THROBBING GRISTLE D.O.A Third And Final Report LP MUTE 1978 UK reissue MIR 002
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THROBBING GRISTLE
CHRIS CARTER, PETER CHRISTOPHERSON, GENESIS P-ORRIDGE, COSEY FANNI TUTTI
Equal parts performance art and pure noise, they helped invent industrial music in the 1970s and spawned
several important acts of the '80s. Abrasive, aggressive, and antagonistic, Britain's Throbbing Gristle pioneered
industrial music; exploring death, mutilation, fascism, and degradation amid a thunderous cacophony
of mechanical noise, tape loops, extremist anti-melodies, and bludgeoning beats, the group's cultural terrorism
-- the "wreckers of civilization," one tabloid called them -- raised the stakes of artistic confrontation to new heights,
combating all notions of commerciality and good taste with a maniacal fervor
"D.O.A THE THIRD AND FINAL REPORT OF THROBBING GRISTLE"
<reissue, originally published in 1978>
LP MUTE RECORDS MIR 002
MADE IN ENGLAND 1983 REPRESSING
SINGLE COVER
Barcode and Other Identifiers
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LABEL: MUTE - WHITE LABEL - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: (spine) MIR 002
Catalog on labels: MIR 002-A / MIR 002-B
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): MIR 002 A LYRE (Drawing) X077 F?R?.?2?0?0?4? ?A?
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): MIR 002 B F?R?.?2?0?0?4? ?-2 EG LIKE SOME PEOPLE AND BABIES
On labels: rim text reads "All rights........prohibited"
All tracks written and produced by Throbbing Gristle except where indicated
All tracks Copyright Control
Original recording ? & © 1978 Industrial Records Ltd.
Re-released on license to Mute Records 1983
On Back Cover: Tracklist, Credits & Notes
On licence to Mute Records
tracklisting
Side A: I.B.M. - HIT BY A ROCK - UNITED
VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH - DEAD ON ARRIVAL - WEEPING
Side B: HAMBURGER LADY - HOMETIME - AB/7A - E-COLI - DEATH THREATS
WALL OF SOUND - BLOOD ON THE FLOOR
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RECORD EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
Actually the group's second official full-length, D.o.A: The Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle is nearly as harsh and uncompromising as The Second Annual Report. While both albums are a mixture of live and studio material, D.o.A is much more stylistically varied -- rather than focusing on multiple versions of the same pieces (plus a 20-minute film score), each of the 13 tracks is distinct, ranging from captured conversations to thoroughly composed creations. The four bandmembers each contribute a solo piece; Peter Christopherson's "Valley of the Shadow of Death" and Cosey Fanni Tutti's "Hometime" are both detached, atmospheric spoken word collages, while Genesis P-Orridge's "Weeping" is a sorrowful anti-love song. By sharp contrast, Chris Carter's "AB/7A" is a vibrant, chipper slice of futuristic instrumental synth pop, almost fit to soundtrack a Tomorrowland ride. TG's more accessible side was previewed with the single "United," which reached the U.K. Indie charts and remains one of their most celebrated moments. The song is listed third on D.o.A's track listing, but it perversely appears as a fast-forwarding tape of the track, lasting all of 16 seconds! One of the group's other calling cards, the gloriously unsettling "Hamburger Lady," makes its first appearance here. The song tells the gruesome tale of a burn victim kept alive via life support in a hospital, set to a slow, queasy rhythm and distorted echo effects. Elsewhere, the album displays flashes of TG's live energy, with P-Orridge caterwauling over the brief "Hit by a Rock" and "Blood on the Floor," and "Dead on Arrival" being a trippy, electrifying group jam. Typical of the band's morbid sense of humor, they also include a track consisting of death threats left on their answering machine. One of TG's grimmest, most disturbing records, D.o.A is easily one of their most compelling...(AllMusic)
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