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| Released | 1991 | |||
| Recorded | May 1991 | |||
| Studio | Easley Studios, Memphis, Tennessee, United States | |||
| Length | 49:56 | |||
| Label | Triple X | |||
| Producer | J. G. Thirlwell | |||
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Shotgun Wedding is the sole collaborative studio album by Lydia Lunch and Rowland S. Howard. It was released in May 1991, through record label Triple X.
All lyrics are written by Lunch, except as noted; all music is composed by Howard, except as noted
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Burning Skulls" | Jeremy Gluck | Mark Taylor | 6:20 |
| 2. | "In My Time of Dying" | John Bonham, Jimmy Page, Jones, Robert Plant | 5:00 | |
| 3. | "Solar Hex" | Lunch | Lunch | 3:37 |
| 4. | "Endless Fall" | 3:51 | ||
| 5. | "What Is Memory" | Lunch | Lunch | 5:30 |
| 6. | "Pigeon Town" | 4:59 | ||
| 7. | "Cisco Sunset" | 5:47 | ||
| 8. | "Incubator" | 5:29 | ||
| 9. | "Black Juju" | Dennis Dunaway | Dunaway | 9:21 |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork | 6.9/10 [2] |
| Q | [3] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 7/10 [4] |
| Trouser Press | favorable [5] |
AllMusic called the album an "alternative rock gem" and "one of Lunch's greatest achievements." [1] Record Collector called it "an essential document for darkside dog-walkers, as both a reaffirmation of Howard's innovatory visions and snapshot of one of the last century's great damage-wallowing couples in fetid creative union." [6]
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