BIKINI KILL Pussy Whipped Vinyl LP

Before Spotify algorithms told you what riot grrrl was, Bikini Kill were doing it in practice spaces and basement venues with equipment held together by spite and determination. Pussy Whipped, their 1993 debut full-length on Kill Rock Stars, is the document that proves the theory.

This is the record that contains "Rebel Girl", which Rolling Stone clocked at number 27 on their list of greatest songs ever written, and they weren't wrong. Kathleen Hanna's vocals sit somewhere between a sermon and a provocation, and the band behind her, Tobi Vail, Kathi Wilcox, Billy Karren, never let up. Feminist punk that sounds as confrontational now as it did when it landed. This limited edition pressing is a black and pink split vinyl, one of only 2,500 copies. It's not a collector's curiosity. It's a political document that happens to be 34 minutes long.

180-gram split black/pink vinyl. Limited to 2,500 copies worldwide. Originally released 1993, Kill Rock Stars. Standard LP dimensions.

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