''Pottymouth'' is the debut studio

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by the American punk rock band

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, released on June 8, 1993 by

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Recording and release

Most of the album was recorded by Tim Green of

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in July, 1992, at the Embassy in Washington, DC. Green was paid with a slice of cheese pizza and a bottle of black hair dye. "Kiss & Ride", "No You Don't", and "Queenie" were recorded in August, 1991 at Egg Studios in

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by Conrad Uno, and at YoYo Studios in

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by Pat Maley.

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sings on "Richard", which was recorded in December 1992 at the Red House in Olympia, Washington by Tim Green. The album was released on June 8, 1993 by the independent record label

Critical reception

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reviewer Stewart Mason felt that ''Pottymouth'' "is about the early-'90s indie scene, about the

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life in the post-

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age where it seemed like anything could happen." Prominent music critic

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of ''

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'' praised the songs "Throwaway" and "No You Don't". In January 1994, ''

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'' placed ''Pottymouth'' in its list of 10 Best Albums of the Year You Didn't Hear. Ira Robbins wrote approvingly in ''

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'': "Mustering 17 songs (including a relatively protracted bash at the Runaways' seminal "Cherry Bomb") in under a half-hour, the album is like a slap in the face: it's over before you realize what you're feeling but its sting lasts a good long while."Trouser Press review
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Track listing

#"Love Thing" – 1:40 #"Stab" – 1:50 #"

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cover) – 1:51 #"Throwaway" – 2:13 #"P.R.D.C.T." – 1:53 #"Some Special" – 1:40 #"Fuck Yr Fans" – 1:19 #"Polaroid Baby" 0:54 #"Panik" – 1:43 #"Bitch Theme" – 1:31 #"Richard" – 1:58 #"Cool Schmool" – 2:03 #"Juswanna" – 1:34 #"I Love You, You Little Crocodile" (hidden track) – 0:59 #"Kiss & Ride" – 1:27 #"No You Don't" – 1:45 #"Queenie" – 1:19

Personnel

;Bratmobile *

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– Singer/Songwriter * Erin Smith – Guitar, Back-up Vocals, Photography *

– Drums, Photography ;Technical personnel * Patrick Maley – Engineer * Tim Green – Engineer *

Conrad Uno Conrad Uno is an American record producer and founder of the independent record label PopLlama Records. Uno began his career making his own music as a teenager in his makeshift basement studio. At the request of his friends, the Young Fresh Fell ...

– Engineer * Ellen Smith – Photography * Tracy Sawyer – Photography * Panacea Theriac – Photography

References

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* {{Authority control 1993 debut albums Bratmobile albums Kill Rock Stars albums