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Teen Babes from Monsanto is an EP record of cover songs released by the American rock band Redd Kross.

Release

Teen Babes from Monsanto was released in 1984 on Gasatanka Records and Filmworks, on 12-inch vinyl disc[nb 1] and Compact Cassette.[nb 1][nb 2]

Critical reception

In the words from John Dougan of AllMusic:

"The title says it all. Speedy, sloppy pop loaded with fuzzed-up guitars and whiny vocals. Mostly covers (Stooges, Kiss, Bowie), it's a great little statement of purpose from these '70s hard-rock babes-turned-adults."[1]

Reissues

Teen Babes from Monsanto has never been released on CD, but all its seven songs were included on the compilation CD Trance: Australian Tour 1992,[nb 3] released on the label Insipid Vinyl in 1992.

In June 2015, the record was reissued as a full-length LP under the title Teen Babes from Monsanto: Versión Especial,[nb 4][nb 5] a numbered limited edition of 250 copies, self-released by the band to commemorate the record's 31st anniversary, featuring three bonus cover versions and alternate double-fronted cover art designed by Jonathan Krop.[2]

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Deuce" (Kiss cover)Gene Simmons3:04
2."Citadel" (The Rolling Stones cover)Mick Jagger, Keith Richards2:52
3."Heaven Only Knows" (The Shangri-Las cover)Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry2:05
4."Ann" (The Stooges cover)The Stooges2:56
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Savior Machine" (David Bowie cover)David Bowie4:05
2."Blow You a Kiss in the Wind" (Elizabeth Montgomery cover[nb 6])Boyce and Hart2:03
3."Linda Blair 1984"Jeff McDonald4:31
Total length:21:36

2015: Versión Especial

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Deuce" (Kiss cover) 3:04
2."Citadel" (The Rolling Stones cover) 2:52
3."Heaven Only Knows" (The Shangri-Las cover) 2:05
4."I'll Meet You Halfway" (The Partridge Family cover)Wes Farrell, Gerry Goffin 
5."Ann" (The Stooges cover) 2:56
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."It Won't Be Long" (The Quick cover)John Lennon, Paul McCartney 
2."Fancy" (The Kinks cover)Ray Davies 
3."Savior Machine" (David Bowie cover) 4:05
4."Blow You a Kiss in the Wind" (Elizabeth Montgomery cover) 2:03
5."Linda Blair 1984" 4:31

Personnel

Redd Kross

Notes

  1. ^ a b Gasatanka #E-1110. Marketed by Enigma Records.
  2. ^ Restless #71110-4. Marketed by Restless Records.
  3. ^ Insipid #IV-11
  4. ^ Unlabeled self-release #RK-01
  5. ^ Spanish for "Special Version".
  6. ^ A cover version of the song "I'll Blow You a Kiss in the Wind" (aka "I'm Gonna Blow You a Kiss in the Wind"), written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, as it was performed by Elizabeth Montgomery (as Serena) on the Bewitched episode "Serena Stops the Show", aired on February 19, 1970.[3][4]

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