Singles 1–12 is a compilation album by Melvins which was released in 1997 through Amphetamine Reptile Records. In 1996, The Melvins had released a 7 inch single each month on Amphetamine Reptile Records, each limited to 800 copies worldwide. This 1997 compilation contains all of these singles.
| Singles 1–12 | ||||
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| Released | August 26, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1983–1997 | |||
| Genre | Sludge metal | |||
| Length | 93:06 | |||
| Label | Amphetamine Reptile | |||
| Producer | Various | |||
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In January, Melvins played a series of three shows at Club Spaceland. A special handmade digipak edition of album was sold here, limited to 50 copies.
Track listing (disc one)
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
All songs written by The Melvins except where noted. (Song descriptions from CD liner notes)
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lexicon Devil" (Recorded 1993. A Germs Cover) | Germs | 1:42 |
| 2. | "Pigtro" (Recorded 1995. A special mix for A&R guy at Atlantic) | 3:54 | |
| 3. | "In the Rain" (Recorded 1995. The Birth of Brit Pop... shit pop) | 1:30 | |
| 4. | "Spread Eagle" (Recorded 1993. A special mix for our A&R guy) | 4:18 | |
| 5. | "Leech" (Recorded live to two track. 1994 in memory of "Bing") | Mark Arm, Steve Turner | 3:09 |
| 6. | "Queen" (Recorded 1994. Special mix for A&R guy) | 3:13 | |
| 7. | "Way of the World" (A Flipper cover. Recorded on Chinese new year) | Flipper | 3:58 |
| 8. | "Theme" (A Clown Alley cover recorded in Sweden on our first euro tour) | Clown Alley | 3:19 |
| 9. | "It's Shoved" (We think it's live, but it might be a rehearsal/keg party) | 3:16 | |
| 10. | "Forgotten Principles" (Recorded 1983 with original line up of Matt Lukin and Mike Dillard) | 1:09 | |
| 11. | "GGIIBBYY" (A bad song we chopped off the Houdini record) | 3:09 | |
| 12. | "Theresa Screams" (Hands down our all time favorite Melvins song) | 4:13 |
Track listing (disc two)
editAll songs written by The Melvins except where noted. (Song descriptions from CD liner notes)
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Poison" (Our mix of the Wayne Kramer original.) | Wayne Kramer | 3:33 |
| 2. | "Double Troubled" (A weird mish mash recorded ?????) | 5:15 | |
| 3. | "Specimen" (Recorded for Stag at the last minute) | 6:45 | |
| 4. | "All at Once" (Nuff said) | 3:28 | |
| 5. | "Jacksonville" (1994 with L7. Our favorite gig of the tour) | 7:36 | |
| 6. | "Dallas" (1995 with NIN. Our favorite gig of the tour.) | 6:14 | |
| 7. | "The Bloat" (Demo for Stag sessions) | 3:15 | |
| 8. | "Fast Forward" (Buzz & Dale playing with a cassette recorder) | 4:03 | |
| 9. | "Nasty Dogs & Funky Kings" (Teen age attempts at arena level rock) | Frank Beard, Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill | 2:34 |
| 10. | "HDYF" (Recorded in 1996 with IMA of Yoko Ono fame) | Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon | 6:28 |
| 11. | "How-++-Harry Lauders Walking Stick Tree" (A rare blend of 2 classics) | 3:29 | |
| 12. | "Zodiac" (performed by Brutal Truth) | 3:36 |
Personnel
edit- Buzz Osborne – guitar, vocals, misc.
- Dale Crover – drums, vocals, misc.
- Mark Deutrom – bass, vocals, misc.
Additional personnel
edit- Lori Black – bass (disc 1, tracks 7–8)
- Matt Lukin – bass (disc 1, track 10)
- Mike Dillard – drums (disc 1, track 10)
- Wayne Kramer – guitar, vocals (disc 2, track 1)
- Sean Lennon (disc 2, track 10)
- Timo Ellis (disc 2, track 10)
- Sam Koppelman (disc 2, track 10)
- Rich Hoak – drums (disc 2, track 12)
- Dan Lilker – bass (disc 2, track 12)
- Brent McCarty – guitar (disc 2, track 12)
- Kevin Sharp – vocals (disc 2, track 12)