| Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby | ||||
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| Released | August 20, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | February 1993 | |||
| Studio | Oz Studios, Baltimore | |||
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| Length | 46:18 | |||
| Label | Touch and Go | |||
| Producer | Ted Niceley | |||
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Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby is the second studio album by the indie rock band Girls Against Boys. It was released in 1993 on Touch and Go Records. [2]
Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby was produced by Ted Niceley.
Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby was released on August 20, 1993, by record label Touch and Go.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide |  [4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
| MusicHound Rock | [6] |
| NME | [7] |
| Punknews.org |  [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [8] |
In his retrospective review, Ned Raggett of AllMusic wrote, "when Girls Against Boys released Venus Luxure, it was clear that the quartet had really turned into something spectacular. Avoiding the clichés of early-'90s indie rock for its own surly, charismatic edge, Girls Against Boys here kicked out the jams like nobody's business." [3] Trouser Press wrote that "Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby is where all the flailing around starts to gel." [2]
The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die . [9]
The song "Bulletproof Cupid" is included in the soundtrack of video game Need for Speed: The Run .
All tracks are written by Girls Against Boys
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "In Like Flynn" | 4:25 |
| 2. | "Go Be Delighted" | 3:57 |
| 3. | "Rockets Are Red" | 5:03 |
| 4. | "Satin Down" | 5:56 |
| 5. | "Let Me Come Back" | 3:24 |
| 6. | "Learned It" | 3:25 |
| 7. | "Get Down" | 4:32 |
| 8. | "Bulletproof Cupid" | 4:51 |
| 9. | "Seven Seas" | 2:55 |
| 10. | "Billy's One Stop" | 2:59 |
| 11. | "Bug House" | 4:51 |
Adapted from the Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby liner notes. [10]
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| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| United States | 1993 | Touch and Go | CD, CS, LP | TG117 |
| 2009 | LP |
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