''Grease Your Hips'' is an unofficial live album by American alternative rock band

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. The double album is composed of live radio broadcast performances by Hole in 1994 at the

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and the

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, in late 1994. It was released on vinyl on January 22, 2016.

Background

The tracks on ''Grease Your Hips'' originate from radio broadcasts of two Hole shows in 1994; first at the Hollywood Palladium in November, and second at the Berkeley Community Theatre in December. The title of the record is derived from a lyric in the track "Gutless."

Release

The album was released initially on iTunes by Good Ship Funke Records, a United Kingdom-based label, on May 4, 2015. It was released as a double LP on January 22, 2016 in the United Kingdom by Let Them Eat Vinyl, and on January 29 in North America.

Track listing

*Note: Tracks 1–11 recorded at the Hollywood Palladium, November 9, 1994; Tracks 12–19 recorded at the Berkeley Community Theatre, December 9, 1994

Personnel

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– lead vocals, rhythm guitar *

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– lead guitar * Melissa Auf der Maur – bass, backing vocals * Patty Schemel – drums

References

{{Hole 2016 live albums Hole (band) albums