Wretch is the first full-length album by the stoner rock band Kyuss, released on September 23, 1991 through Dali Records. The tracks “Black Widow” and “Deadly Kiss” are taken from the band’s debut EP, Sons of Kyuss (1990), recorded with original bassist Chris Cockrell, while the rest of the album was recorded with his replacement Nick Oliveri. The Sons of Kyuss songs “Love Has Passed Me By”, “Katzenjammer”, and “Isolation Desolation” were re-recorded for Wretch, the latter’s title shortened to “Isolation”.
Tracklist:
- (Beginning of What’s About to Happen) Hwy 74 (Josh Homme)
- Love Has Passed Me By (Homme, Brant Bjork)
- Son of a Bitch (Homme, John Garcia, Nick Oliveri)
- Black Widow” (from Sons of Kyuss, 1990) (Homme)
- Katzenjammer (Homme, Chris Cockrell)
- Deadly Kiss (from Sons of Kyuss, 1990) (Homme)
- The Law (Homme, Oliveri)
- Isolation (Homme)
- I’m Not (Homme, Garcia)
- Big Bikes (Bjork)
- Stage III (Bjork)
Credits:
Kyuss
John Garcia: vocals, producer
Josh Homme: guitar, producer
Brant Bjork: drums, producer
Nick Oliveri: bass (all tracks except “Black Widow” and “Deadly Kiss”), producer
Chris Cockrell: bass on “Black Widow” and “Deadly Kiss”
Production
Catherine Enny: producer
Ron Krown: producer
J.B. Lawrence: recording engineer
Chris Fuhrman: mixing engineer (all tracks except “Black Widow” and “Deadly Kiss”)
Michael Mikulka: mixing engineer of “Black Widow” and “Deadly Kiss”
Carol Hibbs: mastering engineer
Artwork
Harlan Williams: layout, design
NTS: art direction
Mark Cieslikowski: back cover photograph