Tropic of Scorpio is the debut studio album of American post-hardcore/indie rock band Girls Against Boys, released on December 2, 1992 by record label Adult Swim.
| Tropic of Scorpio | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | December 2, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | August 1991 | |||
| Studio | Inner Ear Studios, Arlington, VA | |||
| Genre | Post-hardcore, indie rock | |||
| Length | 31:09 | |||
| Label | Adult Swim | |||
| Producer | Eli Janney | |||
| Girls Against Boys chronology | ||||
| ||||
Reception edit
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Trouser Press | favorable[2] |
AllMusic called it "a slightly off-and-on affair, but when it works it fulfills the promise of the earliest recordings and then a little bit more."[1]
Track listing edit
All tracks are written by Girls Against Boys
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Night of Pleasure (With the Mudjacking Contractors)" | 4:21 |
| 2. | "Wow Wow Wow" | 2:29 |
| 3. | "Matching Wits with Flaming Frank" | 2:46 |
| 4. | "Can't Do Anything but Love You, Babe" | 3:05 |
| 5. | "Wasting Away" | 2:54 |
| 6. | "Plush" | 4:16 |
| 7. | "Everything I Do Seems to Cost Me $20" | 4:38 |
| 8. | "Taste All the Fruit" | 2:55 |
| 9. | "Little Buccaneer" | 2:01 |
| 10. | "Everywhere I Go I Seem to Spend $20" | 1:44 |
Personnel edit
Adapted from the Tropic of Scorpio liner notes.[3]
- Girls Against Boys
- Alexis Fleisig – drums
- Eli Janney – sampler, production, engineering
- Scott McCloud – lead vocals, guitar
- Johnny Temple – bass guitar
- Production and additional personnel
- Nathan Larson – trumpet, backing vocals
- Yuri Martyr – photography
- David Rathbone – charango
- Chris Thomson – backing vocals
- Zeke Weiner – tabla
- Luke Wood – guitar
Release history edit
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1992 | Adult Swim | CD, CS, LP | AS4 |
References edit
- ^ a b Raggett, Ned. "Tropic of Scorpio". Allmusic. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ^ Kot, Greg (2007). "Girls Against Boys". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ^ Tropic of Scorpio (booklet). Girls Against Boys. Washington, D.C.: Adult Swim Records. 1992.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
External links edit
- Tropic Of Scorpio at Discogs (list of releases)
 | This 1990s indie rock album-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |