Recording
In March 1990, Hole were given a budget of $500 by Sympathy for the Record Industry's president Long Gone John for a studio recording session, which was initially meant to include only "Retard Girl." The allocated studio was known as Rudy's Rising Star, which Hole later described as "a tiny LA basement studio," and the recording session took place on March 17, 1990.
"Turpentine" was recorded first, followed by "Phonebill Song" and "Retard Girl." The final song, "Johnnie's in the Bathroom," was an avant garde-inspired noise jam and included segments of recorded phonecalls. Love's then-husband, "Falling" James Moreland, recorded and produced the session and Erlandson also took part in the production process. The final recordings were mastered by John Vestman. Moreland, despite mixed reports, would not produce Hole's next session at Radio Tokyo in November 1990, which featured "Dicknail" and "Burn Black."
The following month, in April 1990, Sympathy for the Record Industry took three songs from the session and officially released them as Hole's debut single, "Retard Girl." This release omitted "Turpentine."
Read more about this topic: The First Session
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