Blissed Out (Dum Dum Girls album)

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Blissed Out
DDG-Blissed Out Cassette.jpg
Compilation album by
ReleasedJuly 13, 2010
Recorded2007–2009
Genre Indie rock, shoegaze, noise pop, post-punk revival
Length29:14
Label Art Fag
Dum Dum Girls chronology
I Will Be
(2010)
Blissed Out
(2010)
He Gets Me High
(2011)

Blissed Out is a compilation album by Dum Dum Girls, released on July 13, 2010 by Art Fag. [1] The album contains various pre-Sub Pop original recordings and covers, compiled together for the first time. It was released only on blue, red, pink and grey cassettes that were limited to 400 pressings, [2] which sold out. [1]

The cover is a screenshot from a German soft porno called Schulmädchen. [3]

Track listing

All songs written by Dee Dee except where noted. [2]

No.TitleLength
1."Ship of Love"1:45
2."Hey Sis"3:24
3."Throw Aggi Off the Bridge" (Black Tambourine)2:18
4."Catholicked" (chorus lyrics by Patti Smith)2:38
5."Let It Be Me" (Gilbert Bécaud, Mann Curtis, Pierre Delanoë)1:47
6."Mercury Mary"1:52
7."Brite Futures"2:45
8."Put a Sock in It"3:23
9."M.Y.O.B." (Delta 5)2:15
10."Longhair"2:57
11."Dream Away Life"4:17
Total length:29:14

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Dum Dum Girls - Blissed Out Cassette" . Retrieved 2011-08-26.
  3. "X-Press Magazine: Dum Dum Girls - Soft Core". Archived from the original on 2013-02-19. Retrieved 2013-01-13.