Skin Yard

Skin Yard is the first studio album by the band Skin Yard. In January 1987, 1,400 vinyl copies were released by C/Z Records; most copies were pressed on translucent sand-colored vinyl, while the rest were pressed on standard black vinyl to be played by radio DJs. This recording was the first engineering project by Jack Endino who was also the band's guitarist. Endino went on to record many of the most successful grunge records in Seattle. It is the band's only album with drummer Matt Cameron, who would depart from the band and become the drummer for Soundgarden. All of the lyrics were written by vocalist Ben McMillan. Bassist Daniel House designed the album layout, and Beth Hendrickson painted artwork for the front cover. Performance photographs on the back cover were taken by Cam Garrett. The album was copyrighted in 1986 by Skin Yard, but not issued until January 1987. In 1992, the album was re-released on CD by Cruz Records with one song removed and seven songs added. At the same time, it was rereleased on vinyl with fewer songs than the CD.

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