- CD reissue cover -
Ben McMillan: vocal; sax on 6.
Jack Endino: guitar and slide; fuzz-wah-slide bass on 11.
Daniel House: bass; piano on 11, fuzz bass on 16.
Matthew Cameron: drums; percussion OD's on 6.
*Jason Finn: drums.
1. Skins in my Closet
[music Jack, lyrics Ben]
2. Reptile [music Matt, lyrics Ben]
3. Epitaph for Yesterday [music Dan/Jack, lyrics Ben]
4. The Blind Leading the Blind [music Dan/Jack, lyrics
Ben]
5. Scratch [music Jack, instro]
6. Burning the Candle (only on original vinyl issue)
[music Dan, lyrics Ben]
7. Dear Deceased [music Dan/Jack, lyrics Ben]
8. Stuck in a Plan [music Dan/Jack, lyrics Ben]
9. Jabberwocky [music by Skin Yard, lyrics Ben]
10. Gelatin Babies (CD and reissue vinyl only) [music
Dan/Jack, lyrics Ben]
11. Bleed* (CD and reissue vinyl only) [music Dan, lyrics
Ben]
12. Out of the Attic* (CD only) [music Dan/Jack, lyrics
Ben]
13. Skinstruction (CD only) [music and lyrics Matt, bridge
by Jack]
14. Red Tension (CD only) [music Dan/Jack/Matt, instro]
15. The Birds (CD only) [music Dan/Jack, lyrics Ben]
16. She Shook Me Cold (Recorded Live - CD only) [David
Bowie]
Review and info:
This album was recorded in '85-'86, originally released in Jan '87. It is totally different than all the other stuff band made later, so Jack thinks it might as well been under another name. But, it is Skin Yard, nevertheless. Later it was reissued on C/Z records on CD, dropping a song, adding 7, two of those are on Bleed/Gelatin Babies 7". In Spring '92 it was again reissued on vinyl by Cruz records. The cover was made by Beth Hendrickson. It was recorded by Jack Endino assisted by Bruce Jones and Gordon Raphael(Sky Cries Mary) on AKAI MG 1212 - 12-track except for those 7 songs added later; they were recorded with a 4-track. Awesome record.