Napalm Death - Scum

One Day Soon I Hope You Die

#77) Napalm Death - Scum (1987/2012)

 1. Multinational Corporations
 2. Instinct of Survival
 3. The Kill
 4. Scum
 5. Caught...In a Dream
 6. Polluted Minds
 7. Sacrificed
 8. Siege of Power
 9. Control
 10. Born On Your Knees
 11. Human Garbage
 12. You Suffer
 13. Life?
 14. Prison Without Walls
 15. Point of No Return
 16. Negative Approach
 17. Success?
 18. Deceiver
 19. C.S.
 20. Parasites
 21. Pseudo Youth
 22. Divine Death
 23. As the Machine Rolls On
 24. Common Enemy
 25. Moral Crusade
 26. Stigmatized
 27. M.A.D.
 28. Dragnet
 29. Multinational Corporations
 30. Instinct of Survival
 31. The Kill
 32. Scum
 33. Caught...In a Dream
 34. Polluted Minds
 35. Sacrificed
 36. Siege of Power
 37. Control
 38. Born On Your Knees
 39. Human Garbage
 40. You Suffer
 41. Life?
 42. Prison Without Walls
 43. Point of No Return
 44. Negative Approach
 45. Success?
 46. Deceiver
 47. C.S.
 48. Parasites
 49. Pseudo Youth
 50. Divine Death
 51. As the Machine Rolls On
 52. Common Enemy
 53. Moral Crusade
 54. Stigmatized
 55. M.A.D.
 56. Dragnet


this is the 2012 "full dynamic range" remaster of Napalm Death's 1st full length. tracks 1 -28 are the remaster while 29 - 56 is a bonus rough mix of the album.
these guys have a long confusing history with members dropping in and out so i'm not gonna get into it too much but to give you an idea the lineup that recorded this album isn't the same as the lineup that formed the band, the lineup changed almost completely 12 tracks into the album and though the band is around today, it features no members who played on this album.
tracks 1 -12 feature Nik Napalm (the only founding member) on vocals and bass, Justin Broadrick (who would go on to form the amazing bands Godflesh and Jesu among others) on guitars and vocals and Mick Harris (who has done a million things) on drums
tracks 13 - 28 feature Lee Dorian (who went on to form Cathedral) on vocals, Jim Whitely on bass, Bill Steer (who was in also in Carcass  at the time) on guitar and Mick Harris on drums and also providing some vocals.

the album is noteworthy for having a song (You Suffer) in the Guinness Book of World Records for world's shortest song at 1 second. and to continue the Carcass connection, the album cover was desinged by Jeff Walker, the bassist and vocalist for Carcass. there's not really a lot to say about this album that hasn't already been said.  it was a game changer.
as for the remastering i can't really say if it's better or worse than previous editions of this album because this is the only version i've heard but i will say that i preferred some of the "rough mixes" to the remastered ones. maybe some day i'll find an older copy of the record and compare it to the remaster but for now this will do. it's a shame i didn't listen to this album sooner but better late than never i guess.