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Paint as a Fragrance

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Paint as a Fragrance
Studio album by
Released1991
Recorded1990
Genre
Length27:59
LabelCargo/Headhunter
ProducerJohn Reis
Rocket from the Crypt chronology
Paint as a Fragrance
(1991)
Circa: Now!
(1992)

Paint as a Fragrance is the first studio album by the American band Rocket from the Crypt.[4][5] It was released in 1991 by Cargo Records and Headhunter Records.[6] It is the band's only recording featuring their original lineup, which included drummer Sean Flynn and backing vocalist Elaina Torres.[2]

Production

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The album was recorded for $1,000.[3]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[7]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[8]

Westword called the album "an impressive, although scattered, sampler of the band's distinctive punk/pop sound."[3] Trouser Press wrote that "while the album does boast a surfeit of energy, the band often feints when it should jab, backing off intensely memorable riffs while dragging uneventful throbs to the point of tedium."[9] Stylus Magazine called it a "muscular, Pixies-ish, less than stellar 1991 debut that rarely hinted at the brilliance to come."[10]

Track listing

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  1. "French Guy"
  2. "Maybelline"
  3. "Shy Boy"
  4. "Basturds"
  5. "Velvet Touch"
  6. "Evil Party"
  7. "Stinker"
  8. "Jiggy Jig"
  9. "Weak Superhero"
  10. "Thumbmaster"

Performers

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Album information

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  • Record label:Cargo Records/Headhunter Records
  • Recorded at Westbeach Recorders in Los Angeles
  • Produced by John Reis
  • Preproduction by Gar Wood
  • Engineered by Donnell Cameron
  • Mastered at K-Disc
  • Photography by Jonny Donhowe
  • Disc art by Mark Gariss
  • CD layout by O, Jonny Donhowe, and Dean Kegler
  • Cover model: Tim Johnson
  • Insert drawing by Dean Reis

References

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  1. ^ a b "Paint as a Fragrance Rocket from the Crypt". AllMusic.
  2. ^ a b Baird, Robert (April 7, 1993). "Cryptic Grunge". Phoenix New Times.
  3. ^ a b c Jones, Brad (February 9, 1994). "Tales from the Crypt". Westword.
  4. ^ "Rocket from the Crypt Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. ^ The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. December 29, 2003. ISBN 9781858284576.
  6. ^ Earles, Andrew (September 15, 2014). Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996. Voyageur Press. ISBN 9780760346488.
  7. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 83.
  8. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 950.
  9. ^ "Rocket from the Crypt". Trouser Press. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Rocket from the Crypt". Stylus Magazine.