Clutch is the second full-length album by American rock band Clutch. It was released in May 1995.
Recording and release
It saw the return of "Uncle Punchy" Lawrence Packer to the production of the album and a return to Uncle Punchy Studios in Silver Spring, Maryland. It is the band's best-selling album in the US, at over 138,730 copies to date. The album still receives regular live coverage. At least half the album's track list making their live performances on a regular basis, over 20 years after it first released.
Background
This album captures the band's MO of trying out new styles and genres, with a definable mix of funk metal in the songs this time around. The album is considered to be the point where the band had begun to evolve their stoner and blues rock know-how. The record also keeps with their punk metal credentials, containing some heavier tracks. The album is considered a staple of the 1990s stoner rock genre. The album features some of their more 'spacey' pieces such as "Big News", "Escape from the Prison Planet", "I Have the Body of John Wilkes Booth", and "Spacegrass".
Track listing
All music and lyrics written by Clutch.
The Japanese release of the album contains an extra track, "Apache", which was initially released on the radio only promotional EP 'Big News', along with a demo version of "Spacegrass", which has never been reissued to date. It would appear on the bootleg 'Clutch: Rarities and B-Side' some years later.
Personnel
Neil Fallon - vocals
Tim Sult – guitar
Dan Maines – bass
Jean-Paul Gaster – drums
Richard Morel – organ (on tracks 5, 7, 12 and 13)
Production
Production and engineering by Larry "Uncle Punchy" Packer at Uncle Punchy Studios in Silver Spring, Maryland Mixing by Steve Thompson, Michael Barbiero and Jay Ryan - "Uncle Punchy" on tracks 3 and 8 Assistant engineering by Mike Hamady and Jay Ryan Digital engineering by Danio Saratak Mastered by Greg Calbi A&R representation by Wendy Berry Management by Jon Goldwater Photography by Dan Winters Design by Jennifer Roddie 3D typography by Rob Eberhardt