It has a distinctly '60s vibe, both in the style of music and in the production values. It's all guitars, drums, and bass with the occasional organ to break things up. The late '80s to early '90s sound, for most people, is Soundgarden and Alice in Chains style muddy, hard rock. For the Trees, it was less Sabbath and more like The Doors meet garage rock--keep the weird vibe, but lose the lounge singer on acid antics and the demented lyrics, then make it faster and a little messier. This was a post-punk statement rendered in psychedelic colors.

Seattle's Screaming Trees made their mark on the rock scene releasing records on SST, Sub Pop, and eventually Epic. Lead singer Mark Lanegan recently joined the ranks of Queens of the Stone Age and has a solo album and EP out on Matador. This long-awaited release is the band's ultra rare 1986 debut full length for the first time on CD, fully digitally remastered.