Tracks 1–8 document their performance 16 February 1980 at the Industrial Records studio in front of a small, invited audience. The audience are all credited by name on the album, including Jonas Almquist of the Leather Nun, Monte Cazazza (who shot the video of the performance), Geoff Rushton and Jon Savage. Included on the CD editions are bonus tracks taken from their 1980 7" singles "Adrenalin" and "Subhuman."
Releaseedit
Heathen Earth was originally released in 1980 on the band's label Industrial Records. The first pressing was limited to 785 copies on blue vinyl. The second pressing was on black vinyl. The first CD release was in 1991. Along with the rest of their albums, it was remastered by Chris Carter and re-released as a two-CD set in 2011. This edition divided the album into nine tracks instead of eight (track 6 was split in two) and listed official titles for the first time. The second CD consists of live recordings and single tracks.
Pitchfork gave it an 8.0/10 grade, commenting that the album "[sounds] slightly stiff relative to the unhinged and abrasive live sound captured on the TG24 boxset, which archives their scalding live gigs before frequently hostile crowds with less fidelity but more heart. [...] But it's a testimony to their precision that, for all their influence, nobody quite sounds like them when they are truly on blast, as they are here."[2]The Quietus called it "more cohesive and marshalled" than any of Throbbing Gristle's other live records, finishing that "it remains a brilliantly weird album."[3]
^Boisen, Myles. "Heathen Earth: The Live Sound of Throbbing Gristle – Throbbing Gristle : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
^ abDaniel, Drew (7 December 2011). "Throbbing Gristle: Second Annual Report / D.o.A. / 20 Jazz Funk Greats / Heathen Earth / Greatest Hits | Album Reviews | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
^ abDoran, John (8 December 2011). "The Quietus | Features | Before Cease to Exist: Throbbing Gristle's Reissues Examined". The Quietus. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
^Lazell, Barry (1997). . Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
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heathen, earth, live, album, english, industrial, band, throbbing, gristle, released, 1980, through, industrial, records, live, album, throbbing, gristlereleasedjune, 1980recorded16, february, 1980genreindustriallabelindustrialproducer, sinclair, brooks, throb. Heathen Earth is a live album by the English industrial band Throbbing Gristle released in 1980 through Industrial Records Heathen EarthLive album by Throbbing GristleReleasedJune 1980Recorded16 February 1980GenreIndustrialLabelIndustrialProducer Sinclair Brooks Throbbing Gristle chronology20 Jazz Funk Greats 1979 Heathen Earth 1980 Mission of Dead Souls 1981 Contents 1 Background 2 Release 3 Critical reception 4 Track listing 5 Personnel 6 Charts 7 ReferencesBackground editTracks 1 8 document their performance 16 February 1980 at the Industrial Records studio in front of a small invited audience The audience are all credited by name on the album including Jonas Almquist of the Leather Nun Monte Cazazza who shot the video of the performance Geoff Rushton and Jon Savage Included on the CD editions are bonus tracks taken from their 1980 7 singles Adrenalin and Subhuman Release editHeathen Earth was originally released in 1980 on the band s label Industrial Records The first pressing was limited to 785 copies on blue vinyl The second pressing was on black vinyl The first CD release was in 1991 Along with the rest of their albums it was remastered by Chris Carter and re released as a two CD set in 2011 This edition divided the album into nine tracks instead of eight track 6 was split in two and listed official titles for the first time The second CD consists of live recordings and single tracks Critical reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1 Pitchfork Media 8 0 10 2 The Quietusfavourable 3 The Rolling Stone Album Guide nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 4 Pitchfork gave it an 8 0 10 grade commenting that the album sounds slightly stiff relative to the unhinged and abrasive live sound captured on the TG24 boxset which archives their scalding live gigs before frequently hostile crowds with less fidelity but more heart But it s a testimony to their precision that for all their influence nobody quite sounds like them when they are truly on blast as they are here 2 The Quietus called it more cohesive and marshalled than any of Throbbing Gristle s other live records finishing that it remains a brilliantly weird album 3 Track listing editAll tracks are written by Throbbing Gristle Genesis P Orridge Cosey Fanni Tutti Peter Christopherson Chris Carter Side ANo TitleLength1 Untitled26 33 Side BNo TitleLength1 Untitled21 32 1991 CD editionNo TitleLength1 Untitled4 382 Untitled6 393 Untitled7 174 Untitled7 465 Untitled7 446 Untitled4 567 Untitled7 338 Untitled1 059 Adrenalin 3 5910 Subhuman 2 53 2011 CD edition original albumNo TitleLength1 Cornet 4 392 The Old Man Smiled 6 413 Improvisation 7 234 The World is a War Film 7 425 Something Came Over Me 7 496 Still Talking 3 167 Bass 1 388 Don t Do as You re Told Do as You Think 7 389 Painless Childbirth 1 03 2011 CD edition bonus discNo TitleLength1 Introduction Sheffield University 1980 0 352 Trained Condition of Obedience SO36 Club Berlin 1980 3 303 Heathen Earth Sheffield University 1980 6 074 An Old Man Smiled SO36 Club Berlin 1980 5 325 Auschwitz Rafters Manchester 1980 5 196 Devil s Gateway Rafters Manchester 1980 3 587 Punished Sheffield University 1980 5 538 Tortured Smiles Sheffield University 1980 2 519 We Said No Sheffield University 1980 5 2910 Subhuman 2 5711 Adrenalin 3 55Personnel editThrobbing GristleGenesis P Orridge bass guitar Cosey Fanni Tutti cornet lead guitar Peter Christopherson cornet tape Chris Carter drum programming synthesiserTechnical Sinclair Brooks production Stan Bingo engineeringCharts editChart 1980 PeakpositionUK Indie Chart 5 10References edit Boisen Myles Heathen Earth The Live Sound of Throbbing Gristle Throbbing Gristle Songs Reviews Credits Awards AllMusic AllMusic Retrieved 14 July 2013 a b Daniel Drew 7 December 2011 Throbbing Gristle Second Annual Report D o A 20 Jazz Funk Greats Heathen Earth Greatest Hits Album Reviews Pitchfork Pitchfork Retrieved 14 July 2013 a b Doran John 8 December 2011 The Quietus Features Before Cease to Exist Throbbing Gristle s Reissues Examined The Quietus Retrieved 14 July 2013 Cross Charles R 2004 Throbbing Gristle In Brackett Nathan Hoard Christian eds The New Rolling Stone Album Guide 4th ed Simon amp Schuster pp 814 ISBN 0 7432 0169 8 Lazell Barry 1997 Indie Hits 1980 1989 Cherry Red Books Archived from the original on 8 June 2011 Retrieved 5 September 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Heathen Earth amp oldid 1170011973, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
