My Body, the Hand Grenade
My Body, the Hand Grenade is a compilation from American alternative rock band Hole, released on 28 October 1997 through their European label, City Slang. It gathers unreleased tracks, B-sides and singles, along with recordings taken from live performances and material from the band's first session in March 1990. The aim was to trace their shift from noise rock beginnings to the more melodic songwriting of Live Through This, from 1994.
Because the tracks come from different periods, a range of past line-ups appears, including drummers Caroline Rue and Patty Schemel and bassists Jill Emery and Kristen Pfaff. Courtney Love plays bass on one song, and the album is dedicated to Pfaff's memory. Eric Erlandson handled most of the production and mixing, while Love designed the artwork, which draws on Marie Antoinette, Anne Boleyn and Jayne Mansfield. Critics found strong individual tracks, though not much cohesion.
My Body, the Hand Grenade: tracklist, credits and charts
14 tracks · 55:52Tracklist
- 1Turpentine4:00
- 2Phonebill Song1:49
- 3Retard Girl4:47
- 4Burn BlackEric Erlandson and Courtney Love4:57
- 5DicknailEric Erlandson and Courtney Love3:40
- 6Beautiful Son2:30
- 720 Years in the Dakota2:55
- 8Miss World (demo)Eric Erlandson and Courtney Love3:30
- 9Old Age4:24
- 10Softer, Softest3:47
- 11He Hit Me (It Felt Like a Kiss)Carole King and Gerry Goffin3:44
- 12Season of the WitchDonovan3:42
- 13Drown Soda (live)Emery, Erlandson, Love, Rue6:10
- 14Asking for It (live)5:58
- Produced by
- Hole, Paul Q. Kolderie, Sean Slade, Hal Willner, Eric Erlandson
- Recorded at
- Radio Tokyo (Los Angeles), Brooklyn Academy of Music (New York City), Rudy's Rising Star (Los Angeles), Word of Mouth Productions (Seattle), Ariola Ltda BMG (Rio de Janeiro), Triclops Studios (Atlanta), Brixton Academy (London), Little John's Farm (Reading, England)
- Recorded
- 1990–1995
- Mixed by
- Jack Endino, Barry Goldberg
- Mixed at
- Reciprocal Recordings
- Engineered by
- Michael James, Jack Endino, Craig Montgomery, Paul Q. Kolderie, Sean Slade, Pat McCarthy, Miti Adhikari
- Label
- City Slang
- Length
- 55:52
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 1997 | 82 |
| UK Independent Albums · 1997 | 9 |
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz; also seen: 1997-12-10 (wikidata)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 28 October 1997 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 28 October 1997 | |
| Wikidata | 10 December 1997 | |
| UK / Europe release | 28 October 1997 | earliest UK or European date |
2 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | FR | City Slang | 724384481421 | other |
| 28 October 1997 | GB | City Slang | 0718750499523 | original |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: minor: best source 1423x1404, upscaled to 1500 (x1.07)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1423×1404 | upscaled: minor: best source 1423x1404, upscaled to 1500 (x1.07) |