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| Released November 2012 |
The first Bikini Kill
12” EP just got the 20th Anniversary royal reissue treatment. Originally released in 1992 by Kill
Rock Stars, this EP now comes to us courtesy of the band’s own Bikini Kill Records. Bikini Kill was punk,
fierce, smart and funny. They demanded “revolution
girl style now!” and they got it.
The positive effects of the Riot Grrrl movement are still being felt 20
years later. What’s more, the core
ethos of the movement took on a life of it’s own after it’s first incarnation and
stretched out in many different directions. The female-centric counter culture it inspired is still present
in everything from music and art (think Denver’s own Titwrench Fest) to small
businesses and beyond. Now back to
the record itself. As soon as the
needle dropped on the first track and that famous quote faded into the
pummeling riff that begins ‘Double Dare Ya’ I was re-hooked. The songs on this record are immediate
and raw and they still hold up today.
Their best music was yet to come, but this was a statement record. Kathleen, Tobi, Kathi and Billy were
announcing themselves and letting anyone who listened know they had something
to say. The rest is pretty much
history. The reissue includes a
new fanzine poster and some cool liner notes. Although the
Reissue! category of this blog was formulated to cover obscurities, this EP is
most widely know as the first half of ‘The CD Version Of The First Two Records’,
so having it rereleased in the original format is close enough. I’m looking forward to more vinyl
reissues from Bikini Kill, especially since CD’s suck my left one. Wink!
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