''Scratch Acid'' is the self-titled debut by the Austin, Texas

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band

Scratch Acid Scratch Acid was an Austin, Texas noise rock group formed in 1982. One of the pioneers of noise rock in the 1980s, the band is best remembered as a stepping stone for its front man David Yow, and bass player David Wm. Sims, both later of The Jesu ...

. It was only released on vinyl, but now can be found as the first 8 tracks on the compilation album ''

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consistently put the album in his "favorite albums" lists in his '' Journals''. ''Scratch Acid'' reached #26 in the

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Track listing

Chart positions

Personnel

;Scratch Acid * Brett Bradford –

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

David Wm. Sims David William Sims (born September 17, 1963) is an American musician, best known as the bass guitarist of the bands Scratch Acid (with whom he initially played guitar), Rapeman, and The Jesus Lizard. He has also recorded or performed with Spark ...

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Rey Washam Rey Washam (born Reynolds Washam, March 14, 1961, in Austin, Texas) is a Grammy nominated drummer who has been performing for more than 35 years. He has collaborated with many bands, the most notable of which include: Scratch Acid, Rapeman, ...

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, string arrangement on "Owner's Lament" * David Yow –

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;Production and additional personnel *Stacey Cloud –

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*Kerry Crafton –

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*Mark Todd – illustrations

References

External links

* 1984 EPs Scratch Acid albums {{1980s-punk-album-stub