.
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