Deep Six (album)
| Deep Six | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| Compilation album by Various artists | ||
| Released | March 1986 | |
| Recorded | August–September 1985 | |
| Genre | Grunge, punk rock, heavy metal | |
| Length | 43:48 | |
| Label | C/Z Records | |
| Producer | Chris Hanzsek, Tina Casale | |
| 1994 re-release artwork | ||
 |
||
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
Deep Six is a compilation album featuring early recordings from several Seattle-based rock bands, originally released in March 1986 (catalog# CZ001). It was the very first release by C/Z Records, preceding by a few months the release of Sub Pop's Sub Pop 100. It is often cited as one of the two earliest records to showcase the "Seattle sound" that would later gain worldwide popularity as grunge (the other being Green River's debut EP Come on Down). The album was reissued as a joint C/Z Records/A&M Records release on April 6, 1994 (catalog # 6971 2400 2).
Track listing
- Green River – "10,000 Things" – 3:37
- Melvins – "Scared" – 2:19
- Melvins – "Blessing the Operation" – 0:44
- Malfunkshun – "With Yo' Heart (Not Yo' Hands)" – 3:54
- Skin Yard – "Throb" – 5:29
- Soundgarden – "Heretic" – 3:22
- Soundgarden – "Tears to Forget" – 2:06
- Malfunkshun – "Stars-N-You" – 1:46
- Melvins – "Grinding Process" – 2:09
- Melvins – "She Waits" – 0:40
- Skin Yard – "The Birds" - 3:56
- Soundgarden – "All Your Lies" – 3:53
- Green River – "Your Own Best Friend" – 6:21
- The U-Men – "They" – 3:32
An alternative version of Soundgarden's "Heretic" appears on the soundtrack for the 1990 film Pump Up the Volume, as well as on the Soundgarden EP Loudest Love; a re-recorded version of Soundgarden's "All Your Lies" (with new drummer Matt Cameron) appears on their 1988 album Ultramega OK and the original appears on the band's 2010 compilation album Telephantasm, while a re-recorded version of "Tears to Forget" (with Cameron) appears on their 1987 EP Screaming Life. Alternative versions of the Melvins' "Blessing the Operation" and "Grinding Process" appear on 26 Songs.
Personnel
- Chris Hanzsek – producer
- Tina Casale – producer
- Reyza Sageb – original blue album artwork
- Charles Peterson – photography
- Jane Duke – photography
- Green River
- Mark Arm – vocals
- Jeff Ament – bass
- Stone Gossard – guitar
- Bruce Fairweather – guitar
- Alex Vincent – drums
- Melvins
- King Buzzo – vocals, guitar
- Matt Lukin – bass
- Dale Crover – drums
- Malfunkshun
- Regan Hagar – drums
- Kevin Wood – guitar
- Andrew Wood – vocals, bass
- Skin Yard
- Ben McMillan – vocals, saxophone on "The Birds"
- Jack Endino – guitar
- Daniel House – bass
- Matt Cameron – drums
- Soundgarden
- Chris Cornell – vocals
- Hiro Yamamoto – bass
- Kim Thayil – guitar
- Scott Sundquist – drums
- The U-Men
- John Bigley – vocals
- Tom Price – guitar
- Jim Tillman – bass
- Charlie Ryan – drums