Dial 'M' for Motherfucker

Dial 'M' for Motherfucker is an album by the New York City garage punk band Pussy Galore, released in April 1989 by Caroline Records.[4] The song Kicked Out is played in an Episode of House, "Games", when Gregory House plays it to annoy Wilson and later to induce a seizure in a patient.

Dial 'M' for Motherfucker
Studio album by
Pussy Galore
ReleasedApril 1989 (1989-04)
GenreNoise punk, punk blues, garage punk
Length43:45
LabelCaroline
ProducerSteve Albini, Jon Spencer
Pussy Galore chronology
Sugarshit Sharp
(1988)		 Dial 'M' for Motherfucker
(1989)		 Historia de la Musica Rock
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Hi-Fi News & Record ReviewB:1/2[2]
Record Mirror[3]

A music video for the song "Dick Johnson" was directed by Jim Spring and Jens Jurgensen.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Jon Spencer, except 10 by Kurt Wolf and 15 by Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald V. Casale; all music is composed by Pussy Galore, except 15 (Mothersbaugh/Casale).

Side One
No.TitleLength
1."Understand Me"4:05
2."SM 57"2:04
3."Kicked Out"3:55
4."Solo=Sex"3:02
5."Undertaker"2:32
6."DWDA"4:25
7."Dick Johnson"2:21
Side Two
No.TitleLength
8."1 Hour Later"2:49
9."Eat Me"2:02
10."Waxhead"2:19
11."Wait a Minute"2:53
12."Evil Eye"3:06
13."ADWD #2"2:30
14."Hang On"5:44
CD bonus tracks (1989 Caroline and Product Inc. releases)
No.TitleLength
15."Penetration of the Centerfold"2:01
16."Handshake"2:03
17."Adolescent Wet Dream"1:27
18."Sweet Little Hi-Fi"3:04
19."Brick"1:56
20."Renegade"2:51

16-20 are taken from the EP Sugarshit Sharp; 15 was added to reissues of the EP under the correct title, "Penetration in the Centerfold."

Personnel

Adapted from the Dial 'M' for Motherfucker liner notes.[5]

Charts
Chart (1989) Peak
position
UK Indie Chart[6] 4

Release history
Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1987 Caroline CD, CS, LP CAROL 1369
United Kingdom Product Inc. CD, LP INC 1
1998 Mute Records Ltd. PG 2
United States Matador OLE 213

References
  1. Fennessy, Kathleen C. "Dial 'M' for Motherfucker". Allmusic. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  2. "Review: Pussy Galore — Dial 'M'" (PDF). Hi-Fi News & Record Review (magazine). Vol. 34, no. 9. Croydon: Link House Magazines Ltd. September 1989. p. 105. ISSN 0142-6230. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021 – via World Radio History.
  3. Crook, Darren (13 May 1989). "Review: Pussy Galore — Dial 'M'" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 31—32. ISSN 0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022 – via World Radio History.
  4. Kenny, Glenn; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Pussy Galore". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  5. Dial 'M' for Motherfucker (booklet). Pussy Galore. New York City, New York: Caroline Records. 1989.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on June 8, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
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