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Album sales: 1,000,000+
First release date: April 1983

The debut studio album from the Violent Femmes. It is considered the the band's biggest-selling album and their only release that went platinum by the RIAA, selling over a million copies. The album also features many of their well-known songs, including "Blister in the Sun", "Kiss Off", "Add It Up" and "Gone Daddy Gone".

Although this album actually came out in April 1983, the "official" release date has apprently been called into confusion. Due to a typo on the Violent Femmes' website and some copies of the album, many believe that it was released in 1982, but this is almost certainly not true. Wikipedia also claims that it was released on November 30, 1982 but there are no facts to support this.

Tracklist

Blister In The Sun 2:23
Kiss Off 2:53
Please Do Not Go 4:15
Add It Up 4:44
Confessions 5:27
Prove My Love 2:37
Promise 2:48
To The Kill 3:59
Gone Daddy Gone 3:03
Good Feeling 3:49

Versions

Title Label Cat# Country Year
Violent Femmes (LP, Album) Slash Records 9 23845-1 US 1983
Violent Femmes (CD, Album) Slash Records 923845-2   1983
Violent Femmes (CD, Album) Slash Records, London Records 422-828 035-2 Canada 1983
Violent Femmes (Cass, Album) Slash Records, Slash Records 4-23845, 9 23845-4 US 1983
Violent Femmes (LP) Rough Trade, Slash Records RTD 17 Germany 1983
Violent Femmes (LP) Slash Records 92 38451 Canada 1983
Violent Femmes (LP, Album) Big Time, Slash Records BT-7017, Australia 1983
Violent Femmes (LP, Album) Big Time, Slash Records BT-7017 New Zealand 1983
Violent Femmes (LP, Album) Rough Trade ROUGH 55 UK 1983
Violent Femmes (LP, Album) Transmedia, Rough Trade TM/RT 55 Portugal 1984
Violent Femmes (CD, Album) Slash Records 9 23845-2 US 1987
Violent Femmes (Cass) Slash Records, London Records SMMC 15, 828 035-4 UK 1987
Violent Femmes (LP, Album) Metronome, Slash Records, London Records 828 035-1 Germany 1987
Violent Femmes (LP, Album, RE) London Records 828 035-1 Spain 1987
Violent Femmes (LP, RE) Slash Records, London Records SLMP 15, 828 035-1 UK 1987
Violent Femmes (CD, Album, RE) Slash Records, London Records 422-828035-2 US 1990
Violent Femmes (CD, Album) Slash Records, London Records 828 035-2 UK 1991
Violent Femmes (CD, Album) Slash Records, London Records 828 035-2 Europe 1991
Violent Femmes (CD, Album, RP) Slash Records, London Records 3984 28259 2 Europe 1991
Violent Femmes (CD, Album, RP) Slash Records 062 - VG 50028 Greece 1991
Violent Femmes (LP, Album) London Records, Slash Records 828 035-1 Greece 1993
Violent Femmes (CD, Album, RE) Rhino Records (2) R2 79951 US 2000
Violent Femmes (2xCD, Album, RM) Rhino Records (2), Slash Records, Warner Strategic Marketing 8122-78242-2 Europe 2002
Violent Femmes (2xCD, Album, RM, RE) Rhino Records (2) R2 78242 US 2002
Violent Femmes (2xCD, Album, RM, RE) Rhino Records (2), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. R2 78242, D 246298 US 2002
Violent Femmes (LP, Album, RM, RE) Rhino Records (2) R1 79951 US 2003
Violent Femmes (CD, Album) Slash Records CD 23845 Canada  
Violent Femmes (LP, Album) Slash Records, Liberation Records LIB51147 Australia  
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Rated 5/5
Review by tlafrance Dec 11, 2011 (edited 5 months ago)

referencing Violent Femmes, LP, Album, 9 23845-1

Best Rock Xylophone solo ever! This album proves you don't need to be plugged in to totally knock down the walls. Is it wrong that I use Add It Up to teach my children how to count?
hatfulofelt Jul 25, 2011

referencing Violent Femmes, LP, Album, ROUGH 55

If anyone knows if a Rough Trade CD version exists, that would be wonderful.
Rated 5/5
Review by mcgruff Apr 21, 2005 (edited over 7 years ago)

referencing Violent Femmes, LP, Album, 9 23845-1

Simply a classic. This record belongs on any great albums list, right up there with Revolver, Pet Sounds, Astral Weeks and co.

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