Mark Lanegan "The Winding Sheet"

"The Winding Sheet" is the first album by Mark Lanegan, an alternative rock artist. It was released on May 1, 1990 by Sub Pop. This was Lanegan's first solo work, and it is notable for its departure from the sound of Screaming Trees, the band he led from 1985 until 2000. While the music of Screaming Trees was more energetic and fit the grunge genre of the late 80s/early 90s, "The Winding Sheet" has a more stripped down sound, which became a defining characteristic of Mark Lanegan's solo work for the rest of the decade.

Mark Lanegan produced the album with Mike Johnson, who also co-wrote many of the songs, and Jack Endino. Some notable tracks on the album include "Mockingbirds", "Ugly Sunday", and "Wild Flowers". "Where Did You Sleep Last Night", featuring Kurt Cobain on guitar and Krist Novoselic on bass, and "Down in the Dark", featuring Cobain on vocals, are also notable.

Dave Grohl, the frontman of Foo Fighters and former drummer of Nirvana, has referred to "The Winding Sheet" as "one of the best albums of all time" and has said that it had a significant influence on Nirvana's MTV Unplugged concert in 1993.