Violent Femmes – Violent Femmes

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Label:	Slash – 1-23845, Slash – 9 23845-1
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Allied Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	1984
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Alternative Rock, Indie Rock

Tracklist

A1	Blister In The Sun	2:23
A2	Kiss Off	2:53
A3	Please Do Not Go	4:15
A4	Add It Up	4:44
A5	Confessions	5:27
B1	Prove My Love	2:37
B2	Promise	2:48
B3	To The Kill	3:59
B4	Gone Daddy Gone	3:03
B5	Good Feeling	3:49

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Slash Records
Copyright © – Slash Records
Published By – Gorno Music
Recorded At – Castle Recording Company
Mastered At – Sheffield Lab Matrix – △ 6040
Pressed By – Allied Record Company
Distributed By – Warner Bros. Records Inc.

Credits

Bass, Xylophone, Vocals – Brian Ritchie
Design [Back Cover] – Geoff "Stinky" Worman*, Laurie Lindblom
Drums, Vocals – Victor De Lorenzo*
Engineer – Glen L. Lorbiecki*, John Tanner
Guitar, Violin, Vocals, Design [Lyric Lay-out] – Gordon Gano
Photography By – Ron Hugo
Piano – Mark Van Hecke (tracks: B5)
Producer – Mark Van Hecke
Sleeve [Package Design] – Jeff Price (2)

Notes

Recorded at Castle Recording Company, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, July 1982.

© & ℗ 1982 Slash Records
Lyrics © 1983 Gorno Music Publishing ASCAP

Packaged with a custom printed inner sleeve featuring song lyrics.

This second pressing uses stock Slash labels, unlike the first pressing which has uniquely designed "two-tone" labels.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society: ASCAP
Pressing Plant ID (Allied logo stamped in runouts): ɑ
Barcode (Text): 0 7599-23845-1
Barcode (Scan): 075992384513
Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched, variant 1): 1-23845-A-SH2 ɑ B-18958-ASH2 SLM △ 6040 1-1
Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched, variant 1): 1-23845-B-SH2 ɑ B-18959-SH2 SLM △ 61̸2̸0-X 6040X 1-1
Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched, variant 2): 1-23845-A-SH2 ɑ B-18958-A SH2 SLM △ 6040 0-1 1-2 SP
Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched, variant 2): 1-23845-B SR1 SP 1-1
Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched, variant 3): 1-23845-A-SH2 a B-18958-A SH2 SLM △ 6040 0̶2̶S̶M̶1̶ 1̶-̶2̶ SP. 0-1 SM1-1
Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched, variant 3): 1-23845-B SR1 SP 1-1

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Violent Femmes (Cassette, Album, Winchester, No Barcode)	Slash, Slash	4-23845, 9 23845-4	US	1983
	Violent Femmes (LP, Album)	Rough Trade, Slash	RTD 17	Germany	1983
Recently Edited	Violent Femmes (LP, Album)	Rough Trade	ROUGH 55	UK	1983
Recently Edited	Violent Femmes (LP, Album)	Slash, Warner Bros. Records	92 38451	Canada	1983
New Submission	Violent Femmes (LP, Album)	Big Time	BT-7017	Australia	1983

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Reviews

Louis2203 May 27, 2023
Being from Milwaukee, this album was a must. I refused to buy online so I waited until I found it at a store. I finally found it and I couldn’t be happier. Great sounding album. It’s an awkward masterpiece.
chuckblogsdotcom May 17, 2023
This album sounds really great. Drums, bass, guitar all sound fantastic. Not a bad listen.
4thFloorWalkup Feb 7, 2023
This album sounds fantastic, I can’t imagine it sounding any better.
dll99082 Dec 28, 2021
Have never heard a remaster of this...But I can't imagine I would ever need a different version than this one. Sounds fantastic, excellent sound to all the instruments, especially the bass and drums sounds.
sharin.in.the.groove Aug 1, 2021
Can anyone confirm if your pressing is on translucent brown vinyl?
boy_version Apr 1, 2021
This record gets people dancing at a party if they’ve heard it before or not.
ProfessorPing Dec 20, 2020
Nobody combined angst and mope and longing and songwriting and noise quite like the Violent Femmes. Five Stars.
jefreybwilkerson Jun 24, 2016
Aaaah, the memories.....

I will never forget the first time I heard this album. I was only 11, I heard it playing from down the hall and ran to my sister's room, and demanded to know who it was. I was addicted at once.
The Violent Femmes' first album is remarkable. It's intimate, it's nasty, it's tender, it's vulgar, it's mellow, it's vicious, it's funny, it's morose. If you like someone and you want to make them a mix, you need something from this album. (There's lots to choose from their first four albums, but you can't go wrong here.)

I don't know how much of an impact it might make on a young person today, but for me it was a milestone for an adolescent who thought he knew what to expect from punk rock. It also makes a great gift.

JBW
LAMF_DTK Dec 4, 2015
One of the greatest albums Eva!
tlafrance Dec 12, 2011
Edited 11 years ago
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?