Right Now! (Pussy Galore album)

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Right Now!
Pussy Galore Right Now.jpg
Studio album by
Released1987 (1987)
Genre Noise rock, punk blues
Length33:28
Label Caroline
Producer Steve Albini, Kramer, Pussy Galore [1]
Pussy Galore chronology
Pussy Gold 5000
(1987)
Right Now!
(1987)
Maximum Penetration
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Robert Christgau B [3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Spin Alternative Record Guide 8/10 [6]

Right Now! is a studio album by the American noise rock band Pussy Galore, released in 1987 through Caroline Records. [7] [8] [9]

Contents

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that the album "brings Pussy Galore into the realm of artistic consideration but reveals them as a fairly bad noise band." [1] The Spin Alternative Record Guide called Right Now! the band's "finest bulldozer ride through the album format." [6]

Track listing

All songs written by Jon Spencer except where noted.

Side One
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Pig Sweat" 1:25
2."White Noise" 0:36
3."Uptight" 1:21
4."Biker-Rock-Loser" 1:34
5."Wretch" 1:40
6."Rope Legend" Neil Hagerty 2:00
7."Fuck You, Man" Julia Cafritz 0:36
8."White People" 1:06
9."New Breed" 1:50
10."Alright" 2:00
Side Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Knock Up" 0:54
2."NYC: 1999!" 2:06
3."Punch Out" 1:51
4."Pussy Stomp" 1:48
5."Trash Can Oil Drum" 2:09
6."Fix It" Neil Hagerty 1:51
7."Really Suck" 2:23
8."Rancid" 3:35
9."Hell Spawn" 2:35

Personnel

Adapted from the Right Now! liner notes. [10]

Charts

Chart (1987)Peak
position
UK Indie Chart [11] 17

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States1987 Caroline CS, LP CAROL 1337
United KingdomProduct Inc. CD, LP33 PROD 19
1998 Mute Records Ltd. PG 1
United States Matador OLE 212
2012ShoveLPSHOV 7

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