Queer pop punk pioneers Pansy Division have announced a reissue of their 1993 debut album Undressed, celebrating its slightly belated 30th anniversary. Originally released on Lookout! Records, the album was remastered by Justin Perkins at Mystery Room Mastering and cut by Well Made Music, and this reissue puts it back on vinyl for the first time in over two decades. Reflecting on the LP today, vocalist/guitarist Jon Ginoli says:
The rock/punk/underground world of the early ’90s seemed ripe for a gay band, but nobody was officially out, not even the ones you think were (yet). I thought I’d form a rock band and make an album that had nothing to lose, nothing to hide, and Undressed was the result–horny, catchy, funny, sincere, dirty, and romantic, jangly and crunchy. It got called queercore, pop punk, gay punk. Alienated with the music of the gay clubs, this was my idea of gay joy, a queer celebration that rocked. 30 years later, we’re still proud of it, and glad to have it back in print on vinyl for the first time in over 20 years.
We’re premiering the remastered stream of closing track “Anthem,” and along with that, Jon has also made us a playlist of 14 songs that inspired Undressed, including songs by Beat Happening, The Bats, The Lemonheads, Superchunk, Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers, Galaxie 500, Mekons, Two Nice Girls, The Vertebrats, Hüsker Dü, The Jesus and Mary Chain, David Bowie, Pete Shelley, and Prince. Give the playlist and the remastered “Anthem” a listen below. The reissue comes out on August 9 via Sounds Rad, and pre-orders launch July 8.
Read about Pansy Division’s 1994 sophomore album Deflowered in our list of 10 essential Lookout! Records albums.
Undressed Tracklist
Side A
1. Versatile
2. Fem In A Black Leather Jacket
3. Bunnies
4. Boyfriend Wanted
5. The Story So Far
6. Hippy Dude
7. Curvature
Side B
1. The Cocksucker Club
2. Crabby Day
3. Luck Of The Draw
4. Rock & Roll Queer Bar
5. Surrender Your Clothing
6. Anthem