Album – Generic Flipper
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| Studio album by Flipper | ||||
| Released | March 30, 1982 | |||
| Recorded | Oct 31, 1980-Aug 1981 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock, noise rock | |||
| Length | 40:15 | |||
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Subterranean Records Def American (1993 reissue) SPV Recordings (1993 German release) Water Records (2008 reissue) Domino Records (2009 UK & European release) |
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| Producer | Flipper and Chris | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  |
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| Record Collector | |
| Select | 4/5 |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 10/10 |
| The Village Voice | A |
Album – Generic Flipper is the debut album by the San Francisco band Flipper. In November 2007, Blender magazine ranked it No. 86 on their list of the 100 greatest "indie rock" albums of all time. It is also referred to as Album, Album: Generic, Generic Flipper and just Generic. Generic Flipper was issued on CD for the first time by American Recordings (formerly Def American) in 1992 and later deleted. In 2008, the rights reverted to Flipper, and the album was reissued on December 9, 2008 by Water Records. Former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic, who joined Flipper in 2006, contributed liner notes to the new reissue. Kurt Cobain listed it in his top 50 albums of all time.
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Mike Keneally namechecked the album in his song "Beautiful", which appeared on the 2006 Mike Keneally Band album Guitar Therapy Live.
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