UPDATE: Re-upped 11/30/2023 with two additional releases.
Subterranean gives up another one...
"Some wild women that rock pretty hard...arguably the rowdiest, raunchiest, & just plain best bunch of female rock 'n' rollers in the U.S. Funny, furious, & Flipperesque. Check it out"
(Subterranean Records sexist Mailorder flyer)
Ladies & Germs,...Frightwig!!!
Deanna Ashley (bass) & Mia Levin (vocals & guitar) formed Frightwig in San Francisco in 1983 because they "were bored with the cheezy male dominated rock scene & the growing number of 'hair' bands". The duo were then joined by Cecilia Lynch (drums) & were now ready to kick serious ass! 1984 saw the release of their debut album Cat Farm Faboo.
"Anyone interested in doing a genealogical study of the roots of riot grrrl rock must include this tremendously influential San Francisco band. Ferocious, funky feminists, Frightwig's debut LP was a brain-burning chunk of white-hot noise rock, loaded with unsubtle sexual politics ("My Crotch Does Not Say Go") & fueled by punk rock bravado that never let up. Flying in the face of every conventional (i.e., male-defined) attitude of a woman's place in contemporary rock, Frightwig simply got in your face & stayed there. A lot of feminist-inspired women rock bands of the '90s, like L7, Bikini Kill, & Bratmobile, owed a debt of gratitude to this pioneering band." ~ John Dougan, All Music Guide
Side 1:
The Wanque Off Song
My Crotch Does Not Say Go
Jeri's Song
I Got Lost
Hot Papa
A Man's Got to Do What a Man's Got to Do
Side 2:
Vagabondage
Only You
Take This & Fuck Your Head
I'll Talk to You & Smile
Tomorrow Never Comes
Something's Gotta Change
Enjoy,
NØ
UPDATE: This link has been dead for years. It is now re-upped, as well as the following...
Side One -
Beverly
Crazy World
Big Bang
Punk Rock Jail Bait
Manifest Destiny
Side Two -
Booby Prize (Dedicated to Linda Lovelace)
American Express
I Don't Want to Be Alone
Freedom
Side A -
AMX89
I Wanna Live
Public Baths
Side B -
Just One Look
I Support You
Frightwig Luvs Ya Baby
Enjoy more Fright,
NØ