''Spine of God'' is the debut studio album by American

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, released in Europe in 1991 and in the United States the following year. The album represents one of the earliest examples of the emerging 1990s sub-genre of

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. Though ''Spine of God'' did not perform well commercially upon its initial release, the album was listed on '' Spin'' magazine's "Ten Best Albums of the Year You Didn't Hear" for 1991. The song "Medicine" was released as a single with accompanying music video.

Overview

''Spine of God'' features a cover of

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's "Sin's a Good Man's Brother". Spin magazine, in its December 1991 issue, referred to the album as "a total KO" while comparing it favorably to the work of grunge rock icons of the day such as

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, Tad, and Mudhoney. ''Spine of God'' was re-released in March 2006 on Steamhammer records with new artwork, new liner notes, compressed dynamic range, and a previously unreleased demo version of "Ozium" included as a bonus track.

Track listing

All songs written by

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unless noted otherwise.

Personnel

Musicians

– guitar, vocals * John McBain – guitar * Joe Calandra – bass * Jon Kleiman – drums * Tim Cronin – (credited, in typical Monster Magnet style, as " Dope/Lights/Center of the Universe")

Production

* Dave Wyndorf - producer * John McBain - producer * Stacy "Springdale" Phelon – engineer

Art and design

* Rob Leecock – bullgod design * Samantha Muccini – photography * Reed Linkletter Jr. – art direction * Alexander von Wieding – reissue artwork

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Spine Of God Monster Magnet albums 1991 debut albums Caroline Records albums