Nineties vs. Eighties

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Nineties vs. Eighties
Girls Against Boys Nineties VS Eighties.jpg
EP by
Released1990
Recorded1988 (1988)–1990 (1990)
StudioInner Ear Studios, Arlington, VA
Genre Post-hardcore
Length22:38
Label Adult Swim
Producer Girls Against Boys
Girls Against Boys chronology
Nineties vs. Eighties
(1990)
Tropic of Scorpio
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Nineties vs. Eighties is the debut EP and first major release by American post-hardcore band Girls Against Boys, released in 1990 by Adult Swim Records. Both sides of the EP features a different lineup of the band, and as a result, a different sound. The first side ("Nineties") represents the direction that the band would take in the ensuing years. [2]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Girls Against Boys

No.TitleLength
1."Stay in the Car"3:26
2."Jamie"3:52
3."Kitty-Yo"4:20
4."Move"3:40
5."Angels"3:13
6."Skind"4:04

Personnel

Adapted from the Nineties vs. Eighties liner notes. [3]

Girls Against Boys
Production and additional personnel

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States1990Adult SwimCD, LPAS3

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References

  1. Raggett, Ned. "Nineties Vs. Eighties". Allmusic. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  2. Kot, Greg (2007). "Girls Against Boys". Trouser Press . Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  3. Nineties vs. Eighties (booklet). Girls Against Boys. Washington, D.C.: Adult Swim Records. 1990.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)