Painkillers (EP)

Painkillers
EP by Babes in Toyland
Released	June 22, 1993
Recorded	Track 1–5 at Pachyderm Studio, Cannon Falls, MN 1992 Track 6 at CBGB's in New York, April 1992
Genre	Punk rock, grunge
Length	51:19
Label	Reprise, Southern Records (UK)
Producer	Jack Endino (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 5), Kat Bjelland (tracks: 1 to 3, 6), Lee Ranaldo (tracks: 2 and 5), Lori Barbero (track: 4)
Babes in Toyland chronology
Fontanelle (1992) Painkillers (1993) Dystopia (1994)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[2]
Piero Scaruffi	[3]

Painkillers is the second EP recorded by Babes in Toyland. It consists of a re-recording "He's My Thing", outtakes from Fontanelle, and a live version of the tracks from Fontanelle, titled "Fontanellette", recorded at CBGB's. It was produced mainly by Jack Endino and Kat Bjelland, and released 21 June 1993 by Southern Records in the UK and 22 June 1993 by Reprise Records elsewhere.

Track listing

All songs written by Kat Bjelland, except where noted.^[4]

1. "He's My Thing" - 2:51
2. "Laredo" - 2:37
3. "Istigkeit" - 4:21
4. "Ragweed" (Lee Ranaldo) - 3:09
5. "Angel Hair" - 3:42
6. "Fontanellette" (Bjelland, Lori Barbero, Maureen Herman) - 34:04

Personnel

• Kat Bjelland - Guitar, vocals
• Lori Barbero - Drums, vocals on "Ragweed"
• Maureen Herman - Bass

Chart performance

External links

• Allmusic: Painkillers
• Discography.com's Painkiller Info Page

References