Remastered and expanded (featuring ‘Cry Wolf’ b-side ‘The Mirror Is Gone’ and the 5-track pre-cursor EP Inconsiderate Bitch). Pressed on double, crystal clear vinyl with a cover designed by Chris Bigg (v23) featuring imagery from the original porcelain doll cover shoot by Dominic Davies.
On April 12, 2025, as part of Record Store Day, 4AD released a 30th Anniversary Special Edition of Lisa Germano’s Geek the Girl.
Completely remastered and expanded to include
Released: April 12, 2025
Label: 4AD
Format: CD, LP
Country: US
Availability: Buy now
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Secret Reason | 4:31 |
| 2 | Trouble | 2:20 |
| 3 | Geek the Girl | 3:40 |
| 4 | Just Geek | 2:43 |
| 5 | Cry Wolf | 4:59 |
| 6 | …A Psychopath | 4:36 |
| 7 | Sexy Little Girl Princess | 3:38 |
| 8 | Phantom Love | 3:21 |
| 9 | Cancer of Everything | 4:00 |
| 10 | A Guy Like You | 3:18 |
| 11 | …Of Love and Colors | 3:54 |
| 12 | Stars | 2:34 |
| 13 | The Mirror is Gone | 2:40 |
Press Release
Lisa Germano’s landmark 1994 album, Geek The Girl, is a prescient yet unsettling listen. A record that explores themes of stalking, sexual harassment, anxiety and the female experience, word of mouth has only grown since its release and despite now widely being seen as a classic of its time, it’s somehow evaded a vinyl pressing, much to the chagrin of fans. So, in great news, 4AD are finally righting this on Record Store Day 2025 with a special double vinyl pressing to celebrate the album’s 30th Anniversary.
A record that is as vital a statement today as when first released, Lisa is unflinching and unbowed throughout Geek The Girl, giving a platform to the silenced, or as she says, “people who are stuck but want to go somewhere else.” Writing with a raw, emotional honesty – sometimes from a kowtowing perspective – she holds little back. An incredible body of work, the atmosphere is heightened by a jaunting violin sound and her use of (with permission and after much deliberation) of a real 911 call in which a woman confronts an intruder in her own home. Her recurring use of Sicilian folk tune ‘Frascilita’ as an interlude jars too, even though she intended for it to give the album some needed “comic relief."
Ranked in SPIN Magazine’s Top 100 albums of the 90s, Geek The Girl is unlike most music of the period and a testament to both Lisa’s artistry and courage. Working with Abbey Road Studios in London, the album has been remastered for its 30th anniversary and has had both ‘Cry Wolf’ b-side ‘The Mirror Is Gone’ and 5 track pre-cursor EP, Inconsiderate Bitch, added to deliver the complete package. Destined to be one of Record Store Day 2025’s highlights, it’s being pressed on double, crystal clear vinyl while designer Chris Bigg (v23) has returned to the porcelain doll cover shoot by Dominic Davies to deliver a stunning new design that complements the original album art.
Packaging & Design
Personnel
Musicians:
Kenny Aronoff
drums on “Geek the Girl,” “A Guy Like You,” and “Stars”
Malcolm Burn
drums and guitar on “Just Geek”
drums, dulcimer, and piano on “Sexy Little Girl Princess”
guitar on “Cancer of Everything”
Tracks 3, 5, 9, and 12 mixed by Malcolm Burn (and Kenny recorded) at Echo Park Studio in Bloomington, Indiana
Assistant Engineers at Echo Park were Mark Hood, Pat Keating and Ron Black
Mastered by Greg Calbi at Masterdisk
Art Direction by Chris Bigg (V23)
Photography by Dominic Davies
All songs written by Lisa Germano
All songs published by Emotional Wench Music / Universal Music Publishing Ltd. / BMI.
Except the Italian folk tune called “Frascilita.”
“Cry Wolf” co-written with Jay Joyce
Jay Joyce Music / Left on Base BMI and Malcolm Burn Neeha Music ASCAP.
“Just Geek” and “Sexy Little Girl Princess” co-written with Malcolm Burn Neeha Music ASCAP.
Thank you to 4AD, Malcolm Burn, Mark Hood, Michael Wanchic, Kenny Aronoff, and Collin Ciedor.
PS) Fuck off and die to all rapists and stalkers.
