Hole: Live Through This (indie exclusive, pop bottle clear vinyl) [GEFFEN]

Why you'll love it

An indie exclusive on pop bottle clear vinyl. Rolling Stone ranked it No. 106 on its 2020 list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, it went platinum in the US, and 'Violet,' 'Miss World' and 'Doll Parts' were all singles.

This edition

• Indie exclusive
• Pop bottle clear vinyl
• 12 tracks

About the album

Courtney Love said she wanted Live Through This to shock 'the people who think that we don't have a soft edge,' and it does, without ever losing the bite. Hole recorded it in late 1993 with Sean Slade and Paul Q. Kolderie, then brought in Scott Litt and J Mascis to mix, and the raw noise of their debut gave way to real melodies and real structure.

Love took the title from a line in Gone with the Wind, and the songs circle beauty, motherhood and anger with a sharp eye: 'Asking for It,' 'Jennifer's Body,' 'Plump,' 'Softer, Softest.' Bassist Kristen Pfaff plays throughout, Eric Erlandson's guitars snarl and shimmer by turns, and Patty Schemel's drumming holds the whole thing at a boil.

Over thirty years on, it still sounds like it was made last week by people who were very cross about something, which is about the highest compliment we know.

Tracklist

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Out October 23, 2026 on Geffen (cat# 5775257), a reissue of the 1994 album.