Tropic of Scorpio

Tropic of Scorpio
Studio album by Girls Against Boys
Released December 2, 1992 (1992-12-02)
Recorded August 1991 (1991-08)
Studio Inner Ear Studios, Arlington, VA
Genre Post-hardcore, indie rock
Length 31:09
Label Adult Swim
Producer Eli Janney
Girls Against Boys chronology
Nineties vs. Eighties
(1990)Nineties vs. Eighties1990		 Tropic of Scorpio
(1992)		 Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby
(1993)Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby1993

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.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Trouser Pressfavorable[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]

Track listing

All tracks written by Girls Against Boys.

No.TitleLength
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

Personnel

Adapted from the Tropic of Scorpio liner notes.[3]

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1992 Adult Swim CD, CS, LP AS4

References

  1. 1 2 Raggett, Ned. "Tropic of Scorpio". Allmusic. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  2. ↑ Kot, Greg (2007). "Girls Against Boys". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  3. ↑ Tropic of Scorpio (booklet). Girls Against Boys. Washington, D.C.: Adult Swim Records. 1992.
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