Tropic of Scorpio

1992 studio album by Girls Against Boys

Tropic of Scorpio

Studio album by

Girls Against Boys

Released

December 2, 1992 (1992-12-02)

Recorded

August 1991 (1991-08)

Studio

Inner Ear Studios, Arlington, VA

Genre

Post-hardcore, indie rock

Length

31:09

Label

Adult Swim

Producer

Eli Janney

Girls Against Boys chronology

Nineties vs. Eighties
(1990)

Tropic of Scorpio
(1992)

Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby
(1993)

Tropic of Scorpio is the debut studio album of American post-hardcore/indie rock band Girls Against Boys, released on December 2, 1992 by record label Adult Swim.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Trouser Press	favorable^[2]

AllMusic called it "a slightly off-and-on affair, but when it works it fulfills the promise of the earliest recordings and then a little bit more."^[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Girls Against Boys

No.	Title	Length
1.	"My Night of Pleasure (With the Mudjacking Contractors)"	4:21
2.	"Wow Wow Wow"	2:29
3.	"Matching Wits with Flaming Frank"	2:46
4.	"Can't Do Anything but Love You, Babe"	3:05
5.	"Wasting Away"	2:54
6.	"Plush"	4:16
7.	"Everything I Do Seems to Cost Me $20"	4:38
8.	"Taste All the Fruit"	2:55
9.	"Little Buccaneer"	2:01
10.	"Everywhere I Go I Seem to Spend $20"	1:44

Personnel

Adapted from the Tropic of Scorpio liner notes.^[3]

Girls Against Boys

Alexis Fleisig – drums
Eli Janney – sampler, production, engineering
Scott McCloud – lead vocals, guitar
Johnny Temple – bass guitar

Production and additional personnel

Nathan Larson – trumpet, backing vocals
Yuri Martyr – photography
David Rathbone – charango
Chris Thomson – backing vocals
Zeke Weiner – tabla
Luke Wood – guitar

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1992	Adult Swim	CD, CS, LP	AS4

References

^ ^a ^b Raggett, Ned. "Tropic of Scorpio". Allmusic. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
^ Kot, Greg (2007). "Girls Against Boys". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
^ Tropic of Scorpio (booklet). Girls Against Boys. Washington, D.C.: Adult Swim Records. 1992.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)