It's a tough call which is the bigger cult classic, the Tank Girl movie or its
accompanying soundtrack, but on balance, we'd have to go for the soundtrack.
Yeah, the film had a cast composed of some of the most colorful characters
(Iggy Pop, Ann Magnuson) and character actors (Malcolm McDowell, Ice-T, and of
course the almighty Lori Petty!) in show biz. And, its dystopic, resource-starved
desert setting, intense action sequences, and lead female character mark it
as a feminist (albeit funnier) precursor to Mad Max: Fury Road. But check out
the soundtrack's bona-fides: assembled by Courtney Love herself, it features
a Who's Who of '90s female rock including Hole, Bj rk, L7, Veruca Salt, and
Belly among others. Plus, it even has tracks that were exclusive to its
release, like a unique version of Devo's "Girl U
Want," "Mockingbird Girl" by The Magnificent
Bastards (a side project of the late Scott
Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots), and a duet of
"Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love" between Joan
Jett and The Replacements' Paul Westerberg. In
short, if there ever was a score that needs to be
on wax, this would be it. We've done it right, too,
with a gatefold jacket featuring the trademark
comic book art and stills from the film, and a neon yellow vinyl pressing
limited to 750 copies!