Lysol (album)

Untitled

Lysol is an album by The Melvins, which was released in 1992 through Boner Records.

Boner Records was unaware that Lysol was a registered trademark until after the first batch of record jackets and CD booklets/back cards had already been printed. When they requested permission from the Reckitt Benckiser Corporation to use the name, permission was denied. Boner officially retitled the record Melvins and covered the word Lysol with black tape on the front of the jackets and booklets and with black ink on the spines. Early after the initial release, the tape and ink were easily removed, and many fans did so. Later, attempting to remove the tape would result in severe damage. Subsequent printings omitted the word Lysol entirely.

Even though there are no writing credits, a long standing rumor is that bassist Joe Preston wrote the song "With Teeth" and that the name "Joe" printed on the back of the album was in a much larger font than "King Buzzo" or "Dale" because Osborne had grown weary of Preston's repeated requests to be allowed more input and given more credit. Preston was fired from the Melvins soon after Lysol was released. The image of the Native American on a horse also appears on The Beach Boys in Concert and appeared on the logo for Brother Records. The image itself is a painting based on a sculpture by Cyrus Edwin Dallin named "Appeal to the Great Spirit".

Track listing

In the CD version of the album, the entire six song program is presented as one continuous and unbroken track.

1. "Untitled" – 31:23
   1. "Hung Bunny" – 10:42
   2. "Roman Dog Bird" – 7:38
   3. "Sacrifice" (Flipper) – 6:07
   4. "Second Coming" (Cooper) – 1:14
   5. "Ballad of Dwight Fry" (Bruce/Cooper) – 3:11
   6. "With Teeth" – 2:25

Personnel

• Buzz Osborne - Vocals, Guitar
• Joe Preston - Bass
• Dale Crover - Drums