| Tropic of Scorpio | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | December 2, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | August 1991 | |||
| Studio | Inner Ear Studios, Arlington, VA | |||
| Genre | Post-hardcore, indie rock | |||
| Length | 31:09 | |||
| Label | Adult Swim | |||
| Producer | Eli Janney | |||
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Tropic of Scorpio is the debut studio album of American post-hardcore/indie rock band Girls Against Boys, released on December 2, 1992 by record label Adult Swim.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Trouser Press | favorable [2] |
AllMusic called it "a slightly off-and-on affair, but when it works it fulfills the promise of the earliest recordings and then a little bit more." [1]
All tracks are written by Girls Against Boys
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Night of Pleasure (With the Mudjacking Contractors)" | 4:21 |
| 2. | "Wow Wow Wow" | 2:29 |
| 3. | "Matching Wits with Flaming Frank" | 2:46 |
| 4. | "Can't Do Anything but Love You, Babe" | 3:05 |
| 5. | "Wasting Away" | 2:54 |
| 6. | "Plush" | 4:16 |
| 7. | "Everything I Do Seems to Cost Me $20" | 4:38 |
| 8. | "Taste All the Fruit" | 2:55 |
| 9. | "Little Buccaneer" | 2:01 |
| 10. | "Everywhere I Go I Seem to Spend $20" | 1:44 |
Adapted from the Tropic of Scorpio liner notes. [3]
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1992 | Adult Swim | CD, CS, LP | AS4 |
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