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Ozma is the second studio album by the Melvins, released in 1989 through Boner Records. It is the first Melvins album to feature Lori Black on bass guitar and was recorded when the band relocated to San Francisco.[3]

Ozma
Studio album by The Melvins
Released	November 1, 1989[1]
Recorded	May 1989
Genre	Sludge metal hardcore punk grunge[2]
Length	33:48
Label	Boner
Producer	Mark Deutrom
The Melvins chronology
Gluey Porch Treatments (1987) Ozma (1989) Your Choice Live Series Vol.12 (1991)

Background and release

"Love Thing" is a cover of the KISS song "Love Theme from KISS" from their eponymous debut album. "Creepy Smell" begins with the intro to the song "Living In Sin" from Gene Simmons' solo album. "Candy-O" is originally by The Cars and was a bonus track on the cassette and CD editions.[3][4]

The title refers to the character Princess Ozma from the Oz series of books.

The CD version includes the entire Gluey Porch Treatments album. The track listing that is printed on the CD lists 34 tracks, but the CD only has 33 tracks. This is due to "Exact Paperbacks" and "Happy Grey or Black" being mistakenly combined on track 23 and not split into separate tracks as credited.

The album's cover art was drawn by Spazz bassist and owner of Slap-a-Ham Records, Chris Dodge.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

Allmusic critic Ned Raggett wrote: "The genre-dipping and out-of-nowhere efforts of later years were still some distance off, to be sure, but moments like the vocal/drum-only part on "Oven" and the needle-thin feedback treatment punctuating "Revulsion/We Reach" (along with occasional chimes) show more chances already being taken."[3] Ira Robbins of Trouser Press described the record as "an outpouring of overweight weirdness cut into short slices".[4]

The album was included in Revolver magazine's list of "10 Grunge Albums You Need to Own", and was described as "a bestial metal-punk hybrid that's lumbering, ponderous, and completely frightening."[2]

Track listing

Side one

Side two

CD/cassette bonus track

Personnel

• Buzz – vocals, guitar
• Lori – bass
• Dale – drums, backing vocals

Additional personnel

• Mark Deutrom – producer
• Joshua Roberts – engineer
• Chris Dodge – cover art

References

External links

• Ozma at Discogs (list of releases)

На других языках

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- [en] Ozma (album)

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[ru] Ozma

Ozma (рус. Озма) — второй студийный альбом американской cладж-метал-группы Melvins, который был издан в 1989 году на лейбле Boner Records.

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