1XLP VInyl R1 25727 (Repress,180 Gram)

Nothings Shockingis the studio debut, and major label debut, for Janes Addiction. The album was recorded at Eldorado Studios in Los Angeles, and released on August 23, 1988.

The cover is of a plaster-cast sculpture made by Perry Farrell and Casey Niccoli that depicts nude Siamese twins on a rocking chair, with their heads ablaze. Caseys body was used for the plaster casting.Some of the footage of the plastering process appears in the original video for Mountain Song, the only single from this album.

Nothings Shocking was certified as a Gold album in June of 1990, and platinum in January of 1998.

This album was nominated for a Grammy in 1988 forBest Hard Rock / Metal Performance Vocal or Instrumental, the same year the band MetallicasAnd Justice For Allwas nominated.Both albums lost to Jethro TullsCrest of a Knave.

In November of 2003, Nothings Shocking was listed at number 309 on Rolling Stone magazines500 Greatest Albums of All Time.