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Sex Bomb Baby
Sex Bomb Baby
Compilation album by Flipper
Released	September 8, 1988
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	^[1]
Robert Christgau	A−^[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[4]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	8/10^[5]

Sex Bomb Baby is a compilation album by Flipper.^[6] 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."^[7] Likewise, The Rough Guide to Rock considered it an "excellent introduction" to the band, and advised seeking out the original release for its artwork.^[8]

Track listing

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

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