Skin_Yard_(album)
Skin Yard (album)
1987 studio album by Skin Yard
Skin Yard is the first studio album by the band Skin Yard. In January 1987, 1400 vinyl copies were released by C/Z Records, mostly on translucent sand-colored vinyl, the rest on standard black vinyl to be played by radio DJs.[2] This recording was the first engineering project by Jack Endino who was also the band's guitarist. Endino went on to record many of the most successful grunge records in Seattle.[3][4]
All of the lyrics were written by vocalist Ben McMillan. Bassist Daniel House designed the album layout, and Beth Hendrickson painted artwork for the front cover. Performance photographs on the back cover were taken by Cam Garrett. The album was copyrighted in 1986 by Skin Yard, but not issued until January 1987.
In 1992, the album was re-released on CD by Cruz Records with one song removed and seven songs added, and at the same time it was released again on vinyl with fewer songs than the CD.[2]