Queen of Siam (Lydia Lunch album)

Queen of Siam
Studio album by Lydia Lunch
Released	February 9, 1980
Recorded	1979 at Blank Tape Studios, New York City, NY
Genre	Experimental, punk jazz, No Wave
Length	31:38
Label	LP:ZE CD:Triple X and Atavistic
Producer	Bob Blank, Lydia Lunch
Lydia Lunch chronology
Queen of Siam (1980) The Agony Is the Ecstacy (1982)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	(B+)[2]

Queen of Siam is the debut album of the singer/songwriter and underground icon Lydia Lunch, released in February 9, 1980 through ZE Records.^[3] It features her off-key and snarling vocals, especially on her cover version of the pop song "Spooky". Although the album never received commercial acclaim, it did garner almost a cult status.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Mechanical Flattery"	Lydia Lunch	2:46
2.	"Gloomy Sunday"	Sam M. Lewis, Rezső Seress	2:57
3.	"Tied and Twist"	Lydia Lunch	2:55
4.	"Spooky"	Buddy Buie, James Cobb, Harry Middlebrooks Jr., Mark Shapiro	2:40
5.	"Los Banditos"	Lydia Lunch	3:10

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Atomic Bongos"	Pat Irwin, Lydia Lunch	2:17
2.	"Lady Scarface"	Lydia Lunch	3:12
3.	"A Cruise to the Moon"	Lydia Lunch	3:54
4.	"Carnival Fat Man"	Lydia Lunch	2:11
5.	"Knives in the Drain"	Grant, Lydia Lunch	4:00
6.	"Blood of Tin"	Lydia Lunch	1:09

Personnel

• Bob Blank – production, mixing, recording
• Dougie Bowne – drums
• Pat Irwin – backing vocals, instruments, arrangement
• Lydia Lunch – vocals, guitar on "Tied and Twist" and "Carnival Fat Man", piano on "Carnival Fat Man", production
• Robert Quine – guitar on "Lady Scarface", "A Cruise to the Moon", "Knives in the Drain" and "Blood of Tin"
• Jack Ruby (George Scott III) – bass guitar
• J. Billy VerPlanck – arrangement on "Lady Scarface", "A Cruise to the Moon", "Knives in the Drain" and "Blood of Tin"

References

1. Dougan, John. "Queen of Siam". Allmusic. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
2. Christgau, Robert. "Lydia Lunch". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
3. Gimarc, George (July 11, 2005). Punk Diary. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 291. Retrieved February 23, 2013.

External links

• Queen of Siam at Discogs (list of releases)