Pain Teens is compilation album the American noise rock and Industrial music band Pain Teens, released in 1988 by Anomie Records.[1] It comprises music previously released by the band in cassette format, including songs from Manmade Disasters, Cathy and IV. It was later reissued, remixed, and remastered on CD and released on Charnel Music in 1998.

Pain Teens
Compilation album by
Released1988 (1988)
Recorded1986 (1986) – 1987 (1987)
GenreNoise rock, experimental rock
Length43:32
LabelAnomie
ProducerScott Ayers
Pain Teens chronology
Pain Teens
(1988)
Case Histories
(1989)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]

Tom Schulte of AllMusic calls the record "an important work of experimental guitar, sound manipulations and proto-industrial musical ethic."[2]

Track listing edit

All lyrics are written by Bliss Blood; all music is composed by Scott Ayers

Side one
No.TitleFrom album (date)Length
1."Inside Me"IV (1987)3:45
2."The Unnamable"Cathy (1987)3:11
3."Brown Jenkin"Cathy (1987)5:04
4."A Knife"Manmade Disasters (1987)4:39
5."The Shoemaker"Cathy (1987)3:32
6."Amidst the Rubble"Manmade Disasters (1987)2:26
Side two
No.TitleFrom album (date)Length
1."A World of Destruction"IV (1987)2:49
2."Valley of the Sun"Cathy (1987)1:50
3."Symptoms"Cathy (1987)3:01
4."The Poor Doubt Blood"Cathy (1987)3:27
5."Where Madness Dwells"Cathy (1987)2:16
6."A Continuing Nightmare"IV (1987)3:35
7."Count Magnus"Cathy (1987)5:53
CD track listing
No.TitleFrom album (date)Length
1."Inside Me"IV (1987)3:45
2."The Unnamable"Cathy (1987)3:11
3."Brown Jenkin"Cathy (1987)5:04
4."A Knife"Manmade Disasters (1987)4:39
5."The Shoemaker"Cathy (1987)3:32
6."Amidst the Rubble"Manmade Disasters (1987)2:26
7."World of Destruction"IV (1987)2:49
8."Valley of the Sun"Cathy (1987)1:50
9."Symptoms"Cathy (1987)3:01
10."Where Madness Dwells"Cathy (1987)2:16
11."A Continuing Nightmare"IV (1987)3:35
12."Count Magnus"Cathy (1987)5:53
13."Tapes"Manmade Disasters (1987)2:24
14."Innsmouth"Psychoactive (1986)3:28
15."The Freezingwind"Previously unreleased2:49
16."Somnambulist"Previously unreleased3:42
17."Untitled"Previously unreleased1:13

Personnel edit

Adapted from the Pain Teens liner notes.[3]

Pain Teens

Release history edit

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1988 Anomie LP 001
1998 Charnel Music CD CHCD-32

References edit

  1. ^ Sprague, David (2007). "Pain Teens". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Schulte, Tom. "Pain Teens: Pain Teens > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  3. ^ Pain Teens (sleeve). Pain Teens. Houston, Texas: Anomie Records. 1988.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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