| Paint as a Fragrance | ||||
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| Released | 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
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| Length | 27:59 | |||
| Label | Cargo/Headhunter | |||
| Producer | John Reis | |||
| Rocket from the Crypt chronology | ||||
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Paint as a Fragrance is the first studio album by the American band Rocket from the Crypt. [4] [5] It was released in 1991 by Cargo Records and Headhunter Records. [6] It is the band's only recording featuring their original lineup, which included drummer Sean Flynn and backing vocalist Elaina Torres. [2]
The album was recorded for $1,000. [3]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [7] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |  [8] |
Westword called the album "an impressive, although scattered, sampler of the band's distinctive punk/pop sound." [3] Trouser Press wrote that "while the album does boast a surfeit of energy, the band often feints when it should jab, backing off intensely memorable riffs while dragging uneventful throbs to the point of tedium." [9] Stylus Magazine called it a "muscular, Pixies-ish, less than stellar 1991 debut that rarely hinted at the brilliance to come." [10]
