Scum is the debut album by English grindcore band Napalm Death. It was released on 1 July 1987 through Earache Records.
Side A of Scum was originally recorded for £50.00 at Rich Bitch studio (Birmingham, England) in August 1986. It was intended to form part of a split release with English crossover thrash band Atavistic on Manic Ears (Bristol, England). After an extensive line-up change, the second half of Scum was recorded in May 1987 at Rich Bitch studio. The two sides were combined and released as a single album. Only drummer Mick Harris played on both sides of the album.
The first pressing of the CD (1988) came as a 54-track CD, which included the From Enslavement To Obliteration album and four bonus tracks. In 1994, the first two albums were re-released separately. A remastered version was released on 27 January 2012. The album cover was designed by Bill Steer's Carcass bandmate Jeff Walker. The album covers came in varied colours: orange, gold, green, blue, and yellow. The song "You Suffer" was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's shortest song; the track is precisely 1.316 seconds long.
Track listing[]
All lyrics written by Nik Bullen and Justin Broadrick, all music composed by Napalm Death.
| Side one | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Multinational Corporations" | 1:06 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Instinct of Survival" | 2:26 | ||||||||
| 3. | "The Kill" | 0:23 | ||||||||
| 4. | "Scum" | 2:38 | ||||||||
| 5. | "Caught... in a Dream" | 1:47 | ||||||||
| 6. | "Polluted Minds" | 0:58 | ||||||||
| 7. | "Sacrificed" | 1:06 | ||||||||
| 8. | "Siege of Power" | 3:59 | ||||||||
| 9. | "Control" | 1:23 | ||||||||
| 10. | "Born on Your Knees" | 1:48 | ||||||||
| 11. | "Human Garbage" | 1:32 | ||||||||
| 12. | "You Suffer" | 0:01 | ||||||||
Total length: |
19:30 | |||||||||
All lyrics written by Jim Whitely, all music composed by Napalm Death.
| Side two | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Life?" | 0:43 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Prison Without Walls" | 0:38 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Point of No Return" | 0:35 | ||||||||
| 4. | "Negative Approach" | 0:32 | ||||||||
| 5. | "Success?" | 1:09 | ||||||||
| 6. | "Deceiver" | 0:29 | ||||||||
| 7. | "C.S." | 1:14 | ||||||||
| 8. | "Parasites" | 0:23 | ||||||||
| 9. | "Pseudo Youth" | 0:42 | ||||||||
| 10. | "Divine Death" | 1:21 | ||||||||
| 11. | "As the Machine Rolls On" | 0:42 | ||||||||
| 12. | "Common Enemy" | 0:16 | ||||||||
| 13. | "Moral Crusade" | 1:32 | ||||||||
| 14. | "Stigmatized" | 1:03 | ||||||||
| 15. | "M.A.D." | 1:34 | ||||||||
| 16. | "Dragnet" | 1:01 | ||||||||
Total length: |
13:34 | |||||||||
Personnel[]
Side one[]
- Nik Napalm – vocals, bass
- Justin Broadrick – guitar, vocals ("Polluted Minds")[4]
- Mick Harris – drums
Side two[]
- Lee Dorrian – vocals
- Jim Whitely – bass
- Bill Steer – guitar
- Mick Harris – drums, vocals
Additional personnel[]
- Napalm Death – production
- Unseen Terror – production
- Head of David – production (side one)
- Dig – production (side two), layout
- Mick Ivory – engineering
- Jeff Walker – cover artwork
- Nick Royles – photography
Charts[]
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Indie Chart[5] | 7 |
References[]
- ↑ Raggett, Ned. Napalm Death: Scum > Overview at AllMusic. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ↑ Exley, Mike (1987). "Napalm Death: Scum". Metal Force (Stevenage: Rockzone Publications) (24). http://www.metalforcesmagazine.com/site/album-review-napalm-death-scum/. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ↑ Stosuy, Brandon (6 September 2007). Napalm Death: Scum: 20th Anniversary Edition. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved on February 23, 2014.
- ↑ Dicker, Holly (11 April 2012). Playing favourites: Justin Broadrick. Resident Advisor. Retrieved on February 23, 2014.
- ↑ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. http://web.archive.org/web/20110606125743/http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/m.htm. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
External links[]
- Scum (Adobe Flash) at Radio3Net