Handsome and Gretel explained

Handsome and Gretel
Cover:Handsome_BITL.png
Type:single
Artist:Babes in Toyland
Album:Fontanelle
B-Side:Pearl
Released:1991[1]
Recorded:April 1991
Studio:Six Feet Under, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Length:1:51
Label:Insipid
Prev Title:House
Prev Year:1990
Next Title:Bruise Violet
Next Year:1992

"Handsome and Gretel" is the third single by American punk band Babes in Toyland. It was released on 7" vinyl, and its songs later appeared on the band's second studio album, Fontanelle.

Artwork

There are two versions of the single's cover. The most known one is of singer, Kat Bjelland, sitting in a police car with blood on her legs after getting into a car accident in Arizona in 1988. Drummer Lori Barbero talks about this incident in a 1989 issue of the zine, No Idea:

The back cover art features drummer Lori Barbero, with what appears to be a nosebleed.

Release

The single was released on June 1, 1991 as a limited edition 7" by the independent Australian label Insipid Records.[2] On August 22, 2016, Blank Recording Co. re-released the single on 7" vinyl.[3]

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ex-Sonic Youth Man Thurston Moore On Why Babes In Toyland Are Still One Of Punk's Most Incendiary Forces. NME. May 28, 2015. Moore, Thurston. May 17, 2018.
  2. Web site: Handsome & Gretel / Pearl. The Sound of Vinyl. May 17, 2018. May 18, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180518130222/https://thesoundofvinyl.us/handsome-gretel-pearl-babes-in-toyland.html. dead.
  3. Web site: Babes in Toyland – Handsome & Gretel / Pearl. Amoeba Records. May 17, 2018.