BABES IN TOYLAND: SPANKING MACHINE Debut Studio Album (1990)

Spanking Machine is the debut studio album by the rock band Babes in Toyland, released on April 16, 1990, through Reciprocal Recording.
The working title of the album was Swamp Pussy, which later ended up becoming the opening song on the album. The album title was later changed to Spanking Machine.The album was recorded and produced by Seattle musician and producer Jack Endino at Reciprocal Recording in Seattle, where other bands such as Nirvana and Mudhoney recorded, and was released in April 1990 by Twin/Tone Records.

“Dust Cake Boy” was a different version than that previously released on 45 by the Minneapolis-based Treehouse Records in 1989. It was recorded in 1988, before the band’s sessions with Jack Endino, at Technisound Studio and produced by Brian Paulson. The single was backed with “Spit to See the Shine”. A promotional video for the song “He’s My Thing” was also recorded, though the song was never released as a single. Recorded during a live show at Minneapolis’ First Avenue, the video was recorded on a 16 mm camera by Mike Etoll.

Tracklist:

1. Swamp Pussy
2. He’s My Thing
3. Vomit Heart
4. Never
5. Boto(w)rap (Bjelland, Lori Barbero)
6. Dogg” Barbero
7. Pain in My Heart
8. Lashes
9. You’re Right
10. Dust Cake Boy
11. Fork Down Throat

Credits:

Babes in Toyland
Kat Bjelland: vocals, guitar
Michelle Leon: bass
Lori Barbero: drums, vocals