Tacoma, Washington, 1988: A town where hazardous waste and pulp mill fumes smelled like a breath of fresh air, old buildings were being leveled in order to revitalize a dying downtown, forests and farmlands were giving way to industrial parks and shopping malls, a cultural event was wrestling at the Tacoma Dome, and Girl Trouble could be found practicing with their plywood speaker cabinets and a drum set purchased for $70 from the Sears surplus store in a shed beside Bon and Kahunas parents house, where they still practice today.

This reissue of Girl Troubles debut album, Hit It Or Quit It! [KLP229], includes eleven original songs, one Northwest classic (Steppin Out by Paul Revere & The Raiders), and two bonus tracks, “White Lightnin'” and “Shakin’ all Over”. To keep the energy level up and the over-production level down, these songs were recorded live with only an occasional added guitar or vocal track, with Steve Fisk at Velvatone Studio in Ellensburg, Washington (the same studio that gave the world Beat Happening albums Jamboree and Black Candy). With the minimal pounding of Bons drums, the steady cool of Dale on bass, the buzzsaw scream from Kahunas Ouija guitar, and the rabid rock n roll stylings of K.P. Kendall, Girl Trouble continues playing throughout the Northwest, 30-plus years on. So thats the story, kids. Use it or lose it. Its my way or the highway. Eat it or wear it. Hit It or Quit It!

The digital version of this album is available from Bandcamp.

1. Wreckin’ Ball
2. Primeval
3. Hot Monkey Love
4. Riverbed
5. Hurt Your Heart
6. Old Time Religion
7. Steppin’ Out
8. Follow Me Down
9. She No Rattle My Cage
10. The Skin
11. My Baby’s Gone
12. Where’s The Loser
13. White Lightning
14. Shakin’ All Over