Skin Yard

First released in 1987, expanded and reordered for a later CD, and reissued on vinyl in 1992, Skin Yard’s sorta-metal sorta-post-punk debut is notable enough for being the full-length debut of guitarist Jack Endino, who would soon become a producer of choice for any number of fellow Seattle bands. Handling those duties here means a thick sound for the feedback, and it’s a well-recorded effort in general as the quartet, with Ben McMillan’s bravura voice and Matt Cameron on a short drum stint prior to Soundgarden, cook up solid songs like “Skins In My Closet” and “Scratch.”