BONGWATER The Power Of Pussy LP SHIMMY DISC 1990 US orig shimmy 040 SHOCKABILLY
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THIS IS THE US ORIGINAL PRESSING on FSHIMMY DISC label. SINGLE COVER. The cover is in VG+ condition: normal wear and without any major deterioration, BUT light discolouration/wear on corners/spines, surface sticker mark on front (top left corner), left spine is fully readable; please for details see photos. Vinyl is in EX condition [barely played] and plays wonderfully.
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BONGWATER
As much a performance art troupe as a band, Bongwater was the brainchild of guitarist (Mark) Kramer -- chief of the Shimmy-Disc label and a former member of Shockabilly -- and actress Ann Magnuson, best known to mainstream audiences for her role in the ABC sitcom Anything But Love as well as the feature film Making Mr. Right. Kramer and Magnuson first met at her downtown New York nightspot Club 57, where he engineered the sound for her performances with the all-female percussion group Pulsalamma; after forming Bongwater in 1985, the duo enlisted avant-garde guitarist Fred Frith to record their 1987 EP debut Breaking No New Ground, a crazed neo-psychedelic set typified by Magnuson's surreal narratives, often inspired by her dreams about major celebrities and fellow downtown N.Y.C. denizens. After garnering a reputation for their anarchic live sets, Bongwater re-entered Kramer's Noise New York studios with ex-Phantom Tollbooth guitarist Dave Rick and former Shockabilly drummer David Licht to record......
"THE POWER OF PUSSY"
1990 LP SHIMMY-DISC RECORDS shimmy 040
PRINTED IN THE U.S.A. ORIGINAL PRESSING
SINGLE SLEEVEHEAVY CARDBOARD COVER
NOTES: Produced and engineered at Noise New York.
Jacket made in Canada. Direct Metal Mastering (DMM).
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LABEL: SHIMMY DISC - YELLOW/WHITE ARTWORK LABEL - WHITE/YELLOW TEXT
Catalog on cover: (spine) shimmy000........040
Catalog on labels: none
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): Shimmy- 040-A Europadisk Dmm S-1
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): Shimmy- 040-B Europadisk Dmm S-2
On labels: SHIMMY - DISC
On Back Cover: Tracklist + Credits
Shimmy Disc address [U.S.A. and Europe]
jacket made in canada
tracklisting: please, for tracklist see picturesgrading
RECORD EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
Kicking off with the great title track, a slow-chugging anthem with a sharp Magnuson lead and lyric, along with guest vocals from none other than the B-52s' Fred Schneider, Pussy pumps up Magnuson's vicious, intelligent feminism to an even higher level than before. From the barbed "What If..." and "Women Tied Up in Knots" to her incredible spoken word "What Kind of Man Reads Playboy" and more, she's on a very artistic rampage. Style, performance, sass, and rage combine brilliantly throughout. In general, Bongwater, with Licht back on drums in place of Sleep's rhythm boxes, continue as before, incorporating a more creepy sweetness at points. "Great Radio" is a standout, the group performing a slow, drony, and druggy piece with gentle power, while other songs like "I Need a New Tape" mix up the zoned psychedelic hush of past albums once again. Covers again crop up, both quite striking...(AllMusic)
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