Sons of Kyuss (EP)

1990 EP by Sons of Kyuss

Sons of Kyuss

EP by

Sons of Kyuss

Released

April 19, 1990 (1990-04-19)

Recorded

1989

Studio

Headway Studios, Westminster, California

Genre

Stoner rock

Length

28:54

Label

Black Highway, Smash!

Producer

Catherine Enny, Ron Krown

Kyuss chronology

Sons of Kyuss
(1990)

Wretch
(1991)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Encyclopaedia Metallum	62/100^[1]
Sputnikmusic	^[2]

Sons of Kyuss is the debut EP by American rock band Kyuss, released in 1990 under the group's original name, Sons of Kyuss. The band released it independently as a vinyl record, pressing only 500 copies.^[3] Following this release, the band shortened its name to Kyuss and included these recordings of the songs "Deadly Kiss" and "Black Widow" on their first full-length album, Wretch (1991), while re-recording "Love Has Passed Me By", "Katzenjammer", and "Isolation Desolation" for the album (the latter song's title was shortened to "Isolation").

Track listing

The EP's liner notes credit the writing of all songs to Sons of Kyuss, consisting of John Garcia, Josh Homme, Chris Cockrell, and Brant Bjork.^[4] The liner notes of Wretch, on which five of the EP's eight songs appear, give more specific writing credits, with "Deadly Kiss", "Isolation Desolation", and "Black Widow" attributed solely to Homme, while "Love Has Passed Me By" is attributed to Homme and Bjork and "Katzenjammer" to Homme and Cockrell.^[5]

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Deadly Kiss"	Homme	5:05
2.	"Window of Souls"	Garcia, Homme, Cockrell, Bjork	4:23
3.	"King"	Garcia, Homme, Cockrell, Bjork	3:07
4.	"Isolation Desolation"	Homme	3:33

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Love Has Passed Me By"	Homme, Bjork	3:14
6.	"Black Widow"	Homme	2:42
7.	"Happy Birthday"	Garcia, Homme, Cockrell, Bjork	3:50
8.	"Katzenjammer"	Homme, Cockrell	3:00
Total length:			28:54

Personnel

Credits adapted from the EP's liner notes.^[4]

Kyuss

John Garcia – vocals
Josh Homme – guitar
Chris Cockrell – bass guitar
Brant Bjork – drums

Production

Catherine Enny – record producer
Ron Krown – record producer
J.B. Lawrence – recording engineer
Michael Mikulka – mixing engineer
Tim Shean – assistant engineer
Tom Nunes – assistant engineer

Artwork

Merle Schoelkoph – photography
Debra Hintz – layout

References

^ Rowan_Mc (April 10, 2021). "Sons of Kyuss". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
^ Activista anti-MTV (December 11, 2021). "Kyuss – Sons of Kyuss". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
^ Morris, Chris (January 15, 1994). "Kyuss Lands on Its Feet and Keeps Climbing". Billboard.
^ ^a ^b Sons of Kyuss (EP liner notes). Sons of Kyuss. Burbank, California: Black Highway Music, Smash! Productions. 1990. BH0001.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Wretch (CD liner notes). Kyuss. Burbank, California: Dali Records. 1991. DALi 61256-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)