''Whores Moaning'' (or ''Whore's Moaning'') is an
EP by
Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth was an American rock band based in New York City, formed in 1981. Founding members Thurston Moore (guitar, vocals), Kim Gordon (bass, vocals, guitar) and Lee Ranaldo (guitar, vocals) remained together for the entire history of the b ...
released in February 1993. It was released exclusively in Australia to coincide with 1993 tour dates in Australia and New Zealand. The name of the EP was a reference to
Nirvana
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's Australian tour EP ''
Hormoaning
''Hormoaning'' is an EP by the American rock band Nirvana. It was released on January 27, 1992 through DGC Records and Geffen Records. It was released in Australia and Japan only, during the band's tour there.
Songs
Four of the songs on ''Hormoan ...
'', released the previous year.
Content
Basically consisting of the "
Sugar Kane" single with some tweaking, it featured the radio edit of "Sugar Kane", "Personality Crisis" from a ''
Sassy Magazine
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''
flexi-disc
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(recorded July 1990), a prototype instrumental of "Shoot" from December 1991 called "The End of the End of the Ugly", "Is It My Body" from the
Sub Pop
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Alice Cooper
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tribute (recorded April 1991) and the lengthy instrumental "Tamra" from November 1991. The record was re-released in the United States on blue vinyl on April 16, 2011 for Record Store Day.
Packaging
The
Kevin Kerslake
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cover art
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work is a
photocopy
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of one of
Kurt Cobain
Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – April 5, 1994) was an American musician who served as the lead vocalist, guitarist and primary songwriter of the rock band Nirvana. Through his angst-fueled songwriting and anti-establishment persona ...
's dolls. The back features a drawing by Cobain.
Track listing
# "Sugar Kane" (Edit) – 5:03
# "
Personality Crisis" – 3:50
# "The End of the End of the Ugly" – 4:12
# "Is It My Body" – 2:53
# "Tamra" – 8:53
Charts
References
External links
''Rolling Stone'' article''NME'' article mentioning the EP
1993 EPs
Sonic Youth EPs
Geffen Records EPs
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