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Deep Six, originally released as a limited edition of 2000 on
vinyl in 1985 (the cover is shown above, left), has become the stuff
of legend in the Seattle music scene. The "Deep Six Bands" -- Green
River, Malfunkshun, The Melvins, Skin Yard, Soundgarden, and U-Men --
are often pointed to as what defined the so-called "Seattle sound"
before it became a worldwide phenomenon. The photos were almost all
taken by Charles Peterson, except the photo of Skin Yard, in his
typical high-contrast black and white style. The picture of
Soundgarden features a shirtless Chris Cornell flanked by Hiro
Yamamoto and a beardless Kim Thayil. Thayil is even given
production assistance credit for the album, sharing it with Jeff Ament
(who ultimately wound up in Pearl Jam), Mark Arm (Mudhoney), Jack Endino (who claims it
was quite literally his first time in the studio, and he was there
only as a musician), Regan Hager, and the U-Men. The tracks on this
compilation, which was reissued as joint project of C/Z and A&M in
1994 (the cover is shown above, right), are as follows:
The three Soundgarden tracks were the first time Soundgarden had been recorded for a large distribution, even if "large" only meant 2000 copies. Before Deep Six, they appeared on the Bands Who Will Make Money demo tape (1984?) and C/Z's own Pyrrhic Victory cassette (early 1985, only 250 copies made). Scott Sundquist, who took over the drumming responsibilities after Cornell decided to just be the singer, plays on the three Soundgarden tracks. Never destined to be on a full-blown Soundgarden album, "Heretic" later resurfaced on the Japanese Loudest Love CD, a "Loud Love" promo 12", the "Hands All Over" 10", the Pump Up The Volume soundtrack, and A&M's promo compilation, Foreshocks. "Tears to Forget" later appeared on the band's first EP, Screaming Life. "All Your Lies" was put away, only to reappear three years later on 1988's Ultramega OK. Matt Cameron, who joined Soundgarden in September 1986, was the drummer for the Skin Yard tracks on Deep Six. |
