''Start at the Top'' is a compilation album by American rock band

Skin Yard Skin Yard was an American grunge band from Seattle, Washington, who were active from 1985 to 1992. The group never gained a mainstream audience, but were an influence on several of their grunge contemporaries, including Soundgarden, Screaming ...

, released in 2001 by

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Overview

The album is a hand-numbered limited release CD compiling a number of never-before-heard tracks and several previously vinyl-only recordings. Included are

's Sub Pop single, their "Stranger" single (on Toxic Shock Records), "

Machine Gun Etiquette ''Machine Gun Etiquette'' is the third studio album by English punk rock band the Damned, released on 2 November 1979 by Chiswick Records. Background The album was the group's first since reforming with Dave Vanian on vocals, Captain Sensibl ...

" from The Damned covers comp., and

Ace Frehley Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley (; born April 27, 1951) is an American musician, best known as the original lead guitarist and co-founding member of the hard rock band Kiss. He invented the persona of The Spaceman (a.k.a. Space Ace) and played wit ...

's " Snow Blind" from the

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compilation (also on

Track listing

#"Start at the Top" (House, McMillan) - 3:06 #"Watch" (McMillan) - 3:24 #"Jump the Wall (Gentle Collapse)" (Endino, House, McMillan) - 6:22 #"

" ( The Damned) - 1:41 #"Twelve Points" (Endino, House) - 3:39 #"Make Room" (McMillan, Skin Yard) - 3:05 #" Snow Blind" (

) - 3:57 #" Hey Bulldog (Alternate version)" ( Lennon-McCartney) - 3:12 #"This Lonely Place" (House, McMillan) - 4:47 #"NWAP II" (Skin Yard) - 2:06 #"The Ha-Ha" (House) - 2:28 #"No Right (Jason version)" (Endino, House, McMillan) - 7:50

Personnel

;Musical * Ben McMillan - vocals *

Jack Endino Jack Endino (born Michael M. Giacondino; 1964) is an American producer and musician based in Seattle, Washington. Long associated with Seattle label Sub Pop and the grunge movement, Endino worked on seminal albums from bands including Mudhoney, ...

- guitar * Daniel House - bass * Jason Finn - drums *

Barrett Martin Barrett Martin (born April 14, 1967) is an American record producer, percussionist, writer, and ethnomusicologist from Washington. As a producer he has won one Latin Grammy and has been nominated in two other categories. As an ethnomusicologist ...

- drums *

Matt Cameron Matthew David Cameron (born November 28, 1962) is an American musician who is the drummer for the rock band Pearl Jam. He first gained fame as the drummer for Seattle-based rock band Soundgarden, which he joined in 1986. He appeared on each of ...

- drums * Scott McCullum - drums ;Production *Ken Kelly - cover painting *Gary Bedell - graphic design, photography *Arthur Aubry - photography

References

External links

Production Details at Endino.com
{{Authority control Skin Yard albums 2001 compilation albums Albums produced by Matt Cameron