Death Church is the first studio album by British anarcho-punk band Rudimentary Peni. It was released in 1983 on Corpus Christi Records.[3][4] The recording and mixing took place at Southern Studios in April 1983 and was engineered by John Loder. "Rotten to the Core" is a direct verbal attack against John Lydon and Joe Strummer, accusing them of being hypocrites.
Death Church | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 16 May 1983 | |||
Recorded | April 1983 | |||
Studio | Southern Studios | |||
Genre | Punk rock, anarcho-punk | |||
Label | Corpus Christi Records[1] | |||
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Allmusic | [2] |
Track listing
edit- The vinyl release denotes tracks 1-11 as "The Corpus Christi Side", which then lists tracks 12-21 as "The Rudimental Human Side".
- "¼ Dead"
- "Blissful Myth"
- "The Psycho Squat"
- "Rotten to the Core"
- "Poppycock"
- "Cosmic Hearse"
- "The Cloud Song"
- "Vampire State Building"
- "Blasphemy Squad"
- "When You are a Martian Church"
- "Pig in a Blanket"
- "Inside"
- "Nothing but a Nightmare"
- "Flesh Crucifix"
- "Slimy Member"
- "Love is Not"
- "Radio Schizo"
- "Happy Farm"
- "Alice Crucifies the Paedophiles"
- "Army of Jesus"
- "Dutchmen"
Personnel
edit- Jon (Greville) – drums
- Nick (Blinko) – "mouth-guitar-pen" (vocals, guitar, cover artwork)
- Grant (Brand) – "bass-writing" (bass guitar, lyrics)
References
edit- ^ Glasper, Ian (1 May 2014). The Day the Country Died: A History of Anarcho Punk 1980–1984. PM Press. ISBN 9781604869880 – via Google Books.
- ^ Death Church at AllMusic
- ^ "Death Church - Record Collector Magazine". recordcollectormag.com.
- ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Rudimentary Peni". trouserpress.com.