13.13

13.13 is the second album by American artist Lydia Lunch, released in June 1982 by record label Ruby.

13.13
Studio album by
Lydia Lunch
ReleasedJune 1982
Recorded
  • July 1981 at Perspective Sound, Sun Valley, California
  • August 1981 at Preferred Sound, Woodland Hills, California, United States
Length39:58
LabelRuby
Producer
  • 13.13
  • Lydia Lunch
Lydia Lunch chronology
The Agony Is the Ecstacy
(1982)		 13.13
(1982)		 In Limbo
(1984)

Content

Trouser Press writes that the album "[revives] the grind-and-caterwaul of Teenage Jesus as filtered through Metal Box-era PiL, all deviant guitar and rolling rhythms".[1] UK magazine Fact wrote that "sonically it comes over like a more droning, dissolute Stateside cousin of Siouxsie & the Banshees' Juju".[2]

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Trouser Pressmixed[1]

13.13 has divided critics. Trouser Press wrote that "Like her previous stuff, it manages to be simultaneously fascinating and annoying."[1] In its retrospective review, Fact magazine qualified it as a "masterpiece".[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by 13.13 (Dix Denney, Lydia Lunch, Cliff Martinez and Gregg Williams), except as noted.

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Stares to Nowhere" 4:15
2."3x3" 6:05
3."This Side of Nowhere"Lydia Lunch4:15
4."Snakepit Breakdown"Lydia Lunch4:07
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dance of the Dead Children"Lydia Lunch2:49
2."Suicide Ocean" 5:56
3."Lock Your Door" 5:27
4."Afraid of Your Company" 7:04

Personnel
13.13
Production and additional personnel
  • 13.13 – production
  • David Arnoff – photography
  • Bob Blank – engineering
  • Steven McDonald – engineering
  • James Partie – photography
  • Jeff Price – design
  • Thom Wilson – engineering

Charts
Chart (1982) Peak
position
UK Indie Chart 19[4]

References
  1. Payes, Robert; Sheridan, David; Grant, Steven; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Lydia Lunch". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  2. "Lydia Lunch's 13.13 Reissued – Fact Music: Music News, New Music". Fact. January 27, 2011. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  3. "13 13 – Lydia Lunch | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  4. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
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