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Throbbing Gristle
Mission of Dead Souls (LP, coloured vinyl)
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The final performance of Throbbing Gristle before their initial breakup, at the Kezar Pavillion, San Francisco on 29 May 1981. ‘Mission of Dead Souls’ documents the notorious final performance of Throbbing Gristle in their original incarnation (1975-1981). Recorded at Kezar Pavillion, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco on 29th May, 1981 and unavailable on vinyl since the early ‘90s, it’s now back on wax with a new inner sleeve including photos and a passage of text by Jon Savage
Recorded by Monte Cazzaza, long a satellite member of the band, ‘Mission of Souls’ captures the band in a period of broken relationships and internecine collapse, which definitely only adds to its historical weight as a document of the late 20th C’s most important band in its death throes.
Counting Genesis P-Orridge, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Chris Carter and Peter "Sleazy” Christopherson on stage, the infamous four generate a dense black energy in ten parts, culminating in killer and now classic takes on ‘Spirits Flying’, a possessed version of ‘Persuasion U.S.A.’, and a trampling curtain call with ‘Discipline (Reprise)’.
Recorded by Monte Cazzaza, long a satellite member of the band, ‘Mission of Souls’ captures the band in a period of broken relationships and internecine collapse, which definitely only adds to its historical weight as a document of the late 20th C’s most important band in its death throes.
Counting Genesis P-Orridge, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Chris Carter and Peter "Sleazy” Christopherson on stage, the infamous four generate a dense black energy in ten parts, culminating in killer and now classic takes on ‘Spirits Flying’, a possessed version of ‘Persuasion U.S.A.’, and a trampling curtain call with ‘Discipline (Reprise)’.
Details
File under: Early Industrial Music
Cat. number: TGLP6
Year: 2018
This edition
Unavailable on vinyl since the early 1990’s, pressed on limited edition White vinyl, recreating the original sleeve and using a silver ink with a new inner sleeve with photos and a passage by Jon Savage
Format
Tracks 1 - 10 recorded live at the Kezar Pavillion, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California on the evening of 29 May 1981. It was the very last concert by Throbbing Gristle whose personnel on that night were Genesis P-Orridge, Peter Christopherson, Cosey Fanni Tutti, and Chris Carter.
Release notes
Limited edition White vinyl Includes digital copy Wrong catalog number in the upper right corner of the back of the sleeve, TGLP5 instead of TGLP6.
Tracklist
| A1 | Dead Souls | ||
| A2 | Guts On The Floor | ||
| A3 | Circle Of Animals | ||
| A4 | Looking For The Oto | ||
| A5 | Vision And Voice | ||
| B1 | Funeral Rites | ||
| B2 | Spirits Flying | ||
| B3 | Persuasion U.S.A. | ||
| B4 | Thee Process | ||
| B5 | Discipline (Reprise) |
Credits
- Monte Cazazza
- Engineer [Recording]
- Dion Bolles
- Engineer [Sound]
- Genesis P-Orridge
- Lyrics By, Musician
- Chris Carter
- Musician
- Cosey Fanni Tutti
- Musician
- Peter Christopherson
- Musician
- Stan Bingo
- Technician [P.A. Mixing]
