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712 is a 1991 album by the Japanese rock trio Shonen Knife.[5][6] Using goroawase (語呂合わせ, "phonetic matching"), "712" can be read as "na-i-fu" (ナイフ), the Japanese imported word for "knife".

712
Studio album by Shonen Knife
Released	1991
Genre	Pop punk, post punk, indie rock
Length	39:58
Label	Gasatanka/Rockville[1]
Shonen Knife chronology
Shonen Knife (1990) 712 (1991) Let's Knife (1992)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[4]

The Japanese re-issue of this CD does not include the song "Baggs" (co-written with members of L7), instead featuring a new song "Cooking Story".

Critical reception

AllMusic called the album "a recommended starting point for those wishing to indulge themselves in some whimsical and thoroughly unpretentious rock & roll."[2] The New York Times wrote that "while [the band's] playing style can be charmingly imprecise -- harmonies that veer drastically out of key, missed drum cues -- its primitivism never seems contrived."[7] Spin recommended the album, writing that Shonen Knife "triumph when they insert the referents of pop stardom into their own inimitable universe."[8]

Track listing

Personnel

Shonen Knife

• Naoko Yamano: vocals, guitars
• Michie Nakatani: bass guitar, vocals
• Atsuko Yamano: drums

Additional personnel

• Jeff McDonald: vocals
• Pat Fear, Atsushi Shibata: guitars
• Noboru Yamada: saxophone
• Dave Landry, Steve McDonald, Steve Davis: bass guitar
• Victor Indrizzo: drums, percussion

References

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