Singles 1–12
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{{Infobox album
| name = Singles 1–12
| type = compilation
| artist = Melvins
| cover = Melvins Singles 1-12.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1997|8|26}}
| recorded = 1983–1997
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Sludge metal
| length = 93:06
| label = Amphetamine Reptile
| producer = Various
| prev_title = Honky
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = Alive at the Fucker Club
| next_year = 1998
}}
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.
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)
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r311180|pure_url=yes}} |title=AllMusic review}}
}}
All songs written by The Melvins except where noted. (Song descriptions from CD liner notes)
{{Tracklist
| title1 = Lexicon Devil
| note1 = Recorded 1993. A Germs Cover
| writer1 = Germs
| length1 = 1:42
| title2 = Pigtro
| note2 = Recorded 1995. A special mix for A&R guy at Atlantic
| length2 = 3:54
| title3 = In the Rain
| note3 = Recorded 1995. The Birth of Brit Pop... shit pop
| length3 = 1:30
| title4 = Spread Eagle
| note4 = Recorded 1993. A special mix for our A&R guy
| length4 = 4:18
| title5 = Leech
| note5 = Recorded live to two track. 1994 in memory of "Bing"
| writer5 = Mark Arm, Steve Turner
| length5 = 3:09
| title6 = Queen
| note6 = Recorded 1994. Special mix for A&R guy
| length6 = 3:13
| title7 = Way of the World
| note7 = A Flipper cover. Recorded on Chinese new year
| writer7 = Flipper
| length7 = 3:58
| title8 = Theme
| note8 = A Clown Alley cover recorded in Sweden on our first euro tour
| writer8 = Clown Alley
| length8 = 3:19
| title9 = It's Shoved
| note9 = We think it's live, but it might be a rehearsal/keg party
| length9 = 3:16
| title10 = Forgotten Principles
| note10 = Recorded 1983 with original line up of Matt Lukin and Mike Dillard
| length10 = 1:09
| title11 = GGIIBBYY
| note11 = A bad song we chopped off the Houdini record
| length11 = 3:09
| title12 = Theresa Screams
| note12 = Hands down our all time favorite Melvins song
| length12 = 4:13
}}
Track listing (disc two)
All songs written by The Melvins except where noted. (Song descriptions from CD liner notes)
{{Tracklist
| title1 = Poison
| note1 = Our mix of the Wayne Kramer original.
| writer1 = Wayne Kramer
| length1 = 3:33
| title2 = Double Troubled
| note2 = A weird mish mash recorded ?????
| length2 = 5:15
| title3 = Specimen
| note3 = Recorded for Stag at the last minute
| length3 = 6:45
| title4 = All at Once
| note4 = Nuff said
| length4 = 3:28
| title5 = Jacksonville
| note5 = 1994 with L7. Our favorite gig of the tour
| length5 = 7:36
| title6 = Dallas
| note6 = 1995 with NIN. Our favorite gig of the tour.
| length6 = 6:14
| title7 = The Bloat
| note7 = Demo for Stag sessions
| length7 = 3:15
| title8 = Fast Forward
| note8 = Buzz & Dale playing with a cassette recorder
| length8 = 4:03
| title9 = Nasty Dogs & Funky Kings
| note9 = Teen age attempts at arena level rock
| writer9 = Frank Beard, Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill
| length9 = 2:34
| title10 = HDYF
| note10 = Recorded in 1996 with IMA of Yoko Ono fame
| writer10 = Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon
| length10 = 6:28
| title11 = How-++-Harry Lauders Walking Stick Tree
| note11 = A rare blend of 2 classics
| length11 = 3:29
| title12 = Zodiac
| note12 = performed by Brutal Truth
| length12 = 3:36
}}
Personnel
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- 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
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