Right Now! (Pussy Galore album)

Right Now! is a studio album by the American noise rock band Pussy Galore, released in 1987 through Caroline Records.[7][8][9]

Right Now!
Studio album by Pussy Galore
Released	1987
Genre	Noise rock, punk blues
Length	33:28
Label	Caroline
Producer	Steve Albini, Kramer, Pussy Galore[1]
Pussy Galore chronology
Pussy Gold 5000 (1987) Right Now! (1987) Maximum Penetration (1988)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Robert Christgau	B[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	8/10[6]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that the album "brings Pussy Galore into the realm of artistic consideration but reveals them as a fairly bad noise band."[1] The Spin Alternative Record Guide called Right Now! the band's "finest bulldozer ride through the album format."[6]

Track listing

All songs written by Jon Spencer except where noted.

Side One

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Pig Sweat"		1:25
2.	"White Noise"		0:36
3.	"Uptight"		1:21
4.	"Biker-Rock-Loser"		1:34
5.	"Wretch"		1:40
6.	"Rope Legend"	Neil Hagerty	2:00
7.	"Fuck You, Man"	Julia Cafritz	0:36
8.	"White People"		1:06
9.	"New Breed"		1:50
10.	"Alright"		2:00

Side Two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Knock Up"		0:54
2.	"NYC: 1999!"		2:06
3.	"Punch Out"		1:51
4.	"Pussy Stomp"		1:48
5.	"Trash Can Oil Drum"		2:09
6.	"Fix It"	Neil Hagerty	1:51
7.	"Really Suck"		2:23
8.	"Rancid"		3:35
9.	"Hell Spawn"		2:35

Personnel

Adapted from the Right Now! liner notes.[10]

Pussy Galore Bob Bert – drums, percussion Julie Cafritz – electric guitar, vocals Neil Hagerty – electric guitar, vocals Jon Spencer – lead vocals, electric guitar

Production and additional personnel Chris Gehringer – mastering Michael Lavine – photography

Charts

Chart (1987)	Peak position
UK Indie Chart[11]	17

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1987	Caroline	CS, LP	CAROL 1337
United Kingdom		Product Inc.	CD, LP	33 PROD 19
	1998	Mute Records Ltd.		PG 1
United States		Matador		OLE 212
	2012	Shove	LP	SHOV 7

References

1. Kenny, Glenn; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Pussy Galore". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
2. Cook, Stephen. "Right Now!". Allmusic. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
3. Christgau, Robert. "Pussy Galore". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
4. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 6: MUZE. p. 697.CS1 maint: location (link)
5. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 568.
6. Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 317.
7. "Pussy Galore | Biography & History". AllMusic.
8. Buckley, Peter (January 19, 2003). "The Rough Guide to Rock". Rough Guides – via Google Books.
9. Blush, Steven (October 4, 2016). "New York Rock: From the Rise of The Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB". Macmillan – via Google Books.
10. Right Now! (sleeve). Pussy Galore. New York City, New York: Caroline Records. 1987.CS1 maint: others (link)
11. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on June 8, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2014.

External links

• Right Now! at Discogs (list of releases)