Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby

Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby
Studio album by Girls Against Boys
Released	August 20, 1993
Recorded	February 1993
Studio	Oz Studios, Baltimore, MD
Genre	Post-hardcore, indie rock, alternative 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 August 1993 on Touch and Go Records.^[1]

Production

Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby was produced by Ted Niceley, known for his work with Fugazi.

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]
NME	[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]

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]

Legacy

The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.^[6]

Track listing

All songs written and composed 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.^[7]

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.com. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
4. columnist (September 1993). "Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby". NME: 39.
5. Brackett, Nathan, ed. (November 2004). "Girls Against Boys". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. p. 332.
6. 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.
7. 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)