A Tribute to The Scientists

Melvins - A Tribute To The Scientists 7" - released July 1, 2013

Front cover for Scale 135

Scale 135

Cover by HAZE XXL and Mackie Osborne

• 7" Amphetamine Reptile Records Scale 135 edit. 700
  • 500 Red/Black splatter on White Vinyl
  • 200 Red/White/Black Tri-Color Vinyl

• Random singles from the Clown Series were sold in home-made sleeves by Mackie Osborne in varying quantities during the Melvins' 2016 U.S.tours. The following may not be an exhaustive list of those singles:
  • Limited to 12 - mostly Bowie - recycled cut LP sleeve, red rooster printed on front and back
  • Limited to 18 - mostly Kinks - cardboard sleeve with painted red border and cobwebs on front
  • Limited to 33 - mostly Queen - cardboard sleeve with Moomins on front
  • Limited to 45 - mostly David Bowie - black cardboard foldaround sleeve with bones on front
  • Limited to 45 - mostly Pop-O-Pies/Tales of Terror - foldaround magazine paper sleeve
  • Limited to 50 - mostly Pop-O-Pies/Tales of Terror - cardboard sleeve with bat on front
  • Limited to 50 - mostly Scientists - grey cardboard front with 'X' on, paper back covered in skulls
  • Limited to 60 - mostly Roxy Music - black cardboard foldaround sleeve with bones on front

• A limited edition of 25 singles with hand-made, screen-printed sleeves by Mackie Osborne was sold as part of the Rooster Prick Bundle on 28 January, 2017

Track Listing

• A Side

1. Swampland - The Scientists

• B Side

1. Set It On Fire - K. Salmon

Personnel

• King Buzzo - Guitar, Bass
• Dale Crover - Drums
• Mark Arm - Vocals

Notes

From Amrep: "Joined by Mark Arm (Mudhoney) while covering The Scientists. Songs here are "Set It On Fire" & "Swampland". The first of 9 Clown/Tribute series. Cover art by HAZE XXL & Mackie. On white vinyl with red and black splatters!"

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