Misplaced Pages

Sex Bomb Baby
Compilation album by Flipper
Released	September 8, 1988 (1988-09-08)
Recorded	1979–1982, various studios
Genre	Hardcore punk, noise rock
Label	Subterranean Records (original release Infinite Zero/American Recordings (1995 reissue) Water Records (2008 reissue) Domino Records (2009 UK & European release)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Robert Christgau	A−
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
Spin Alternative Record Guide	8/10

Sex Bomb Baby is a compilation album by Flipper. It contains singles, B-sides, and compilation tracks from 1979 to 1982.

Critical reception

Dave Thompson, in Alternative Rock, called Sex Bomb Baby a "crucial round-up of singles and compilation cuts." Likewise, The Rough Guide to Rock considered it an "excellent introduction" to the band, and advised seeking out the original release for its artwork.

Track listing

1. "Sex Bomb" - 5:19
2. "Love Canal" - 3:59
3. "Ha Ha Ha" - 2:19
4. "Sacrifice" (live) - 4:37
5. "Falling" (live) - 5:37 (bonus track on 1995 reissue)
6. "Ever" (live) - 2:42
7. "Get Away" - 2:57
8. "Earthworm" - 3:07
9. "The Game's Got a Price" - 1:59
10. "The Old Lady Who Swallowed the Fly" - 5:31
11. "Brainwash" - 6:45
12. "Lowrider" (live) - 3:22 (bonus track on 1995 reissue)
13. "End of the Game" (live) - 2:40 (bonus track on 1995 reissue)

Notes:

• Tracks 1 & 11 from "Sex Bomb" 7-inch single
• 2 & 3 from "Love Canal" 7-inch single
• 4 from Not So Quiet on the Western Front compilation
• 6 from Eastern Front compilation
• 7 & 10 from "Get Away" 7-inch single
• 8 from SF Underground compilation 7-inch EP
• 9 from a Take It magazine flexidisc
• 5, 12 & 13 from Live at Target compilation (added as bonus tracks on 1995 reissue)

Personnel (incomplete)

• Bruce Loose: vocals on tracks 2,3,4,6,8,9,10,11,12,13; bass on tracks 1,5,7
• Will Shatter: bass on tracks 2,3,4,6,8,9,10,11,12,13; vocals on tracks 1,5,7
• Ted Falconi: guitar on all tracks
• Steve DePace: drums on all tracks

References

1. "Sex Bomb Baby!". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
2. Christgau, Robert (March 14, 1989). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 502.
4. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 253.
5. Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 153.
6. "Flipper". Trouser Press. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
7. Thompson, Dave (July 15, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
8. The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. July 15, 2003. ISBN 9781858284576 – via Google Books.

• 1988 compilation albums
• Subterranean Records albums
• Domino Recording Company compilation albums
• Flipper (band) albums