Scratch Acid
Scratch Acid/berserker (white)
Reissue of both of Scratch Acid's EPs on a single LP - S/T EP (1984) and Berserker (1987) - remastered by Bob Weston at
Chicago Mastering Service from the original analog tapes. Pressed on 180 gram white 12" LP packaged in a gatefold LP
jacket and limited to 1000 copies worldwide.
Born out of the early 1980's Austin noise punk scene, Scratch Acid deliberately eschewed the loud, fast rules of
hardcore as everything they didn't want to be and embraced a weirder, artier sound.
Prior to the release of their 1984 debut S/T EP, someone gave Touch and Go Records owner Corey Rusk a cassette of the
recording, and he was instantly a huge fan. Rusk was immediately interested in releasing the EP and contacted the band
to express his admiration. At the time, Scratch Acid had already committed to working with Rabid Cat Records.
The group quickly developed a riveting performance aesthetic, and, as the debut S/T EP made its way around the country
via fanzines, college radio, and word-of-mouth, the band mounted short tours to the Midwest and the East Coast. While
he was not able to work with Scratch Acid directly through Touch and Go, Rusk had begun booking shows with Scratch Acid
in Detroit, so he could see them live and meet them. A friendship formed, and Touch and Go Records would eventually
release the band's second EP, Berserker, in 1987.
Price
Genre
Format
LP · 1 disc
Release
14-03-2025
Label
Item-nr
1312796
EAN
0036172107933
Availability
Not in stock
Tracks
Title
Artist
1
MARY HAD A LITTLE DRUG PROBLEM
2
FOR CRYING OUT LOUD
3
MORON'S MORON
4
SKIN DRIPS
5
THIS IS BLISS
6
FLYING HOUSES
7
CANNIBAL
8
GREATEST GIFT
9
MONSTERS
10
OWNER'S LAMENT
11
SHE SAID
12
MESS
13
EL ESPECTRO
14
LAY SCREAMING