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The First Session [EP]

Hole
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Product Details

  • Audio CD (August 26, 1997)
  • Original Release Date: August 26, 1997
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: EP
  • Label: Sympathy 4 the R.I.
  • ASIN: B0000065GR
  • Also Available in: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #153,196 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Includes both songs from their debut single plus the previously unreleased track 'Turpentine' now on CD for the first time.

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars "Who's the bimbo playin' on the damn phone?", December 13, 2002
By jon sieruga (Redlands, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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"Turpentine" rains down like beautiful rage, and "Retard Girl" is one of the saddest, most raw Hole tracks ever with cutting lyrics("...lookin' for the friend she made"). The pictures are worth the price alone, but hey the music is some of the best of the 1990's, so you can't go wrong. Hole is no more, I'm sorry to say, but hopefully Courtney won't keep her mouth shut for long. I think the music-biz needs her desperately.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Courtney has talent, January 8, 2005
By Jessicka (Elmore) - See all my reviews
Her later works do not give justice to how good of a talent she really has. Maybe not the best musician in the world, but I adore this CD. "Retard Girl" is a nasty angry song which i LOVE and it proves that Courtney has a great voice for this kind of music. The other two songs have the same disticnt punch to them, with heavy guitars and even heavier vocals. Everyone keeps complaining about how short this album is, which pisses me off because obviously people don't understand that it is an EP, and it isnt inteanded to be a full CD, its just like a single.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Harsh, but good., January 9, 2000
Okay, so you already have all three albums, and you finally found "My Body the Hand Grenade" and "Ask For It". And you keep seeing this "First Session" CD everywhere but you're not sure you want it because "My Body..." has all the songs on it, except "Johnnies in the Bathroom". But buy it anyway! It's only about 6 dollars and it has a cool booklet with art by Courtney and an interview from 1990 and photos. What's NOT cool about this CD? Nothing! So buy it, NOW!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great EP
This is a great EP and definitely worth getting if you're into Noise and Punk rock. Beyond that, it's interesting in Hole's discography for a lot of reasons. Read more
Published 2 months ago by M. Robertson

5.0 out of 5 stars 4 songs is all it takes ot prove courtney is not a waste of her "celebrity skin"
wonderful... a little short, but wonderful. courtney rages against the world , screaming in poetry. the first track, retard girl, is a "song for anybody that has ever been picked... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Savannah Brooks

2.0 out of 5 stars Interesting in a way....but not very good.....
This EP is extremely raw and unpolished...ALL the songs are repetitive,sloppy and dark. Hole would go onto display much greater music and this is really just the band in their... Read more
Published on July 29, 2005 by D _D

4.0 out of 5 stars "And I know all you b*tches by your Christian names!"
This EP is great, especially if you like earlier Hole from the 'Pretty On The Inside' days. The EP starts off with 'Retard Girl' which was Hole's very first single. Read more
Published on June 24, 2004 by Megzi

4.0 out of 5 stars Hole: the early days
Ok, to start off hole is my favorite band (explains the name), i would recommend this EP to anyone who already has a hole album. Read more
Published on June 15, 2004 by hole_fan141

1.0 out of 5 stars WORST CD HOLE EVER DID
SURE, THIS CD IS GOOD FOR ITS PRICE, BEING THAT THERE IS A BIG BOOKLET, BUT ALL 4 OF THESE SONGS SUCK! NOW, I'M A FAN OF HOLE, BUT WHAT THE HELL IS THIS STUFF? Read more
Published on June 4, 2004 by MICHAEL TAYLOR

4.0 out of 5 stars A great glimse into Hole's early years
"First Session" is a great CD. The price is very cheap for what comes in the CD: four songs (one being unrealeased) and the 18 page booklet that contains an interview... Read more
Published on March 14, 2004 by Samantha Beasley

5.0 out of 5 stars Hole:the raw beginning
The cover is eyecatching,and the songs are awesome.I loved reading the interview on the inside,with the homemade flyers and handwritten song lyrics in there. Read more
Published on January 29, 2004 by Jen Beane

5.0 out of 5 stars even though theres only one track not on mbthg....
it's still worth the money, because you get to have a fat booklet, inc. an interview pics and much more and it's something all die hard hole fans should own. Read more
Published on December 29, 2001 by liana kay

5.0 out of 5 stars even though theres only one track not on mbthg....
it's still worth the money, because you get to have a fat booklet, inc. an interview pics and much more and it's something all die hard hole fans should own. Read more
Published on December 29, 2001 by liana kay

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