Back & Forth is the self-published debut EP by Skinny Puppy, released in 1984. It was supposed to be a limited edition of 50 copies but only 35 were actually made.[1] The first 15 copies were dubbed at a normal speed, while the remaining 20 were dubbed at a high speed, making them slightly inferior to the first 15.[2] This album was remastered and rereleased in 1992 as Back and Forth Series 2, with additional tracks.[3]
The album's front and back covers are illustrations of aliens from the book UFOs Past, Present, and Future[3] by Robert Emenegger. The inner sleeve includes a detail of George Tooker's 1950 painting Subway.[3][4]
Track listing (original release)[edit]
| Side A | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Sleeping Beast" | 5:46 | ||||||||
| 2. | "K-9" | 3:37 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Quiet Solitude" | 4:45 | ||||||||
Total length:
| 14:08 | |||||||||
| Side B | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "The Pit" | 3:22 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Dead of Winter" | 7:15 | ||||||||
| 3. | "A.M./Meat Flavour" | 1:50 | ||||||||
| 4. | "Edge of Insanity" | 1:30 | ||||||||
Total length:
| 13:57 | |||||||||
