Ultramega OK

Ultramega OK
Studio album by Soundgarden
Released	October 31, 1988
Recorded	Spring 1988 in Seattle, Washington and Newberg, Oregon
Genre	Alternative metal, Grunge
Length	42:48
Label	SST
Producer	Drew Canulette, Soundgarden
Soundgarden chronology
Fopp (1988) Ultramega OK (1988) Louder Than Love (1989)
Singles from Ultramega OK
"Flower" Released: May 1989

Ultramega OK is the first album by the American grunge band Soundgarden. It was released on October 31, 1988 through SST Records. Following the release of the EPs Screaming Life, released in 1987, and Fopp, released in 1988, for the Sub Pop record label, the band signed with the independent record label SST and went to work on its first full-length studio album.

The resulting album contained elements of psychedelic rock, classic rock, and hardcore punk. The band supported the album with a tour of the United States as well as its first overseas tour. In 1990, the album earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Metal Performance.

Track listing

1. "Flower" (Chris Cornell, Kim Thayil) – 3:25
2. "All Your Lies" (Cornell, Thayil, Hiro Yamamoto) – 3:51
3. "665" (Cornell, Yamamoto) – 1:37
4. "Beyond the Wheel" (Cornell) – 4:20
5. "667" (Cornell, Yamamoto) – 0:56
6. "Mood for Trouble" (Cornell) – 4:21
7. "Circle of Power" (Thayil, Yamamoto) – 2:05
8. "He Didn't" (Matt Cameron, Cornell) – 2:47
9. "Smokestack Lightning" (Howlin' Wolf) – 5:07
10. "Nazi Driver" (Cornell, Yamamoto) – 3:52
11. "Head Injury" (Cornell) – 2:22
12. "Incessant Mace" (Cornell, Thayil) – 6:22
13. "One Minute of Silence" (John Lennon) – 1:00

Personnel

• Chris Cornell – vocals, guitar
• Kim Thayil – guitar
• Hiro Yamamoto – bass, vocals
• Matt Cameron – drums
• Drew Canulette – production, engineering
• Soundgarden – production

Other websites

• Ultramega OK on the Unofficial Soundgarden Homepage Archived 2008-10-09 at the Wayback Machine