Scum (Napalm Death album)
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| Studio album by Napalm Death | ||||
| Released | 1 July 1987 | |||
| Recorded | August 1986–May 1987 | |||
| Studio | Rich Bitch Studios, Birmingham | |||
| Genre | Grindcore, hardcore punk, crust punk | |||
| Length | 33:04 | |||
| Label | Earache | |||
| Producer | Napalm Death, Unseen Terror, Head of David, Dig | |||
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| The Metal Forge | 10/10 |
| Metal Forces | 9.1/10 |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.4/10 |
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 Jeffrey 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.
In 2005, Scum was voted the 50th best British album of all time by Kerrang! readers, and in 2009 was ranked number 5 in Terrorizer's list of essential European grindcore albums.Scum is listed in Robert Dimery's book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
All lyrics written by Nik Bullen and Justin Broadrick; all music composed by Napalm Death.
All lyrics written by Jim Whitely; all music composed by Napalm Death.
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