The Whip is a various artists compilation album released in March 1983 by Kamera Records.[2] In 1993 the collection was reissued with an extended track listing as a single-disc and double-disc set. Since its release the album has developed a cult following.[3][4]

The Whip
Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedMarch 1983 (1983-03)[1]
RecordedDecember 1982 (1982-12) – March 1983 (1983-03)
Genre
Length49:53
LabelKamera
Alternative cover
1993 CD cover
1993 CD cover

Track listing edit

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."The Whip"Carcrash International4:11
2."Scream Like an Angel"Brilliant4:38
3."The Hungry Years"Andi Sex Gang/Marc Almond6:51
4."32nd Piano Concerto in A minor"Matthew BestMatthew Best0:50
5."Hide and Seek"
  • Ben Addison
  • Scott Addison
  • Michelle Archer
  • Mick Fox
  • Andreas McElligott
Brigandage3:53
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Tenderhooks"David VanianDavid Vanian3:52
2."Bloodstains, Pleasure"Play Dead1:01
3."Weetabix/Bran Flakes"Ronnie Bond, Cursty GunningA Short Commercial Break5:26
4."ShM YhShVh"
  • Lisa Kirby
  • Bob Short
Blood and Roses3:22
5."Slave-Drive"Slave-Drive3:12
6."Oh Funny Man"Sex Gang Children3:29
CD track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Tenderhooks"David VanianDavid Vanian3:52
2."The Whip"Carcrash International4:12
3."The Hungry Years"Andi Sex Gang/Marc Almond6:51
4."An Eye for the Main Chance"Rosetta Stone4:17
5."Still Born/Still Life"Rozz WilliamsChristian Death2:31
6."Machine Politics"Spahn Ranch3:47
7."Bloodstains, Pleasure"Play Dead3:25
8."Scream Like an Angel"Brilliant4:38
9."Junkies"Patrick MataKommunity FK4:01
10."Permanent Red"
  • Bob Davidson
  • Ivan Hart
  • Robert Hyman
  • Brian Naughton
Usherhouse3:31
11."Chasing Bars"Eva OSuper Heroines4:00
12."11:11"Warren MansfieldScreams for Tina3:37
13."Slave-Drive"UK Decay3:12
14."Pictures of Betrayal"Nosferatu6:04
15."Just Call Me Sky"David VanianNaz Nomad and the Nightmares1:02
16."In the Room That Love Exists"Barry GalvinMephisto Walz4:41
17."Oh Funny Man"Sex Gang Children3:30
18."The Whip II"Carcrash International3:03
Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Tenderhooks"David VanianDavid Vanian3:52
2."The Whip"Carcrash International4:12
3."The Hungry Years"Andi Sex Gang/Marc Almond6:51
4."An Eye for the Main Chance"Rosetta Stone4:17
5."Still Born/Still Life"Rozz WilliamsChristian Death2:31
6."Machine Politics"Spahn Ranch3:47
7."Bloodstains, Pleasure"Play Dead3:25
8."Scream Like an Angel"Brilliant4:38
9."Junkies"Patrick MataKommunity FK4:01
10."Permanent Red"
  • Bob Davidson
  • Ivan Hart
  • Robert Hyman
  • Brian Naughton
Usherhouse3:31
11."Chasing Bars"Eva OSuper Heroines4:00
12."11:11"Warren MansfieldScreams for Tina3:37
13."Slave-Drive"UK Decay3:12
14."Pictures of Betrayal"Nosferatu6:04
15."Just Call Me Sky"David VanianNaz Nomad and the Nightmares1:02
16."In the Room That Love Exists"Barry GalvinMephisto Walz4:41
17."Oh Funny Man"Sex Gang Children3:30
18."The Whip II"Carcrash International3:03
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Hide and Seek"
  • Ben Addison
  • Scott Addison
  • Michelle Archer
  • Mick Fox
  • Andreas McElligott
Brigandage3:53
2."ShM YhShVh"
  • Lisa Kirby
  • Bob Short
Blood and Roses3:22
3."Mr. 44"The Electric Hellfire Club4:40
4."Atrophy"Premature Ejaculation4:27
5."Sick of Love"Valor KaendChristian Death4:58
6."Missing Teeth"Cradle of Thorns4:13
7."Blue 9"Penal Colony2:48
8."Paralysis"
  • Ben Beecham
  • L. Pritchard
Pressurehed4:53
9."Essence"The March Violets5:08
10."Hollow"Children on Stun3:17
11."The Sword"
  • Errol Blythe
  • Mark Bond
  • Colin Rocks
  • Steve Spon
In Excelsis4:51
12."Helicopter Man"
  • Arab
  • Herman
  • Piece Thompson
  • Turkey
Turkey Bones & The Wild Dogs6:49
13."The Masque"Phil LanghamThe Dark3:44
14."Caught in the Act" (Dark Mix)
  • Clawed
  • Lewis Cypher
  • Ian Morris
Voice of Destruction6:26
15."Harlot"The WakeThe Wake3:08
16."Crucifixion"
  • John Bristow
  • Clinton Grace
  • Stuart Hemphill
  • David Rodgers
Actifed4:20
17."Unbeatabix/Bran Flakes"Ronnie Bond, Cursty GunningA Short Commercial Break2:01
18."32nd Piano Concerto in A minor"Matthew BestMatthew Best0:50
19."Upside Down"Creaming Jesus4:29
2001 CD tracklisting
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Tenderhooks"David VanianDavid Vanian3:52
2."Bloodstains, Pleasure"Play Dead3:22
3."Scream Like an Angel"Brilliant4:38
4."Slave-Drive"UK Decay3:10
5."Just Call Me Sky"David VanianNaz Nomad and the Nightmares0:59
6."Oh Funny Man"Sex Gang Children3:28
7."Hide and Seek"
  • Ben Addison
  • Scott Addison
  • Michelle Archer
  • Mick Fox
  • Andreas McElligott
Brigandage3:52
8."ShM YhShVh"
  • Lisa Kirby
  • Bob Short
Blood and Roses3:22
9."The Hungry Years"Andi Sex Gang/Marc Almond6:50
10."Waiting for Anything"Chris TelkesNocturne4:45
11."Sorry (Sugar)"Gene Loves Jezebel4:31
12."My Denial"Johnny IndovinaHuman Drama3:30
13."My Classic Ego"Gitane DeMoneGitane DeMone4:56
14."Cry Baby"Christian Death4:53
15."Jackal"EXPEXP4:58
16."Static Jesus"Eva OShadow Project5:37

Personnel edit

Adapted from the liner notes of The Whip.[5][6]

Release history edit

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1983 Kamera LP KAM 014
1993 Cleopatra CD CLEO 15752
CS 4115715754
France Jungle CD FREUD CD 043, 852 393
Germany Talitha Records CD Sate 06
United States 2001 Hollows Hill Sound CD 60025-2

References edit

  1. ^ Binnie, Steve (November 5, 2018). Marc Almond. Sound of the Crowd: A Discography of the '80s (4 ed.). Lulu.com. p. 17. ISBN 9780244129651. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Various Artists: Whip > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  3. ^ Glasper, Ian (May 2014). The Day the Country Died: A History of Anarcho Punk 1980–1984. The Day the Country Died: A History of Anarcho Punk 1980–1984. PM Press. p. 175. ISBN 9781604869880. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  4. ^ Hutchinson, Barry (May 21, 2017). 1983: Invaders From Mars and a UFO. The Damned - The Chaos Years an Unofficial Biography. Lulu.com. p. 207. ISBN 9780244302566. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  5. ^ The Whip (sleeve). Various artists. London, Greater London: Kamera Records. 1983.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ The Whip (booklet). Various artists. Harrow, London: Jungle Records. 1993.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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