712 (album)

712 is a 1991 album by the Japanese rock trio Shonen Knife. Using goroawase (語呂合わせ), "712" can be read as "na-i-fu" (ナイフ), the Japanese imported word for "knife".

The Japanese re-issue of this CD does not include the song "Baggs" (co-written with members of L7), instead featuring a new song "Cooking Story".

Critical reception
AllMusic called the album "a recommended starting point for those wishing to indulge themselves in some whimsical and thoroughly unpretentious rock & roll." The New York Times wrote that "while [the band's] playing style can be charmingly imprecise -- harmonies that veer drastically out of key, missed drum cues -- its primitivism never seems contrived." Spin recommended the album, writing that Shonen Knife "triumph when they insert the referents of pop stardom into their own inimitable universe."

Shonen Knife

 * Naoko Yamano: vocals, guitars
 * Michie Nakatani: bass guitar, vocals
 * Atsuko Yamano: drums

Additional personnel

 * Jeff McDonald: vocals
 * Pat Fear, Atsushi Shibata: guitars
 * Noboru Yamada: saxophone
 * Dave Landry, Steve McDonald, Steve Davis: bass guitar
 * Victor Indrizzo: drums, percussion