Singles 1–12

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
Compilation album by Melvins
Released	August 26, 1997
Recorded	1983–1997
Genre	Sludge metal
Length	93:06
Label	Amphetamine Reptile
Producer	Various
Melvins chronology
Honky (1997) Singles 1–12 (1997) Alive at the Fucker Club (1998)

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)

Professional ratings

Review scores
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")	Arm, 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)

All 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.)	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)	Beard, Gibbons, Hill	2:34
10.	"HDYF" (Recorded in 1996 with IMA of Yoko Ono fame)	Ono, 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

• Buzz Osborne – guitar, vocals, misc.
• Dale Crover – drums, vocals, misc.
• Mark Deutrom – bass, vocals, misc.

Additional personnel

• 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)

References

1. "AllMusic review".