Dial 'M' for Motherfucker

Dial 'M' for Motherfucker
Dial 'M' for Motherfucker
Studio album by Pussy Galore
Released	April 1989
Genre	Noise rock; punk blues; garage punk;
Length	43:45
Label	Caroline
Producer	Steve Albini, Jon Spencer
Pussy Galore chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Hi-Fi News & Record Review	B:1/2^[2]
New Musical Express	8/10^[3]
Record Mirror	^[4]
Sounds	^[5]

Dial 'M' for Motherfucker is an album by the New York City garage punk band Pussy Galore, released in April 1989 by Caroline Records.^[6] The song "Kicked Out" is played in an Episode of House, "Games", when Gregory House plays it to annoy Wilson and later to induce a seizure in a patient.

A music video for the song "Dick Johnson" was directed by Jim Spring and Jens Jurgensen.

Critical reception

Nick Robinson, reviewer of British music newspaper Music Week, noticed that the listeners can find "beneath the clattering rhythms and chunky guitars" "some heady melodies that aching to break free" and if they will be able to "endure the racket", they will discover "some rough diamonds that are quite irresistible."^[7] Janiss Garza of Cashbox called album "group’s most accessible record to date" and admitted "that this blend of obscure alternative noise and occasional Stones-through-a-fishbowl stylings totally and utterly confuses" but she liked it.^[8]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Jon Spencer, except 10 by Kurt Wolf and 15 by Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald V. Casale; all music is composed by Pussy Galore, except 15 (Mothersbaugh/Casale)

Side One
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Understand Me"	4:05
2.	"SM 57"	2:04
3.	"Kicked Out"	3:55
4.	"Solo=Sex"	3:02
5.	"Undertaker"	2:32
6.	"DWDA"	4:25
7.	"Dick Johnson"	2:21

Side Two
No.	Title	Length
8.	"1 Hour Later"	2:49
9.	"Eat Me"	2:02
10.	"Waxhead"	2:19
11.	"Wait a Minute"	2:53
12.	"Evil Eye"	3:06
13.	"ADWD #2"	2:30
14.	"Hang On"	5:44

CD bonus tracks (1989 Caroline and Product Inc. releases)
No.	Title	Length
15.	"Penetration of the Centerfold"	2:01
16.	"Handshake"	2:03
17.	"Adolescent Wet Dream"	1:27
18.	"Sweet Little Hi-Fi"	3:04
19.	"Brick"	1:56
20.	"Renegade"	2:51

16-20 are taken from the EP Sugarshit Sharp; 15 was added to reissues of the EP under the correct title, "Penetration in the Centerfold."

Personnel

Adapted from the Dial 'M' for Motherfucker liner notes.^[9]

Pussy Galore

Bob Bert – instruments
Julie Cafritz – instruments
Neil Hagerty – instruments
Jon Spencer – lead vocals, instruments, production, design
Kurt Wolf – instruments

Production and additional personnel

Steve Albini – engineering
Gert-Jan van Avesaath – recording
Chris Clunn – photography
Michael Lavine – photography
Cristina Martinez – design
Wharton Tiers – engineering

Charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
UK Indie Chart^[10]	4

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1989	Caroline	CD, CS, LP	CAROL 1369
United Kingdom	1989	Product Inc.	CD, LP	INC 1
United Kingdom	1998	Mute Records Ltd.		PG 2
United States	1998	Matador		OLE 213

References

^ Fennessy, Kathleen C. "Dial 'M' for Motherfucker". AllMusic. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
^ "Review: Pussy Galore — Dial 'M'" (PDF). Hi-Fi News & Record Review (magazine). Vol. 34, no. 9. Croydon: Link House Magazines Ltd. September 1989. p. 105. ISSN 0142-6230. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021 – via World Radio History.
^ Fadele, Dele (13 May 1989). "Long Play: Pussy Galore — Dial 'M' for Motherf***er (Product Inc)". New Musical Express. London: IPC Limited. p. 33. ISSN 0028-6362. Archived from the original on 14 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024 – via Flickr.
^ Crook, Darren (13 May 1989). "Review: Pussy Galore — Dial 'M'" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 31—32. ISSN 0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022 – via World Radio History.
^ Keith, Cameron (13 May 1989). "Albums: Same old hang-ups. Review: Pussy Galore — Dial 'M' for Motherf***er ((Product Inc)" (PDF). Sounds. Peterborough: United Newspapers. p. 42. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022 – via World Radio History.
^ Kenny, Glenn; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Pussy Galore". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
^ Robinson, Nick (3 June 1989). "Review: Pussy Galore – Dial 'M' for Motherfucker" (PDF). Music Week. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 26. ISSN 0265-1548. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2022 – via World Radio History.
^ Garza, Janiss (17 June 1989). "Metal Picks: Pussy Galore – Dial 'M' for Motherfucker" (PDF). Cashbox. Vol. 52, no. 49. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc. p. 15. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022 – via World Radio History.
^ Dial 'M' for Motherfucker (booklet). Pussy Galore. New York City, New York: Caroline Records. 1989.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on June 8, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2014.

External links

Dial 'M' for Motherfucker at Discogs (list of releases)

[allmusic-1] Fennessy, Kathleen C. "Dial 'M' for Motherfucker". AllMusic. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

[HiFiReview-2] "Review: Pussy Galore — Dial 'M'" (PDF). Hi-Fi News & Record Review (magazine). Vol. 34, no. 9. Croydon: Link House Magazines Ltd. September 1989. p. 105. ISSN 0142-6230. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021 – via World Radio History.

[3] Fadele, Dele (13 May 1989). "Long Play: Pussy Galore — Dial 'M' for Motherf***er (Product Inc)". New Musical Express. London: IPC Limited. p. 33. ISSN 0028-6362. Archived from the original on 14 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024 – via Flickr.

[RMreview-4] Crook, Darren (13 May 1989). "Review: Pussy Galore — Dial 'M'" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 31—32. ISSN 0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022 – via World Radio History.

[SoundsReview-5] Keith, Cameron (13 May 1989). "Albums: Same old hang-ups. Review: Pussy Galore — Dial 'M' for Motherf***er ((Product Inc)" (PDF). Sounds. Peterborough: United Newspapers. p. 42. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022 – via World Radio History.

[trouserpress-6] Kenny, Glenn; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Pussy Galore". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

[MWreview-7] Robinson, Nick (3 June 1989). "Review: Pussy Galore – Dial 'M' for Motherfucker" (PDF). Music Week. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 26. ISSN 0265-1548. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2022 – via World Radio History.

[8] Garza, Janiss (17 June 1989). "Metal Picks: Pussy Galore – Dial 'M' for Motherfucker" (PDF). Cashbox. Vol. 52, no. 49. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc. p. 15. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022 – via World Radio History.

[linearnotes-9] Dial 'M' for Motherfucker (booklet). Pussy Galore. New York City, New York: Caroline Records. 1989.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[10] Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on June 8, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2014.

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