Basement Screams

Basement Screams
EP by Naked Raygun
Released	1983 (original EP) 1999 (reissue)
Recorded	1982–1983
Genre	Punk rock, post-punk
Length	12:01 26:06 (reissue)
Label	Ruthless Records (original EP) Quarterstick Records (reissue)
Producer	Tim Powell (original EP) Paul Chabala (Morgan Street sessions)
Naked Raygun chronology
Basement Screams (1983) Throb Throb (1984)

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Basement Screams was a six song EP and the debut release by Chicago punk band Naked Raygun, released on Ruthless Records in 1983. Quarterstick Records reissued the EP in 1999, and added the street version of "I Lie" and the 222 S. Morgan St. sessions as bonus material. The 1982 Morgan St. sessions feature the band's original line-up, which would change significantly by the time the band went into the studio to record Basement Screams the following year, and then again with the release of Naked Raygun's first full-length LP.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Santiago Durango, except where noted

Side One

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Lie"		2:03
2.	"Bombshelter"		0:50
3.	"Tojo"	Gonzalez	1:58

Side Two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
4.	"Swingo"		2:19
5.	"Mofo"	Colao/Durango	2:04
6.	"Potential Rapist"	Colao	2:36
Total length:			12:01

1999 CD Reissue Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"I Lie" (Street Version)		0:55
8.	"Swingo"		2:33
9.	"12XU"	Gotobed/Lewis/Newman/Gilbert	1:53
10.	"Tell Them"		1:13
11.	"Got Hurt"		2:14
12.	"New Dreams"		1:32
13.	"Fashion"		1:50
14.	"Thank You"		2:14
Total length:			26:06

Personnel

• Jeff Pezzati - vocals, liner notes for reissue
• Santiago Durango - guitar
• Camilo Gonzalez - bass (tracks 1-6)
• Jim Colao - front cover, drums (tracks 1-6)
• Marko Pezzati - bass (tracks 8-14)
• Bobby Strange - drums (tracks 8-14)
• John Haggerty - saxophone (track 4)
• Tim Powell - engineering
• Steve Albini - liner notes for reissue
• Paul Chabala - recording (tracks 8-14)
• Joell Hayes - digital remastering for reissue