| Inside the Eye | ||||
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| Released | Summer 1993 | |||
| Recorded | Apr 1992–Nov 1992 | |||
| Genre | Grunge | |||
| Length | 37:36 | |||
| Label | Cruz [1] | |||
| Producer | Jack Endino [2] | |||
| Skin Yard chronology | ||||
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| AllMusic |   [3] |
Inside the Eye is the fifth and final album by the American band Skin Yard. [4] It was released in 1993, more than a year after the band had decided to break up. [5]
The album contains songs written by Skin Yard before they broke up; it was recorded between April and November of 1992. [6] The album cover art is by Jim Blanchard. [7]
In 2020 Jack Endino released a remixed version of the album with additional tracks on his Bandcamp page.
Track listing:
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