{"title":"Melvins","description":"\u003cp\u003eNobody at the Montesano Thriftway liked a supervisor called Melvin, so clerk Buzz Osborne and his schoolmates took the name for their band in 1983, finding it suitably ridiculous. They began with Hendrix covers and fast hardcore punk, but once Dale Crover arrived behind the kit, they played slower and heavier than nearly anyone around.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat crawling weight, paired with restless, eclectic songwriting, has seen them credited as sludge metal pioneers and a key influence on grunge. Crover even sat in on the Nirvana demo that became part of \u003cem\u003eBleach\u003c\/em\u003e, while \u003cem\u003eBullhead\u003c\/em\u003e drifted towards drone and the major-label \u003cem\u003eHoudini\u003c\/em\u003e followed Nirvana's breakthrough.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOsborne and Crover have been the only constants since 1984, steering through a string of bassists, a two-drummer line-up and more than 25 studio albums, from the synthesiser and sampler pieces of \u003cem\u003eColossus of Destiny\u003c\/em\u003e to \u003cem\u003eWorking with God\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fungilator-recommended-artists\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#C4293D;font-weight:bold;\"\u003eIf you like Melvins you should check out:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/mudhoney-vinyl\"\u003eMudhoney\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/nirvana-vinyl\"\u003eNirvana\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/kyuss-vinyl\"\u003eKyuss\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/butthole-surfers-vinyl\"\u003eButthole Surfers\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/fantomas-vinyl\"\u003eFantômas\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/mr-bungle-vinyl\"\u003eMr Bungle\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/mike-patton-vinyl\"\u003eMike Patton\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/isis-vinyl\"\u003eIsis\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/tool-vinyl\"\u003eTool\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/jesus-lizard-vinyl\"\u003eThe Jesus Lizard\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"melvins-houdini-vinyl-lp","title":"MELVINS 'Houdini' 180g Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp class=\"goldmine-year\"\u003eYear of release: 1993\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"goldmine-blurb\"\u003eKurt Cobain co-produced part of this, and the Melvins' first major-label album is slow, heavy and strange. A cover of Kiss's 'Going Blind' and the sludgy 'Hooch' show their twisted humour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\/Mint\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldmine Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40510554275998,"sku":"GM04961","price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/files\/IMG_3335_b9e81e46-2d11-4635-8e0b-7aed053b48a3.jpg?v=1770847111"},{"product_id":"melvins-stoner-witch-180g-vinyl-lp-1994-alt-rock","title":"MELVINS 'Stoner Witch' 180g Vinyl LP (1994 Alt. Rock)","description":"\u003cp class=\"goldmine-year\"\u003eYear of release: 1994\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"goldmine-blurb\"\u003eCut in 19 days at A\u0026amp;M Studios in Hollywood, mostly in single takes, this swings from the thundering 'Revolve' to the near-pop crunch of 'Queen'. The nine-minute 'Lividity' closes things with slow, eerie noise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\/Mint\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Music On Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68244416561373,"sku":"GM04969","price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/files\/IMG_5147.jpg?v=1792562087"},{"product_id":"melvins-stag-180g-vinyl-lp-1996-alt-rock","title":"MELVINS 'Stag' 180g Vinyl 2LP (1996 Alt. Rock)","description":"\u003cp class=\"goldmine-year\"\u003eYear of release: 1996\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"goldmine-blurb\"\u003eTheir last album for Atlantic finds the Melvins at their most restless, pieced together at Sound City, A\u0026amp;M and a studio in London. Dale Crover plays sitar on 'The Bit', and a valve trombone and grand piano swing through 'Bar-X the Rocking M'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\/Mint\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Music On Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68244451229917,"sku":"GM04968","price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/files\/IMG_5149.jpg?v=1792562465"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.goldminerecords.com.au\/collections\/melvins-vinyl.oembed","provider":"Goldmine Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}