American Grafishy

American Grafishy is the third studio album by San Francisco-based punk rock band Flipper, released on January 12, 1993, by Warner Bros. Records. The album title is a pun on coming-of-age film American Graffiti.

American Grafishy
Studio album by Flipper
Released	January 12, 1993
Length	42:05
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Flipper
Flipper chronology
Gone Fishin' (1984) American Grafishy (1993) Love (2009)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	C[4]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	3/10[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Flipper.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Someday"	4:18
2.	"Flipper Twist"	4:48
3.	"May the Truth Be Known"	2:51
4.	"We're Not Crazy"	3:11
5.	"Fucked Up Once Again"	5:31
6.	"Exist or Else"	5:18
7.	"Distant Illusion"	4:28
8.	"Telephone"	3:18
9.	"It Pays to Know"	4:50
10.	"Full Speed Ahead"	3:37
Total length:		42:05

Personnel

• Bruce Loose – lead and backing vocals
• Ted Falconi – guitar, illustration
• John Dougherty – bass, backing vocals
• Steve DePace – drums, backing vocals

Other personnel

• Flipper – producer, art direction
• Rick Rubin – execution producer
• Garry Creiman – associated producer, engineering
• Peter Marrino – associated producer
• Larry Brewer – engineering
• Barrle Goshko – art direction, design
• Tami Herrick-Needham – design
• Jay Blakesberg – photography

References

1. allmusic review
2. Kot, Greg (1993-01-21). "Flipper American Grafishy (Def American)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
3. Christgau, Robert (2000-10-15). "Flipper". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. p. 105. ISBN 9780312245603.
4. Arnold, Gina (1993-02-19). "American Grafishy". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
5. Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN 9780679755746.