Editing Melvins (section)

===Boner Records era (1988–1992)===
Crover played drums with [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] (billed as "Ted Ed Fred") when they recorded a ten-song demo on January 23, 1988, in Seattle, which later formed part of their debut LP ''[[Bleach (Nirvana album)|Bleach]]'', and played a live show in [[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]] later that day. Osborne would later introduce [[Kurt Cobain]] and [[Krist Novoselic]] to [[Dave Grohl]].<ref>{{cite web
 |title       = Seattle Weekly: Krist Novoselic: We All Owe Something to The Melvins
 |url         = http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/dailyweekly/2009/01/krist_novoselic_we_all_owe_som_1.php
 |access-date  = January 23, 2009
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20090125055539/http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/dailyweekly/2009/01/krist_novoselic_we_all_owe_som_1.php
 |archive-date = January 25, 2009
 |df          = mdy-all
}}</ref> Later that year Osborne and Crover relocated to [[San Francisco, California]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gentile |first=John |date=December 31, 2023 |title=Interviews: The Melvins reflect on the 40th Year of The Melvins |url=https://www.punknews.org/article/81743/interviews-the-melvins-reflect-on-the-40th-year-of-the-melvins |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240116121928/https://www.punknews.org/article/81743/interviews-the-melvins-reflect-on-the-40th-year-of-the-melvins |archive-date=January 16, 2024 |access-date=May 2, 2024 |website=www.punknews.org |language=en}}</ref> Lukin stayed and formed the band [[Mudhoney (band)|Mudhoney]]. [[Lori Black (bassist)|Lori "Lorax" Black]] (daughter of [[Shirley Temple]]) replaced Lukin on bass. The band recorded ''[[Ozma (album)|Ozma]]'' in May 1989, and released it later that year. The album was produced by [[Mark Deutrom]], who later joined the band on bass.

In 1990, the band recorded ''[[Bullhead (album)|Bullhead]]'', which marked a slower, more [[drone music]] style for the band. The band then toured Europe; their show of January 23, 1991 in [[Alzey]], Germany was released by [[Your Choice Records]] as ''[[Your Choice Live Series Vol.12]]''. When they returned to the U.S., they recorded the ''[[Eggnog (album)|Eggnog]]'' EP, which was released the same year on [[Boner Records]].

Lorax left the band, and was replaced by [[Joe Preston (bassist)|Joe Preston]]. Preston appears on the ''[[Salad of a Thousand Delights]]'' (1992, Box Dog Video). Melvins then released three "solo" EPs,<ref name="Melvins blazing new trails">{{cite journal|last=Taylor|first=Lewis|date=May 17, 2002|title=Melvins blazing new trails|journal=The Register-Guard|pages=5–6|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NXUVAAAAIBAJ&dq=mike-dillard%20melvins&pg=4260%2C4656921|access-date=November 27, 2009}}</ref> following the concept and imitating the cover artwork inspired by the four [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]] members' solo albums released in 1978.  ''[[King Buzzo (album)|King Buzzo]]'', ''[[Dale Crover (album)|Dale Crover]]'', and ''[[Joe Preston (album)|Joe Preston]]'' were all released in 1992 on [[Boner Records]]. Later in 1992, they released the full-length album, ''[[Lysol (album)|Lysol]]'', which had to be renamed ''Melvins'' because [[Lysol]] was a trademarked name. Preston departed from the band, and Lorax briefly rejoined.