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| label = [[Ruby Records|Ruby]] <small>(original US release)</small><br>[[Situation Two]] <small>(original UK release)</small>
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== Content ==
== Content ==


''[[Trouser Press]]'' writes that the album "[revives] the grind-and-caterwaul of [[Teenage Jesus and the Jerks|Teenage Jesus]] as filtered through ''[[Metal Box]]''-era [[Public Image Ltd|PiL]], all deviant guitar and rolling rhythms".<ref name="Trouser Press">{{cite web |url=http://trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=lydia_lunch |title=TrouserPress.com :: Lydia Lunch |last1=Payes |first1=Robert |last2=Sheridan |first2=David |last3=Grant |first3=Steven |last4=Robbins |first4=Ira |website=[[Trouser Press|TrouserPress.com]] |accessdate=July 21, 2016}}</ref> UK magazine ''[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]]'' wrote that "sonically it comes over like a more droning, dissolute Stateside cousin of [[Siouxsie and the Banshees|Siouxsie & the Banshees]]' ''[[Juju (Siouxsie and the Banshees album)|Juju]]''".<ref name="Fact">{{cite web |url=http://www.factmag.com/2011/01/27/lydia-lunchs-1313-reissued/ |title=Lydia Lunch's ''13.13'' Reissued – Fact Music: Music News, New Music. |date=January 27, 2011 |website=[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]] |accessdate=August 16, 2016}}</ref> The musicians who played on and co-wrote the album had been members of first wave [[Los Angeles]] [[punk rock|punk]] band [[the Weirdos]].
''[[Trouser Press]]'' writes that the album "[revives] the grind-and-caterwaul of [[Teenage Jesus and the Jerks|Teenage Jesus]] as filtered through ''[[Metal Box]]''-era [[Public Image Ltd|PiL]], all deviant guitar and rolling rhythms".<ref name="Trouser Press">{{cite web |url=http://trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=lydia_lunch |title=TrouserPress.com :: Lydia Lunch |last1=Payes |first1=Robert |last2=Sheridan |first2=David |last3=Grant |first3=Steven |last4=Robbins |first4=Ira |website=[[Trouser Press|TrouserPress.com]] |accessdate=July 21, 2016}}</ref> UK magazine ''[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]]'' wrote that "sonically it comes over like a more droning, dissolute Stateside cousin of [[Siouxsie and the Banshees|Siouxsie & the Banshees]]' ''[[Juju (Siouxsie and the Banshees album)|Juju]]''".<ref name="Fact">{{cite web |url=http://www.factmag.com/2011/01/27/lydia-lunchs-1313-reissued/ |title=Lydia Lunch's ''13.13'' Reissued – Fact Music: Music News, New Music. |date=January 27, 2011 |website=[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]] |accessdate=August 16, 2016}}</ref> The musicians who played on and co-wrote the album had been members of first wave Los Angeles [[punk rock|punk]] band [[the Weirdos]].


== Reception ==
== Reception ==
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| rev3 = ''[[Spin Alternative Record Guide]]''
| rev3score = 5/10<ref>{{cite book|chapter=Lydia Lunch|first=Joy|last=Press|title=Spin Alternative Record Guide|title-link=Spin Alternative Record Guide|editor1-first=Eric|editor1-last=Weisbard|editor2-first=Craig|editor2-last=Marks|publisher=[[Vintage Books]]|year=1995|isbn=0-679-75574-8|pages=232-234}}</ref>
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== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==
;13.13
;13.13
*Dix Denney&nbsp;– [[guitar]]
*Dix Denney&nbsp;– guitar
*[[Lydia Lunch]]&nbsp;– [[Singing|vocals]], [[piano]], [[record producer|production]]
*[[Lydia Lunch]]&nbsp;– vocals, piano, production
*[[Cliff Martinez]]&nbsp;– [[Drum kit|drums]], [[percussion]]
*[[Cliff Martinez]]&nbsp;– drums, percussion
*Greg Williams&nbsp;– [[bass guitar]]
*Greg Williams&nbsp;– bass guitar
;Production and additional personnel
;Production and additional personnel
*13.13&nbsp;– [[record producer|production]]
*13.13&nbsp;– production
*David Arnoff&nbsp;– [[photography]]
*David Arnoff&nbsp;– photography
*Bob Blank&nbsp;– [[Audio engineering|engineering]]
*Bob Blank&nbsp;– [[Audio engineering|engineering]]
*Steven McDonald&nbsp;– engineering
*Steven McDonald&nbsp;– engineering
*James Partie&nbsp;– photography
*James Partie&nbsp;– photography
*Jeff Price&nbsp;– [[design]]
*Jeff Price&nbsp;– design
*[[Thom Wilson]]&nbsp;– engineering
*[[Thom Wilson]]&nbsp;– engineering


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| [[UK Indie Chart]]
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| style="text-align:center;"|19<ref>{{cite book|first=Barry |last=Lazell |url=http://cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/l.htm |title=Indie Hits 1980-1989 |publisher=Cherry Red Books |date=1997 |accessdate=September 5, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105083758/http://cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/l.htm |archivedate=January 5, 2010}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|19<ref>{{cite book|first=Barry |last=Lazell |url=http://cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/l.htm |title=Indie Hits 1980–1989 |publisher=Cherry Red Books |date=1997 |accessdate=September 5, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105083758/http://cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/l.htm |archivedate=January 5, 2010}}</ref>
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[[Category:1982 albums]]
[[Category:1982 albums]]
[[Category:Lydia Lunch albums]]
[[Category:Lydia Lunch albums]]
[[Category:Ruby Records albums]]
[[Category:Situation Two albums]]
[[Category:Situation Two albums]]

Latest revision as of 07:25, 1 March 2024

13.13
Studio album by
Lydia Lunch
ReleasedJune 1982
Recorded
GenrePost-punk
Length39:58
LabelRuby (original US release)
Situation Two (original UK release)
Producer
  • 13.13
  • Lydia Lunch
Lydia Lunch chronology
The Agony Is the Ecstacy
(1982) 		13.13
(1982) 		In Limbo
(1984)

13.13 is the second album by American artist Lydia Lunch, released in June 1982 by record label Ruby.

Content

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Trouser Press writes that the album "[revives] the grind-and-caterwaul of Teenage Jesus as filtered through Metal Box-era PiL, all deviant guitar and rolling rhythms".[1] UK magazine Fact wrote that "sonically it comes over like a more droning, dissolute Stateside cousin of Siouxsie & the Banshees' Juju".[2] The musicians who played on and co-wrote the album had been members of first wave Los Angeles punk band the Weirdos.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Trouser Pressmixed[1]
Spin Alternative Record Guide5/10[4]

13.13 has divided critics. Trouser Press wrote that "Like her previous stuff, it manages to be simultaneously fascinating and annoying."[1] In its retrospective review, Fact magazine qualified it as a "masterpiece".[2]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by 13.13 (Dix Denney, Lydia Lunch, Cliff Martinez and Gregg Williams), except as noted

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Stares to Nowhere" 4:15
2."3x3" 6:05
3."This Side of Nowhere"Lydia Lunch4:15
4."Snakepit Breakdown"Lydia Lunch4:07
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dance of the Dead Children"Lydia Lunch2:49
2."Suicide Ocean" 5:56
3."Lock Your Door" 5:27
4."Afraid of Your Company" 7:04

Personnel

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13.13
  • Dix Denney – guitar
  • Lydia Lunch – vocals, piano, production
  • Cliff Martinez – drums, percussion
  • Greg Williams – bass guitar
Production and additional personnel
  • 13.13 – production
  • David Arnoff – photography
  • Bob Blank – engineering
  • Steven McDonald – engineering
  • James Partie – photography
  • Jeff Price – design
  • Thom Wilson – engineering

Charts

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Chart (1982) Peak
position
UK Indie Chart 19[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Payes, Robert; Sheridan, David; Grant, Steven; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Lydia Lunch". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Lydia Lunch's 13.13 Reissued – Fact Music: Music News, New Music". Fact. January 27, 2011. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  3. ^ "13 13 – Lydia Lunch | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  4. ^ Press, Joy (1995). "Lydia Lunch". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 232–234. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  5. ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
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