The Real Janelle | ||||
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Released | 1994 | |||
Recorded | July 1993 | |||
Genre | Punk rock | |||
Length | 12:12 | |||
Label | Kill Rock Stars [1] | |||
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AllMusic | [2] |
Robert Christgau | [3] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
The Real Janelle is an EP by Bratmobile, released in 1994. [5] [6] It would become Bratmobile's last studio recording in six years. Though released before The Peel Session , that was recorded a year prior.
The title "The Real Janelle" was inspired by a Born Against song written by Ben Weasel of Screeching Weasel. [7] The Born Against song and The Real Janelle reference Janelle Hessig, a former Bratmobile roadie and East Bay fanzine creator known for producing "Tales of Blarg" and "Desperate Times." The photo on the cover of the EP is of Hessig. [8]
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Recorded July 1993 at Avast, Seattle, Washington. Engineered by Stuart Hallerman. Mixed by Stuart Hallerman, Slim Moon, and Bratmobile. Prints by Tinúviel.
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