Singles 1-12

Singles 1-12 was released in 1997 through Amphetamine Reptile Records. In 1996, 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.

Cover Versions;

• "Lexicon Devil" originally by The Germs
• "Leeech" originally by Green River
• "Way Of The World" originally by Flipper
• "Theme" originally by Clown Alley
• "Poison" is the Melvin's mix of the track on Wayne Kramer's album The Hard Stuff, originally by his band MC5.
• "Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings" originally by ZZ Top

Track listing (Disc One)

1. "Lexicon Devil" (The Germs) – 1:42
2. "Pigtro" – 3:54
3. "In The Rain" – 1:30
4. "Spread Eagle" – 4:18
5. "Leeech" (Arm/Turner) – 3:09
6. "Queen" – 3:13
7. "Way Of The World" (Flipper) – 3:58
8. "Theme" (Clown Alley) – 3:19
9. "It's Shoved" – 3:16
10. "Forgotten Principles" – 1:09
11. "GGIIBBYY" – 3:09
12. "Theresa Screams" – 4:13

Track listing (disc two)

1. "Poison" (Kramer) – 3:33
2. "Double Troubled" – 5:15
3. "Specimen" – 6:45
4. "All At Once" – 3:28
5. "Jacksonville" – 7:36
6. "Dallas" – 6:14
7. "The Bloat" – 3:15
8. "Fast Forward" – 4:03
9. "Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings" (Beard/Gibbons/Hill) – 2:34
10. "HDYF" – 6:28
11. "How-**-Harry Lauders Walking Stick Tree" – 3:29
12. "Zodiac" (performed by Brutal Truth) – 3:36

Personnel

• Buzz Osborne - guitar, vocals
• Dale Crover - drums
• Mark Deutrom - bass
• Lori Black - bass on "Way Of The World" and "Theme"
• Matt Lukin - bass on "Forgotten Principles"
• Mike Dillard - drums on "Forgotten Principles"
• Rich Hoak - drums on "Zodiac"
• Dan Lilker - bass on "Zodiac"
• Brent McCarty - guitar on "Zodiac"
• Kevin Sharp - vocals on "Zodiac"