Violent Femmes "Violent Femmes" 1983 Debut Album Near Mint 1st Press 1-23845
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Violent Femmes "Violent Femmes"
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".
Violent Femmes were founded in 1980 by bassist/multi-instrumentalist Brian Ritchie and drummer Victor De Lorenzo. The name is a contradiction in terms, “Violent” being self-explanatory and “Femmes” being Milwaukee slang for wimp.
The rhythm section added high school singer/songwriter Gordon Gano in 1981. Gano and Ritchie had previously performed together at Gano’s National Honor Society induction ceremony, where they caused a near riot. Gano was expelled from the Society and suspended from high school for this outrage.
One of the only stable aspects of the band is their aversion to rehearsal. Due to this they would take the music to the streets in an attempt to hone it and earn some spare change. It was on one of these occasions that they were spotted by the Pretenders. Chrissie Hynde and the gang were so amused by the Violent Femmes antics that they invited the band to open the show for them. The hometown Milwaukee audience received the Femmes with unanimous booing. However by the end of the set the Femmes had converted approximately 50% of the audience to their cause. Many years later Brian Ritchie encountered Hynde when the Femmes and Pretenders shared the bill at a radio concert. She said, “Oh, you’re still around.”
The Femmes borrowed $10,000 from Victor De Lorenzo’s dad to record their legendary first album in 1982. Slash Records in Los Angeles was the only label to offer them a deal with the amazing advance of $0. The band accepted the deal and started on the predictable round of world tours, recording, more world tours, nervous breakdowns, band members quitting, solo albums, regrouping, more touring, divorces, more crackups, dropped from record deals, new deals, more touring, record company going bankrupt, lawsuits, etc. etc. etc. ad infinitum.
Fast forward to the present. Many things have changed. One thing that hasn’t is the sound of the band. Their loose, improvisational, acoustic sound is timeless.
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.
1983 Debut Album
Near Mint vinyl
VG++ Jacket
1st Press
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.
Label: Slash ?– 1-23845, Slash ?– 9 23845-1 Format: Vinyl, LP, AlbumCountry: US Released: 1983 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 3:49Bin 1A
Grading:
Vinyl / Vinyl / etc / Cover
LPs are graded visually under natural light.
Mint (M) Like new. Never been played, usually still sealed.
Near Mint (NM or M-) A nearly perfect record/jacket.
Very Good Plus (VG+) Record and cover surfaces may show some signs of wear and the record may have slight surface marks, slight warps or very low surface noise. Picture sleeves or LP inner sleeves may have some slight wear, lightly turned up corners, or a very slight seam split. An LP cover may have a cut-out hole or corner clipped.
Very Good (VG) Surface noise may be evident upon playing, especially in soft passages and during a song's intro and fade. Groove wear will start to be noticeable, as with light scratches (deep enough to feel with a fingernail) that can affect the sound. Labels may be marred by writing, or have tape or stickers attached. The same will be true of picture sleeves or LP covers.
Good Plus (G+) A record in Good Plus condition may have significant surface noise and scratches and visible groove wear. A cover or sleeve may have seam splits, especially at the bottom or on the spine. Tape, writing, ring wear or other defects will start to overwhelm the object.
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