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Gluey Porch Treatments
Studio album by Melvins
Released	1987
Recorded	October 1986
Studio	Studio D, Sausalito, California
Genre	Sludge metal punk rock grunge
Length	38:22 62:52 (with bonus tracks)
Label	Alchemy Boner Ipecac
Producer	Mark Deutrom Carl Herlofsson
Melvins chronology
Six Songs (1986) Gluey Porch Treatments (1987) Ozma (1989)

Gluey Porch Treatments is the debut album by American rock band Melvins, released in 1987 through Alchemy Records. The original release was vinyl only. The album was later released on cassette tape with the Six Songs EP through Boner Records and appears as bonus material on the CD version of Ozma. Tracks 18–29 can only be found on the 1999 Ipecac Recordings re-release; these songs are taken from a boombox demo.

The album is considered one of the first examples of sludge metal and a blueprint for grunge.

Background

"Steve Instant Newman" and "As It Was" are re-recordings of "Disinvite" and "Easy As It Was" respectively, as heard on the Six Songs EP.

"Leeech" was originally a song by Green River entitled "Leech." When Melvins founder Buzz Osborne asked a member of Green River why they never played the song, the reply was that the band thought it was too repetitive and was therefore dropped from their set. The song may have been essentially given to the Melvins on the spot, though Mark Arm has jokingly criticized their claim of ownership of it, teasingly saying that they inappropriately attributed the song to themselves.

The song "Eye Flys" appears on the soundtrack for the film, Kurt Cobain: About a Son and the Melvins live album Sugar Daddy Live. "Glow God," "Big As a Mountain", and "Heaviness of the Load" appear on the Alchemy Records compilation album Peace Thru Chemistry.

The title track "Gluey Porch Treatments" was re-recorded and released in 2001 on their thirteenth album Electroretard.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

AllMusic critic Ned Raggett praised the album, writing: "Drawn-out syllables at the end of lines descending into murk, bellowing half-understandable insanities, flanged warbles and squeals: It's all there." Dave Grohl described it as heavier and better than Black Sabbath.

Track listing

All songs written by Buzz Osborne except where noted.

Side one

Side two

1999 CD reissue bonus tracks

Personnel

• Matt Lukin – bass guitar, vocals
• Buzz Osborne – vocals, guitar, liner notes on 1999 Ipecac reissue
• Dale Crover – drums

Additional personnel

• Mark Deutrom – producer, mixing
• Carl Herlofsson – engineer, mixing
• David Musgrove – second engineer
• Victor Hayden – original artwork, executive producer
• Mackie Osborne – new artwork on 1999 Ipecac reissue

References

1. ^ Raggett, Ned. Gluey Porch Treatments at AllMusic. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
2. ^ Bukszpan, Daniel (2003). The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal. Barnes & Noble. p. 144. ISBN 0760742189.
3. Hobson, Rich. "The 12 heaviest punk albums of all time". LouderSound. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
4. ^ Apter, Jeff (2009). The Dave Grohl Story. Omnibus. ISBN 978-0857120212.
5. Robbins, Ira. "Melvins". Trouser Press. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
6. "Green River - Leech [Great Audio]". YouTube. July 10, 2011. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
7. Popoff, Martin (March 5, 2001). "Melvins Electroretard". BW&BK. Archived from the original on April 14, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2021.

• Melvins albums
• 1987 debut albums
• Ipecac Recordings albums
• Alchemy Records (U.S.) albums
• Boner Records albums