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Recommended by us on 4th November 2011
...according to our Ant on Fri 04 Nov, 2011.
Throbbing Gristle are for me probably the most important group in 20th Century music. A bold statement indeed but they are really special to me. This album in particular holds fond memories as it was the first LP I ever acquired by them. Originally released in 1978 and pretty much been unavailable on vinyl ever since. This is the second in the series of remastered vinyl reissues, carefully handled by the band themselves and back on their own Industrial Records label. The LP features an 8 page booklet with text and photos with a different booklet included in the CD edition which is expanded with loads of extras. As much as I've played this album over the years it's lost none of its potency. The bleak and grim sounds of 'Hamburger Lady' are just as scary as I listen right now. Then the juxtaposition with tracks like 'United' a perfect slice of electronic pop is just as thrilling as it was when I first discovered it. Much has been written about their music over the years both good and bad so I'll spare a proper analysis. If you already own a battered original then these pristine copies are recommended and have been remastered by Chris Carter himself (from “baked tapes”), ensuring they sound as intended. There are some pure gems on this record: I.B.M, Blood On The Floor, E-Coli, Weeping, Death Threats etc. In fact they're all bloody great. But then I would say that about my most beloved recording artists of all time.
For the first time in 30 years Throbbing Gristle are now back on their own original Industrial Records label. To mark the occasion we are pleased to announce the rerelease of TG's first five albums on vinyl & CD. Each album has been restored and remastered specifically for each format by Chris Carter from 24bit 'baked tape' digital transfers of the original first generation analogue master tapes. Vinyl - The newly cut 180-gram vinyl editions include painstakingly restored cover artworks, using original source material from the Industrial Records visual archive. In addition each of the vinyl releases include an exclusive large format 8-page colour booklet featuring an abundance of Throbbing Gristle archival material, including some previously unpublished photos of the band. Each vinyl release is limited to 2000 copies. COMPACT DISC Each of the CD special-editions are presented in a gatefold sleeve featuring restored and remastered cover artworks and an integrated 8-page booklet (* the booklets feature different artworks and content
to the vinyl editions). While the CD releases feature the same track count and running order as the vinyl editions each CD special-edition also includes an exclusive bonus CD containing content from the year of the albums original release. This additional content includes TG live tracks and remastered singles. The Greatest Hits CD special-edition also includes two previously unreleased Throbbing Gristle mixes from the 1980s'. The vinyl & CD’s will be released weekly in chronological order from 31st October.
1/I.B.M.
2/Hit By A Rock
3/United
4/Valley Of The Shadow Of The Death
5/Dead On Arrival
6/Weeping
7/Hamburger Lady
8/Hometime
9/AB/7A
10/E-Coli
11/Death Threats
12/Walls Of Sound
13/Blood On The Floor
CD Tracklist Disc 1
1/I.B.M.
2/Hit By A Rock
3/United
4/Valley Of The Shadow Of The Death
5/Dead On Arrival
6/Weeping
7/Hamburger Lady
8/Hometime
9/AB/7A
10/E-Coli
11/Death Threats
12/Walls Of Sound
13/Blood On The Floor
Disc 2
1/Introduction-The Crypt 1978
2/It's Always the Way-Goldsmiths College, London 1978
3/Industrial Muzak-The Crypt 1978
4/Cabaret Voltaire-IT College Wakefield 1978
5/Hamburger Lady-Goldsmiths College, London 1978
6/IBM-Goldsmiths College, London 1978
7/New After Cease To Exist Soundtrack LFMC 1978
8/Whistling Song-The Crypt 1978
9/Mother Spunk-IT College Wakefield 1978
10/Five Knuckle Shuffle - 7" Single
11/We Hate You (Little Girls) - 7" Single
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