vomitpinata:

a MELVINS rehearsal tape from 1985 recorded @ Dale’s house on a boombox.

The sound quality is WAY better than you would expect for a boombox recording of a practice set!

• MELVINS ca. 1986, on the road. King Buzzo, Dale Crover, Matt Lukin. Same lineup as the ‘85 tape.

- from the YouTube post description.

Further reading on the 1985 rehearsal tape: 👇

Melvins rehearsal tape from 1985 featuring Dale Crover’s mother shouting at them

Humble beginnings.

Far Out Magazine

This Melvins rehearsal tape from 1985 features drummer Dale Crover’s pissed-off mom

  A wonderful artifact just popped up on YouTube this week—a 1985 Melvins rehearsal tape, of pretty high quality for a boombox recording, b

DangerousMinds

I found the “official” MELVINS '85 demo (Dale’s mom not included!) listed on Discogs:

$360.00 seems a little pricey. I mean, given the complete lack of cover art & the handwritten liner notes. But more importantly: all of these recordings are readily available with much better sound quality as official releases on their IPECAC label. Still pretty cool to look at, tho.