 - - - - - - - - - - - - - GENERAL INFO Genre: Hardcore/Punk Label: Geffen Date: September 8, 1998 Musicians: Courtney Love - vocals, guitars Eric Erlandson - guitars Melissa Auf Der Maur - bass, backup vocals Patricia 'Patty' Schemel - drums Produced by Micheal Beinhorn Engineered by Paul Northfield Mixed by Tom Lord-Alge except "Malibu," "Reasons To Be Beautiful," "Northern Star" and "Heaven Tonight" mixed by Chris Lord-Alge and "Hit So Hard" mixed by Jack Joseph Puig Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, New York, NY Additional Production: Eric Erlandson Recorded at Conway Studios, Los Angeles. Assistant Engineer: John Nelson. Additional recording at Quad Studios, NYC, Olympic Studios Lodon, Record Plant L.A. Additional engineering by Rob Eaton, Frank Filipetti, Joe Barresi. Additional assistant engineers: Ann Mincieli, Ben Holt, P Dub Walton, Jan Kybert Transfers at Right Track NYC Mixed at South Beach Studios, Miami Assistant Mix Engineers: Leo Herrera, Femio Hernandez Additional mixing at Image Recording L.A. and Ocean Way Recording L.A. Additional Assistant Mix Engineers: Rob Hoffman, Mike Dy, Jim Champagne Strings, etc.: David Campbell ("Northern Star"), Craig Armstrong ("Petals," "Dying") Programming: Micheal Beinhorn, Paul DeCarli, Max Risenhoover, Chris Vrenna, Nick Franglen Studio Tech: Chris Whitemyer (guitrs and drums) Speciel Thanks to Mark "Spike" Stent A&R: Jim Barber Management: Q Prime, Inc. Legal: Codikow, Carroll, Guido & Groffman, LLP Art Direction: Joe Mama-Nitzberg & Janet Wolsborn Front Cover: Guzman Back Cover: Ophelia (Paul Steck, 1895): Giraudon/Art Resource, New York Malibu Fire Photo by MaggieHallahan/networkimages.com DWP Photo: Richard Prince Black & White Booklet Photo: ©1998 Robert Dawson/Swanstock Ballet Slippers: Vicki Berndt Disc Image: Jim Hodges Executive Muse: Courtney Love HOLE IS: ERIC ERLANDSON, COURTNEY LOVE, MELISSA AUF DER MAUR, PATTY SCHEMEL Courtney thanks Echo & The Bunnymen, Stevie Nicks, Janet Billig, The City of Seattle, Wendy, Kim, Brienne, Miss Joan Crawford, Daisy, Nan and Gwen, Loretta Hogg and Eva Bombay, Leonard Cohen, Smithsonian Folkways Anthology of American Folk Music, The City of Roses, Milos Forman and the Czech Republic, Woody, Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa & Master Hong Liu & Nichiren Shoshu, Sister Wende Martin, Ron Anderson, Seth Riggs, PMK, Steve Dontanville, Ed Limato, Mike Wren & Joe Takamini, Danny & Rosemary.....& my two Beautiful Lions. Eric would like to thank his Family (the evergrowing Erlandson clan), Drew, Bifida, Flash, Pat McCarthy, Pat Smear (those guitars!), Christiane Steffen, Mary Kates, Dean Castronovo, Bill, Mo, Peter, Elisa, Doug, Nichiren Shoshu, Os Mutantes, San Pedro, Sweden, Serge Moog Bode Burns Veleno W atkins, and everyone else involved in the recording of this album and those who helped me stay alive while I made it.... To the memory of Theodore Melissa: To my parents Linda Gaboriau and Nick Auf der Maur, I love you, and Nick, I miss you. Endless kisses to Grandpa Johnson et milles baisers Hervé & Yves deFontenay. Love to the inspirational Grandma Auf der Maur. If it weren't for Fender and Ampeg, what would I play with? Thankyou Tanda T. and Christiane S. for all your support. Countless friends... H.J.T., L.C.D., M.R.S., S.S.F., C.C., S.D., F.B., K.Mc., R.W., J.M., T.B.M., M.K., D.H., R.H., A.B., M.S.....hugs & thanks. Love to Dayton and J.F. & T.T. Plus, the ladies and gentlemen of Montreal, thanks for being there. Patty thanks The Schemel Family, Carla Bozulich, Maggie Tuch, DW Drums, Zildjian Cymbals, Promark Sticks. Hole wishes to thank Brian Celler. Hole, P.O. Box 880790, San Francisco, CA 94188-0790 A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this recording goes to the Kristin Pfaff Memorial Fund and M.A.P. - - - - - - - - - - - - - RELEASED ON GEFFEN: Format: CD - Album Length: ? Country of origin: Made in the EU Release date: September 8, 1998 Item number: GED 25164 Tracklist: 1. Celebrity Skin 2. Awful 3. Hit So Hard 4. Malibu 5. Reasons To Be Beautiful 6. Dying 7. Use Once & Destroy 8. Northern Star 9. Boys On The Radio 10. Heaven Tonight 11. Playing Your Song 12. Petals Pictures: 
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - RELEASED ON GEFFEN: Format: CD - Album Length: ? Country of origin: Japan Release date: October 6, 1998 Item number: ? Tracklist: 1. Celebrity Skin 2. Awful 3. Hit So Hard 4. Malibu 5. Reasons To Be Beautiful 6. Dying 7. Use Once & Destroy 8. Northern Star 9. Boys On The Radio 10. Heaven Tonight 11. Playing Your Song 12. Petals 13. Best Sunday Dress - - - - - - - - - - - - - RELEASED ON GEFFEN: Format: Double CD - Album Length: ? Country of origin: ? (Made in the EU) Release date: August 3, 1999 Item number: GED 25164 + 490 385-2 IND-90385 Additional info: Tracks 1-5 on disc 2 recorded live at the Big Day Out in Melbourne on January 26, 1999, by Triple J. Track 6 on disc 2 recorded live at the Big Day Out in Sydney on January 23, 1999 for Channel V. Tracklist: Disc 1: 1. Celebrity Skin 2. Awful 3. Hit So Hard 4. Malibu 5. Reasons To Be Beautiful 6. Dying 7. Use Once & Destroy 8. Northern Star 9. Boys On The Radio 10. Heaven Tonight 11. Playing Your Song 12. Petals Disc 2 1. Pretty On The Inside (Live) 2. Heaven Tonight (Live) 3. Northern Star (Live) 4. Awful (Live) 5. Paradise City (Live) 6. Celebrity Skin (Live) Pictures: 
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