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Hit & Run Holiday

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Hit & Run Holiday
Original Interscope cover
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 22, 1995[1]
RecordedStarlust Studios
(Los Angeles, California)
GenreIndustrial dance
LabelInterscope
ProducerBuzz McCoy
My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult chronology
13 Above the Night
(1993)
Hit & Run Holiday
(1995)
A Crime for All Seasons
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Hit & Run Holiday is the fifth studio album by industrial disco band My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult. It was originally released in 1995 on Interscope Records. The band describes it as a surf-punk meets Motown sound that tells the story of vixen Krystal Starlust and drifter Apollo.[3]

Recording

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Hit & Run Holiday was the band's second album for Interscope. It was recorded and mixed at Starlust Studios, Los Angeles.

Release

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Hit & Run Holiday was originally released on Interscope in 1995. It was later reissued on Rykodisc in cardboard box format in 1999.[4]

Touring

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The band toured the U.S. in support of the album from October to November 1995. The support acts on the Hit & Run Holiday Tour were Big Stick, Eve's Plum, and Superstar DJ Traci Lords.[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Hit & Run Holiday"3:02
2."Glamour Is a Rocky Road"3:27
3."Portrait of the Damned"4:25
4."Apollo 69"4:04
5."Chemical Cop-Out"2:41
6."Babylon Drifter"3:39
7."Hottest Party in Town"2:31
8."Golden Strip"3:46
9."The Doris Love Club"2:30
10."Mindcage"3:21
11."Mr. Eleganza"3:41
12."Universal Luxury"3:35
13."Hot Blood Risin'"2:54
14."Mission: Stardust"4:01
15."The Last Ride Out"3:22

Credits

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  • Backing vocals – Arena Rock, Ava Lucious Whyte, Cookie Bo'Kay, Lois Blue
  • Bass – Levi Levi
  • Co-producer – Carmen Marusich
  • Drums – Dick Fury
  • Guitar – Buzz McCoy
  • Keyboards – Kitty Killdare
  • Management – Tony Ferguson
  • Producer – Buzz McCoy
  • Vocals – Groovie Mann, Jacky Blacque, Cinderella Pussie
  • Written by – Buzz McCoy, Groovie Mann

References

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  1. ^ "Hit & Run Holiday - My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Hit & Run Holiday Overview". Allmusic.
  3. ^ "Biography". Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  4. ^ "My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult – Hit & Run Holiday (1995, CD)". Discogs.
  5. ^ "Gigography". Archived from the original on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
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