| Circa: Now! | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1992 | |||
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| Length | original: 38:51 2004 re-release: 48:01 | |||
| Label | original: Cargo/Headhunter 1993 re-release: Interscope 2004 re-release: Swami | |||
| Producer | John Reis | |||
| Rocket from the Crypt chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Boston Phoenix |  [1] |
| Circus | [4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
| Mojo | [6] |
| MusicHound Rock | [7] |
| Pitchfork Media | 6.8/10[3] |
| Rock Hard | 4.0/10[8] |
| Select |  [9] |
| Uncut | [10] |
Circa: Now! is the second album by American punk rock band Rocket from the Crypt, released in 1992 by Cargo Music and Headhunter Records. It was the band's first album to include drummer Atom and saxophone player Apollo 9. Intense touring following the album's release gained the band acclaim in underground music circles, scoring them the first of many "minor hits" with the song "Hippy Dippy Do." The band also filmed music videos for the songs "Ditchdigger" and "Sturdy Wrist."
The underground success of Circa: Now! brought the band to the attention of major record labels, resulting in numerous offers for recording contracts. In 1993 the band signed to Interscope Records, who bought the rights to Circa: Now! from Cargo/Headhunter and re-released it on a larger scale. Rocket from the Crypt would remain with Interscope until 1999, after which singer/guitarist John Reis started his own record label, Swami Records. Swami released a remastered version of the album in 2004 as Circa: Now! +4, including 4 additional songs recorded in 1993 which had originally been intended for inclusion on the Interscope re-release.
- ^ a b The Boston Phoenix August 1993 issue, page 38
- ^ a b c Sendra, Tim. "Circa: Now!". AllMusic. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
- ^ a b Howe, Brian (July 22, 2004). "Rocket from the Crypt: Circa: Now! +4". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
- ^ Circus September 1993 issue, page 85
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
- ^ columnist. "Circa: Now!". Mojo: 111.
- ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1996. p. 572.
- ^ "Circa: Now!".
- ^ Perry, Andrew (March 1993). "Rocket From The Crypt: Circa: Now!". Select: 72.
- ^ columnist. "Circa: Now!". Uncut: 132.