Buzz Factory

Buzz Factory is the fourth studio album by Seattle-based band Screaming Trees, released in the spring of 1989.^[2] It was their final record for SST Records before they moved on to their major label debut.^[3] The LP was available on translucent purple vinyl. While touring to support the album, SST had informed that band multiple times that their album would shortly be released. However, this failed to materialize until the last day of the tour, after which they elected to leave SST.^[4] Their next recording, the Change Has Come EP, was released in December 1989 on Sub Pop.

Buzz Factory
Studio album by Screaming Trees
Released	April 19, 1989
Recorded	December 1988
Studio	Reciprocal Recording, Seattle, Washington
Genre	Psychedelic rock, garage rock
Length	39:23
Label	SST (248)[1]
Producer	Jack Endino
Screaming Trees chronology
Invisible Lantern (1988) Buzz Factory (1989) Change Has Come (1989)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Chicago Tribune	[6]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	6/10[7]

The Chicago Tribune wrote that the band "takes psychedelic garage-rock into the '90s, cranking up the wah-wah peddle to stun volume and riding a torrent of percussion."^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Where the Twain Shall Meet"	3:29
2.	"Windows"	2:42
3.	"Black Sun Morning"	5:03
4.	"Too Far Away"	3:37
5.	"Subtle Poison"	3:53
6.	"Yard Trip #7"	2:24
7.	"Flower Web"	3:41
8.	"Wish Bringer"	3:06
9.	"Revelation Revolution"	2:43
10.	"The Looking Glass Cracked"	3:36
11.	"End of the Universe"	6:11
Total length:		39:23

All tracks are written by Screaming Trees.

Personnel

Screaming Trees

• Mark Lanegan – lead vocals
• Gary Lee Conner – guitar, backing vocals
• Van Conner – bass, backing vocals
• Mark Pickerel – drums

Additional

• Rod Doak – studio technician
• Dana Doak – studio technician
• Jack Endino – producer, backing vocals on 'Black Sun Morning'
• Jena Scott – cover design