Number One Blind Explained

"Number One Blind" is a song by Veruca Salt. It was released previously on the album American Thighs.^[1]

Background

It was written by Nina Gordon. The song references the window blind manufacturer Levolor in the chorus. The music video for the song was directed by Steve Hanft, but the band was unhappy with the result and pulled it from MTV circulation.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Number One Blind" (Gordon/Shapiro) – 3:45
2. "Bodies" (Cover of Bodies by the Sex Pistols) (Cook/Jones/Vicious/Rotten) – 4:10
3. "Aurora" (Gordon) – 4:06

Personnel

• Nina Gordon – guitar, vocals
• Steve Lack – bass
• Louise Post – guitar, vocals
• Jim Shapiro – drums, background vocals
• Brad Wood – engineer
• Doug McBride – engineer

Notes and References

1. News: Power . Ed . Why Veruca Salt's 'American Thighs' is the great lost album of the Nineties . Independent . 2019-09-27.
2. Web site: Story of the Sound: Veruca Salt. YouTube . The Sound Of Vinyl . Henry Rollins. 2018-01-10.
3. Web site: Veruca Salt chart history, received from ARIA on June 14, 2024. Imgur. June 16, 2024. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's title on the national chart.