Pile Up is a compilation album by American queercore band Pansy Division, released on February 16, 1995, by Lookout! Records. The album compiles various singles, b-sides, cover songs and compilation appearances recorded between 1992 and 1995.

Pile Up
Compilation album by
ReleasedFebruary 16, 1995
Recorded1992–1995
GenreQueercore, punk rock, pop punk, power pop
Length48:16
LabelLookout! Records
Pansy Division chronology
Deflowered
(1994)
Pile Up
(1995)
Wish I'd Taken Pictures
(1996)

Allmusic gave the album a rating of 3 out of 5 stars, praising it as "some of the best of the Pansies, with a slew of covers and their best harmonies and tightest playing to date", though noted the "danger of becoming a one-joke band".[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Can't Sleep"Jon Ginoli1:31
2."Ring of Joy"Ginoli3:04
3."Fuck Buddy"Ginoli2:28
4."Cowboys are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other"Ned Sublette3:29
5."Flower"Liz Phair1:44
6."Cry for a Shadow"Beat Happening2:36
7."Real Men"Ginoli, Joe Jackson1:30
8."Bill & Ted's Homosexual Adventure"Ginoli3:05
9."Jack U Off"Prince2:32
10."Strip U Down"Ginoli3:19
11."Jackson"Gaby Rodgers, Billy Wheeler2:49
12."Big Bottom"Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, Rob Reiner2:04
13."Touch My Joe Camel"Ginoli, Chris Freeman2:53
14."The Biggest Lie"Bob Mould1:42
15."Denny (Naked)"Ginoli, Trebor Healey2:31
16."Femme Fatale"Lou Reed2:20
17."Trash"Bryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera2:07
18."Homo Christmas"Ginoli2:30
19."C.S.F."Rado, Ragni, McDermott, Ginoli, Doug Mobley1:07
20."Smells Like Queer Spirit"Ginoli, Nirvana4:17
Total length:48:16

Previous availability

  • Track 1 appeared on the Outpunk Dance Party CD compilation (1994)
  • Track 2 appeared on the A Slice of Lemon CD compilation (1995)
  • Tracks 3, 6 and 12 were from the Nine Inch Males E.P. 7-inch (1993)
  • Track 4 appeared on the "Stop Homophobia" split 7-inch (1994)
  • Tracks 8 and 12 comprise the "Bill & Ted's Homosexual Adventure" 7-inch (1993)
  • Tracks 9 and 10 comprise the "Jack U Off" 7-inch (1994)
  • Track 11 was the A-side of the "Jackson" 7-inch (1994)
  • Tracks 13 and 17 are from the "Touch My Joe Camel" 7-inch (1993)
  • Tracks 18 and 20 were B-sides on the "Fem in a Black Leather Jacket" 7-inch (1992)

Personnel

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Pansy Division

Additional musicians

  • Calvin Johnson – vocals on track 11
  • Chris Bowe – bass on track 16
  • Liam Hart – drums on tracks 1, 2, 5, 7, 9-11
  • Patrick Hawley – drums on tracks 8, 12, 16–18, 20
  • David Ayer – drums on tracks 3, 4, 6, 14
  • David Ward – drums on tracks 13, 19

References

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  1. ^ "Pile Up – Pansy Division". Allmusic.