''Smack Bunny Baby'' is the debut album from the band Brainiac, released in 1993 via

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. It is the only album by the group to feature founding guitarist Michelle Bodine. The LP edition of the album includes the track "Velveteen" that was not found on the original CD edition. An unknown number of the LP copies were pressed on turquoise-marbled vinyl. Along with its successor ''

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'', as of 2016 ''Smack Bunny Baby'' was out-of-print and the copyright was owned by The Bicycle Music Company. However, in December 2023 upon the 30-year anniversary of the original release, the album was reissued on green vinyl (and digital formats) by Craft Recordings, the reissue label of Concord Bicycle Music.

Critical reception

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'' included the album on its 1993 "10 Best Albums of the Year You ''Didn't'' Hear" list, calling it "a noisy little devil that benefits greatly from a fondness for Moog synth and a good ear for (buried) melody."

Track listing

Personnel

*Tim "timmytaylor" Taylor - vocals (tracks 1–3, 5–12), guitars,

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*Michelle Bodine - guitars, vocals (tracks 4, 8, 10–11) *Tyler Trent - drums *Juan "Monostereo" Monasterio - bass * Eli Janney - production, engineering, recording *Ray Martin - engineering, mixing assistance *Bruce Hathaway - engineering, recording assistance

References

1993 debut albums Brainiac (band) albums {{1990s-alt-rock-album-stub