Last Splash
Last Splash is the second album by American indie rock band the Breeders, released on August 31, 1993. Originally formed as a side project for Pixies bassist Kim Deal, the Breeders quickly became her primary recording outlet. Last Splash peaked at number 33 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, and by June 1994, the album had been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments in excess of one million units.
The title of the album is taken from a lyric from its lead single, "Cannonball". The video for "Cannonball" was directed by Spike Jonze and Kim Gordon, and the video for the album's second single "Divine Hammer" was directed by Jonze, Gordon and Richard Kern.
A looped guitar sample of "S.O.S." was used by the English electronic music band the Prodigy in their 1996 hit single "Firestarter". A sample from "I Just Wanna Get Along" was used in another track by the Prodigy called "World's on Fire" from the Invaders Must Die album.
In 2003, Pitchfork listed the album at number 64 on their list of the Top 100 Albums of the 1990s. On May 13, 2013, 4AD released LSXX, a deluxe 20th anniversary version of the album.
Track listing
Original 1993 release
''LSXX'' track listing
There are two versions of LSXX: a 3-CD package and a 7-disc vinyl set. The CD and vinyl formats have the same track listings.The vinyl set contains the following vinyl:
- Last Splash
- "The Stockholm Syndrome"
- Demos, rare tracks & session versions
- Safari EP
- Cannonball EP
- Divine Hammer
- Head to Toe EP
Disc 1 – Last Splash
Personnel
The Breeders- Kim Deal – lead vocals, guitar, Moog, Casiotone
- Kelley Deal – guitar, Kenmore 12-stitch, vocals, lead vocals on "I Just Wanna Get Along"
- Jim MacPherson – drums, bass on "Roi"
- Josephine Wiggs – bass guitar, double bass, vocals, cello, drums on "Roi"
- Tanya Donelly – vocals and guitar on Safari EP tracks
- Jason Love – photography
- Paul MoMenamin – design assistant
- Vaughan Oliver – art direction, design
- Kevin Westenberg – portraits
Production
- Kim Deal – producer
- Mark Freegard – production, engineering
- Sean Leonard – assistant engineering
- Daniel Presley – engineering on "Divine Hammer"
- Andy Taub – assistant engineering
Chart positions
Chart | Peak position |
Australian ARIA Albums Chart | 22 |
Canadian Albums Chart | 44 |
Dutch Top 100 | 41 |
German Albums Chart | 68 |
Swedish Albums Chart | 43 |
UK Albums Chart | 5 |
US Billboard 200 | 33 |
Chart | Peak position |
New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart | 11 |