Sex Bomb Baby
Compilation album by
Flipper
ReleasedSeptember 8, 1988 (1988-09-08)
Recorded1979–1982, various studios
GenreHardcore punk, noise rock
LabelSubterranean Records (original release
Infinite Zero/American Recordings (1995 reissue)
Water Records (2008 reissue)
Domino Records (2009 UK & European release)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauA−[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]
Spin Alternative Record Guide8/10[5]

Sex Bomb Baby is a compilation album by Flipper.[6] It contains singles, B-sides, and compilation tracks from 1979 to 1982.

Critical reception

Dave Thompson, in Alternative Rock, called Sex Bomb Baby a "crucial round-up of singles and compilation cuts."[7] Likewise, The Rough Guide to Rock considered it an "excellent introduction" to the band, and advised seeking out the original release for its artwork.[8]

Track listing

  1. "Sex Bomb" - 5:19
  2. "Love Canal" - 3:59
  3. "Ha Ha Ha" - 2:19
  4. "Sacrifice" (live) - 4:37
  5. "Falling" (live) - 5:37 (bonus track on 1995 reissue)
  6. "Ever" (live) - 2:42
  7. "Get Away" - 2:57
  8. "Earthworm" - 3:07
  9. "The Game's Got a Price" - 1:59
  10. "The Old Lady Who Swallowed the Fly" - 5:31
  11. "Brainwash" - 6:45
  12. "Lowrider" (live) - 3:22 (bonus track on 1995 reissue)
  13. "End of the Game" (live) - 2:40 (bonus track on 1995 reissue)

Notes:

  • Tracks 1 & 11 from "Sex Bomb" 7-inch single
  • 2 & 3 from "Love Canal" 7-inch single
  • 4 from Not So Quiet on the Western Front compilation
  • 6 from Eastern Front compilation
  • 7 & 10 from "Get Away" 7-inch single
  • 8 from SF Underground compilation 7-inch EP
  • 9 from a Take It magazine flexidisc
  • 5, 12 & 13 from Live at Target compilation (added as bonus tracks on 1995 reissue)

Personnel (incomplete)

  • Bruce Loose: vocals on tracks 2,3,4,6,8,9,10,11,12,13; bass on tracks 1,5,7
  • Will Shatter: bass on tracks 2,3,4,6,8,9,10,11,12,13; vocals on tracks 1,5,7
  • Ted Falconi: guitar on all tracks
  • Steve DePace: drums on all tracks

References

  1. ↑ "Sex Bomb Baby!". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert (March 14, 1989). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  3. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 502.
  4. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 253.
  5. ↑ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 153.
  6. ↑ "Flipper". Trouser Press. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  7. ↑ Thompson, Dave (July 15, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
  8. ↑ The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. July 15, 2003. ISBN 9781858284576 – via Google Books.
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