13.13

13.13 is the second album by American artist Lydia Lunch, released in June 1982 by record label Ruby.

13.13
Studio album by Lydia Lunch
Released	June 1982
Recorded	July 1981 at Perspective Sound, Sun Valley, California August 1981 at Preferred Sound, Woodland Hills, California, United States
Length	39:58
Label	Ruby
Producer	13.13 Lydia Lunch
Lydia Lunch chronology
The Agony Is the Ecstacy (1982) 13.13 (1982) In Limbo (1984)

Content

Trouser Press writes that the album "[revives] the grind-and-caterwaul of Teenage Jesus as filtered through Metal Box-era PiL, all deviant guitar and rolling rhythms".[1] UK magazine Fact wrote that "sonically it comes over like a more droning, dissolute Stateside cousin of Siouxsie & the Banshees' Juju".[2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Trouser Press	mixed[1]

13.13 has divided critics. Trouser Press wrote that "Like her previous stuff, it manages to be simultaneously fascinating and annoying."[1] In its retrospective review, Fact magazine qualified it as a "masterpiece".[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by 13.13 (Dix Denney, Lydia Lunch, Cliff Martinez and Gregg Williams), except as noted.

Side A

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Stares to Nowhere"		4:15
2.	"3x3"		6:05
3.	"This Side of Nowhere"	Lydia Lunch	4:15
4.	"Snakepit Breakdown"	Lydia Lunch	4:07

Side B

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Dance of the Dead Children"	Lydia Lunch	2:49
2.	"Suicide Ocean"		5:56
3.	"Lock Your Door"		5:27
4.	"Afraid of Your Company"		7:04

Personnel

13.13

• Dix Denney – guitar
• Lydia Lunch – vocals, piano, production
• Cliff Martinez – drums, percussion
• Greg Williams – bass guitar

Production and additional personnel

• 13.13 – production
• David Arnoff – photography
• Bob Blank – engineering
• Steven McDonald – engineering
• James Partie – photography
• Jeff Price – design
• Thom Wilson – engineering

Charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
UK Indie Chart	19[4]

References

1. Payes, Robert; Sheridan, David; Grant, Steven; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Lydia Lunch". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
2. "Lydia Lunch's 13.13 Reissued – Fact Music: Music News, New Music". Fact. January 27, 2011. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
3. "13 13 – Lydia Lunch | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
4. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved September 5, 2014.

External links

• 13.13 at Discogs (list of releases)
• Lydia Lunch official website