Scratch Acid (EP)
# Scratch Acid (EP)

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |

Scratch Acid is the self-titled debut by the Austin, Texas noise rock band Scratch Acid. It was only released on vinyl, but now can be found as the first 8 tracks on the compilation album The Greatest Gift.

Kurt Cobain consistently put the album in his "favorite albums" lists in his Journals.

Scratch Acid reached #26 in the UK Indie Chart.

## Reception

Spin wrote, "Guitars twist in Arabic-style '60s nyarls, and vortexes of violin weave through a post-Public Image nasal drone and play notes from a rusty symphony."

## Track listing

All tracks are written by Scratch Acid.

## Personnel

### Scratch Acid

* Brett Bradford – guitar
* David Wm. Sims – bass guitar
* Rey Washam – drums, string arrangement on "Owner's Lament"
* David Yow – vocals

### Production and additional personnel

* Stacey Cloud – production
* Kerry Crafton – engineering
* Mark Todd – illustrations

## Chart positions

| Charts (1984) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| UK Indie Chart | 26 |
