Scratch Acid (EP)

Scratch Acid is the self-titled debut by the Austin, Texas noise rock band Scratch Acid. It was only released on vinyl, but now can be found as the first 8 tracks on the compilation album The Greatest Gift.

Scratch Acid
EP by Scratch Acid
Released	1984
Recorded	July 1984 at Earth & Sky Studio, Austin, Texas
Genre	Noise rock
Length	21:48
Label	Rabid Cat
Producer	Stacey Cloud
Scratch Acid chronology
Scratch Acid (1984) Just Keep Eating (1986)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Kurt Cobain consistently put the album in his "favorite albums" lists in his Journals.^[2][3][4]

Scratch Acid reached #26 in the UK Indie Chart.^[5]

Reception

Spin wrote, "Guitars twist in Arabic-style '60s nyarls, and vortexes of violin weave through a post-Public Image nasal drone and play notes from a rusty symphony."^[6]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Cannibal"	David Yow	David Yow	2:24
2.	"Greatest Gift"	Steve Anderson	David Wm. Sims	2:11
3.	"Monsters"	David Wm. Sims	David Wm. Sims	1:19
4.	"Owner's Lament"	David Yow	Brett Bradford	4:39

All tracks are written by Scratch Acid.

Side two

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"She Said"	David Yow	Brett Bradford, David Wm. Sims	2:27
2.	"Mess"	David Yow	Brett Bradford, David Wm. Sims, Rey Washam	2:22
3.	"El Espectro"	Scratch Acid	Scratch Acid	3:39
4.	"Lay Screaming"	David Yow	David Wm. Sims, David Yow	2:47

Personnel

Scratch Acid

• Brett Bradford – guitar
• David Wm. Sims – bass guitar
• Rey Washam – drums, string arrangement on "Owner's Lament"
• David Yow – vocals

Production and additional personnel

• Stacey Cloud – production
• Kerry Crafton – engineering
• Mark Todd – illustrations

Charts

Chart (1984)	Peak position
UK Indie Chart[5]	26