| Velvet Hammer | ||||
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| Released | November 1993 | |||
| Length | 37:11 | |||
| Label | Simple Machines | |||
| Producer | Steve Albini | |||
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Velvet Hammer is a studio album by the American band Scrawl, released in November 1993 [1] by Simple Machines. [2] [3]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [5] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A− [6] |
The New York Times wrote: "The music is sparse but strong; Marcy Mays's guitar and Sue Harshe's bass sometimes stand apart, sometimes mesh for buzzing riffs." [7]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Your Mother Wants To Know" (Marcy Mays) | 3:20 |
| 2. | "Take a Swing" (Sue Harshe / Scrawl) | 3:54 |
| 3. | "Disappear Without a Trace" (Marcy Mays) | 6:10 |
| 4. | "See" (Sue Harshe) | 3:17 |
| 5. | "Face Down" (Sue Harshe / Scrawl) | 4:00 |
| 6. | "Tell Me Now, Boy" (Sue Harshe / Marcy Mays) | 3:07 |
| 7. | "Drunken Fool" (Marcy Mays / Scrawl) | 3:45 |
| 8. | "Prize" (Marcy Mays / Scrawl) | 2:41 |
| 9. | "Blue Green Sea" (Marcy Mays) | 2:50 |
| 10. | "Remember That Day" (Marcy Mays / Scrawl) | 3:59 |
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