Ask for It
Ask for It is an EP from the American alternative rock band Hole, released in September 1995 on Caroline Records. It was the band's second and last release for the label, which had put out their debut album, Pretty on the Inside, in 1991.
Though it arrived after the platinum-selling Live Through This (1994), the material comes from an earlier line-up and dates from 1991 and 1992. It draws on a John Peel session for the BBC, a studio session for a Wipers tribute album, and a live show at the Whisky a Go Go in West Hollywood. Three of the songs are Hole's own, alongside covers of the Wipers, Beat Happening, The Velvet Underground and the Germs. It makes a handy snapshot of the band's early, rougher days, and of the records they loved.
Ask for It: tracklist, credits and charts
6 tracks · 18:06Tracklist
- 1Over the EdgeGreg Sage2:47
- 2Pale Blue EyesLou Reed3:56
- 3Drown SodaEmery, Erlandson, Love, Rue3:52
- 4Doll PartsEric Erlandson and Courtney Love2:22
- 5VioletEric Erlandson and Courtney Love3:36
- 6Forming / Hot Chocolate Boy1:32
- Produced by
- Mike Robinson
- Recorded at
- Whisky a Go Go (Los Angeles), BBC Studios, Maida Vale (London), Boyle residence (Hollywood)
- Recorded
- 1991–1992
- Labels
- Caroline Records, Caroline
- Length
- 18:06
Line-up
- Courtney Love · lead vocals · guest
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 1995–1996 | 172 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1995–1996 | 183 |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 1995-09-12 vs 1995-10-26 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 26 October 1995 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 12 September 1995 | |
| Wikidata | 1995 | |
| US release | 26 October 1995 | earliest US date |
1 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 October 1995 | US | Caroline Records | 017046147026 | original |
Cover art sources
fanarttv · upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| fanarttv ✓ | 1000×1000 | upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50) |
| coverartarchive | 600×590 | upscaled |