''Smack Bunny Baby'' is the debut album from the band

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, released in 1993 via

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. Along with its successor ''

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'', ''Smack Bunny Baby'' is currently out-of-print and the copyright is now owned by The Bicycle Music Company. It is the only album by the group to feature founding guitarist Michelle Bodine. The LP edition of the album includes the track "Velveteen" that's not found of the CD edition. Also, an unknown amount of LP copies were pressed on turquoise-marbled vinyl.

Critical reception

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'' included the album on its 1993 "10 Best Albums of the Year You ''Didn't'' Hear" list, calling it "a noisy little devil that benefits greatly from a fondness for Moog synth and a good ear for (buried) melody."

Track listing

Personnel

*Tim Taylor (credited as timmytaylor) - vocals, guitars,

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*Michelle Bodine - guitars *Jaun Monasterio (credited as Monostereo) - bass *Tyler Trent - drums * Eli Janney - production, engineering, recording *Ray Martin - engineering, mixing assistance *Bruce Hathaway - engineering, recording assistance

References

1993 debut albums Brainiac (band) albums {{1990s-alt-rock-album-stub