Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby

Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby
Studio album by Girls Against Boys
Released	August 20, 1993 (1993-08-20)
Recorded	February 1993 (1993-02)
Studio	Oz Studios, Baltimore
Genre	Post-hardcore indie rock
Length	46:18
Label	Touch and Go
Producer	Ted Niceley
Girls Against Boys chronology
Tropic of Scorpio (1992) Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby (1993) Sexy Sam (1994)

Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby is the second studio album by the indie rock band Girls Against Boys. It was released in 1993 on Touch and Go Records.[1]

Production

Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby was produced by Ted Niceley.

Release

Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby was released on August 20, 1993, by record label Touch and Go.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Robert Christgau	[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]
MusicHound Rock	[5]
NME	[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[7]

In his retrospective review, Ned Raggett of AllMusic wrote, "when Girls Against Boys released Venus Luxure, it was clear that the quartet had really turned into something spectacular. Avoiding the clichés of early-'90s indie rock for its own surly, charismatic edge, Girls Against Boys here kicked out the jams like nobody's business."[2] Trouser Press wrote that "Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby is where all the flailing around starts to gel."[1]

Legacy

The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Girls Against Boys

No.	Title	Length
1.	"In Like Flynn"	4:25
2.	"Go Be Delighted"	3:57
3.	"Rockets Are Red"	5:03
4.	"Satin Down"	5:56
5.	"Let Me Come Back"	3:24
6.	"Learned It"	3:25
7.	"Get Down"	4:32
8.	"Bulletproof Cupid"	4:51
9.	"Seven Seas"	2:55
10.	"Billy's One Stop"	2:59
11.	"Bug House"	4:51

Personnel

Adapted from the Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby liner notes.[9]

Girls Against Boys Alexis Fleisig – drums Eli Janney – sampler, bass guitar, vocals, engineering Scott McCloud – lead vocals, guitar Johnny Temple – bass guitar

Production and additional personnel Peter Hayes – cover art Drew Mazurek – engineering Ted Niceley – production Steve Palmieri – engineering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1993	Touch and Go	CD, CS, LP	TG117
	2009		LP

References

1. Kot, Greg (2007). "Girls Against Boys". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
2. Raggett, Ned. "Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby". Allmusic. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
3. Christgau, Robert. "Girls Against Boys: Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby". Robert Christgau. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
4. Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). "Girls Against Boys". Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3 (4th ed.). MUZE. p. 764. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
5. Ives, Brian (1999). "Girls Against Boys". MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. p. 485 – via Internet Archive.
6. columnist (September 1993). "Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby". NME: 39.
7. Brackett, Nathan, ed. (November 2004). "Girls Against Boys". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. p. 332. ISBN 9780743201698.
8. Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.
9. Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby (booklet). Girls Against Boys. Chicago, Illinois: Touch and Go Records. 1993.

External links

• Venus Luxure No.1 Baby at Discogs (list of releases)