Fuck Biography by Jason Ankeny
Pretty...Slow
Resigning themselves to a career of obscurity simply by virtue of their name, Fuck formed in Oakland, CA, in 1993 after bandmembers Timmy Prudhomme (vocals), Kyle Statham (guitar, violin), Ted Ellison (bass, piano), and Geoff Soule (drums) became fast friends while detained in a police holding cell. Establishing their home base on the other side of the bay in San Francisco (although Prudhomme soon relocated to New York City, forcing a bicoastal musical existence), they bowed in 1994 with the single "Monkey Beauty Shotgun," followed by a series of 7" releases and compilation appearances that found the vulgarity of their moniker consistently at odds with the increasing loveliness of their popcraft. The group's full-length debut, Pretty...Slow, appeared in 1996 on three separate labels -- Rhesus (Fuck's own imprint), Walt, and Esther (soon renamed Lamplighter) -- with financing and distribution costs divided equally between each company; the same deal was in place for Baby Loves a Funny Bunny, issued that same year, but in 1997 Fuck signed to Matador, where they released the excellent Pardon My French. Conduct followed a year later; Cupid's Cactus was issued in early 2001. Those Are Not My Bongos was released three years later by Future Farmer Recordings.
F*ck – Baby Loves A Funny Bunny
F*ck - Baby Loves A Funny Bunny album cover
Label:
Normal – Normal 204
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Ltd.
Country:
Germany
Released:
1996
Genre:
Rock
Style:
Alternative Rock
A1 Boy Meets Girl 0:17
A2 Swinger 2:41
A3 Love Me 2 2:58
A4 Flight Of The Mongeese 1:28
A5 Tired 1:14
A6 22 No 1:37
A7 Nice Burg, Lettuce 1:57
A8 Talent, OR 1:01
A9 Ballet High 2:27
A10 Part Of Me 5:19
B1 Rococo 2:32
B2 Like You 1:58
B3 Loosened Mind? 3:09
B4 Crush A Butterfly 3:05
B5 Whimper And Cry 2:09
Producer – Fuck
Limited Edition of 1000 hand-numbered copies, comes in matchbook sleeves.
Barcode: 4011760630416
GOLDMINE GRADING
MINT ---- It should appear to be perfect. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains, labels or writing, tears or splits. Mint means perfect.
NEAR MINT ---- Otherwise mint but has one or two tiny inconsequential flaws that do not affect play. Covers should be close to perfect with minor signs of wear or age just becoming evident: slight ring-wear, minor denting to a corner, or writing on the cover should all be noted properly.
VERY GOOD PLUS ---- The record has been handled and played infrequently or very carefully. Not too far from perfect. On a disc, there may be light paper scuffs from sliding in and out of a sleeve or the vinyl or some of the original luster may be lost. A slight scratch that did not affect play would be acceptably VG+ for most collectors.
VERY GOOD ---- Record displays visible signs of handling and playing, such as loss of vinyl luster, light surface scratches, groove wear and spindle trails. Some audible surface noise, but should not overwhelm the musical experience. Usually a cover is VG when one or two of these problems are evident: ring wear, seam splits, bent corners, loss of gloss, stains, etc.
GOOD ---- Well played with little luster and significant surface noise. Despite defects, record should still play all the way through without skipping. Several cover flaws will be apparent, but should not obliterate the artwork.
POOR ---- Any record or cover that does not qualify for the above "Good" grading should be seen as Poor. Several cover flaws.