| Live At Slim's 8-Track Tape | ||
|---|---|---|
 Both sides of the 8-Track | ||
| Live album by Melvins | ||
| Released | 2000 | |
| Genre | Sludge Metal, Grunge, Alternative Rock | |
| Length | 71:18 | |
| Label | Life Is Abuse Records | |
| Melvins chronology | ||
| The Crybaby (2000) |
Live At Slim's 8-Track Tape (2000) |
Electroretard (2001) |
Live At Slim's 8-Track Tape is a live album by Melvins, a bootleg recorded with a Mini-Disk man and a stereo mic from a live set in 1999. Released with permission from the band, Life Is Abuse was released in a limited numbered edition of 100 copies. The band sold the first 50 on their 2000 2x4 Tour (appearing with Leif Garrett). The tape became an instant collector’s item, selling on eBay and the like. Notably several of the 8-tracks were in varying length, with some shorter than others and not containing the full 71-minute performance.
The following known versions were released:
- 70 grey cartridges
- 15 white cartridges
- 7 black cartridges
- 5 light blue cartridges
- 1 dark blue cartridge
- 1 red cartridge
Some songs were spelled differently, namely "The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown)" shortened to "The Green Manalishi", "Jew Boy Flower Head" spelled as "Jew Boy Flowerhead" and "Eye Flys" as "Eye Flies".
CARTRIDGE MUST NOT BE EXPOSED TO DIRECT SUNLIGHT. REMOVE FROM PLAYER WHEN NOT IN USE. IF IT BREAKS YOUR SHIT OUTTALUCK.
Tracklist[]
$ - Bonus Tracks if you're lucky $$ - Bonus Tracks if you're REALLY lucky
- 1-1. Manky (4:38)
- 1-2. See How Pretty, See How Smart (8:07)
- 1-3. amazon (1:40)
- 1-4. AMAZON (4:52)
- 1-5. Let It All Be (4:09)
- 2-1. Let God Be Your Gardener (2:08)
- 2-2. Hog Leg (3:45)
- 3-1. With Teeth (2:31)
- 3-2. The Bit (5:47) $
- 3-3. The Bloat (3:53) $
- 3-4. The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown) (6:12) (Peter Green) $
- 3-5. Lovely Butterfly (1:54) $$
- 4-1. Jew Boy Flower Head (6:35) $$
- 4-2. Eye Flys (14:22) $$
Personnel[]
- King Buzzo - Guitar, Vocals
- Dale Crover - Drums, Vocals
- Kevin Rutmanis - Bass
Blurb From Life Is Abuse[]
To celebrate the millennium as well as our 10th release we coaxed one of our favorite bands into releasing a live 8-track!! This was a limited release from the masters of sludge and all things unusual. 30-74 minutes on 4 tracks of kick ass Melvins magic (each tape is a different length). 9-14 songs ranging from their new stuff (ala "Maggot" and "Bootlicker") all the way back to the "Gluey" era. Recorded live at Slims with a Mini-Disk man and a stereo microphone, then carefully converted from digital to 8 track for the highest in fidelity sound!! The MELVINS sold the first 50 on their "2x4 Tour" 2000 for $25, the rest are floating around somewhere!!
Blurb From 8-Track Heaven[]
The actual recording is a bootleg done by Matt with a recordable Mini-Disk man and a stereo mic, but the 8-track was released with permission by the Melvins. Details on the recording and production of the tape from Matt: "I dubbed all the tapes off myself, real time, one at a time, on my Wollensak 3M (model #8050 A). All of the tapes are recycled, stickers removed, carefully cleaned, and erased using a hand held bulk tape eraser. The first 50 tracks I made (which were sold by the Melvins) came in a variety of colors: 1-10 gray, 11-20 White, 21-25 Black, 26-30 Grey, 31-35 White, 36-40 light blue, 41-43 black, 44-48 gray, 49 Dark Blue, 50 Red (these numbers are fairly accurate but could be off on a color or 2). I already had a huge box of crappy 8-tracks and a bought tons others. When I first started dubbing them, I didn't have any extra sensing foil, so I played tested each and every one of the 50 first, to make sure the tape was good and the foil was strong... only half of them passed the test.. For the second 50 I bought 50 all gray carts from "Kate's Track Shack" complete with new sensing foil and "Win-Gib" replacement pads. This made my life 10 times easier! I only have to make 7 more copies (I've been lazy) so my job will be finished soon!"