Paint as a Fragrance is the first studio album by the San Diego rock band Rocket from the Crypt.[4][5] It was released in 1991 by Cargo Records and Headhunter Records.[6] It is the band's only recording featuring their original lineup, which included drummer Sean Flynn and backing vocalist Elaina Torres.[7] Shortly after the release of Paint as a Fragrance, Sean and Elaina moved away from San Diego and the group re-invented itself as a punk-inspired rock & roll band with a horn section.

Paint as a Fragrance
Studio album by Rocket from the Crypt
Released	February 8, 1991
Recorded	1990
Genre	Punk rock, rock and roll
Length	27:59
Label	Cargo/Headhunter
Producer	John Reis
Rocket from the Crypt chronology
Paint as a Fragrance (1991) Circa: Now! (1992)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[3]

Production

The album was recorded for $1,000.[8]

Critical reception

Westword called the album "an impressive, although scattered, sampler of the band's distinctive punk/pop sound."[8] Trouser Press wrote that "while the album does boast a surfeit of energy, the band often feints when it should jab, backing off intensely memorable riffs while dragging uneventful throbs to the point of tedium."[9] Stylus Magazine called it a "muscular, Pixies-ish, less than stellar 1991 debut that rarely hinted at the brilliance to come."[10]

Track listing

1. "French Guy"
2. "Maybelline"
3. "Shy Boy"
4. "Basturds"
5. "Velvet Touch"
6. "Evil Party"
7. "Stinker"
8. "Jiggy Jig"
9. "Weak Superhero"
10. "Thumbmaster"

Performers

• Speedo (John Reis) - guitar, lead vocals
• Andy Stamets - guitar, backing vocals
• Pete Reichert - bass, backing vocals
• Sean - drums
• Elaina - backing vocals
• Rick Froberg, Ian Roarty, Mike Kennedy, and Chuck - additional backing vocals

Album information

• Record label:Cargo Records/Headhunter Records
• Recorded at Westbeach Recorders in Los Angeles
• Produced by John Reis
• Preproduction by Gar Wood
• Engineered by Donnell Cameron
• Mastered at K-Disc
• Photography by Jonny Donhowe
• Disc art by Mark Gariss
• CD layout by O, Jonny Donhowe, and Dean Kegler
• Cover model: Tim Johnson
• Insert drawing by Dean Reis

References