Album
The Second Annual Report
1977 · Electronic
4 collectors on Gatefold own this
The Second Annual Report is an Electronic album by Throbbing Gristle, originally released in 1977. On Gatefold: 33 pressings tracked, owned by 4 collectors.
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The Second Annual Report is the debut album by English industrial music group Throbbing Gristle, released in November 1977 through Industrial Record. It contains live and studio recordings made from October 1976 to September 1977. The Second Annual Report is considered one of the first industrial album. The original vinyl edition went through several pressing. Industrial Records's original pressing totaled 785 copie, while Fetish Records pressed 2,000 copie. Fetish would press the album twice more after the original Industrial Records master plates were destroyed. The third edition was included in the five-album Throbbing Gristle box set; the album was recut to play backwards and included a chamber orchestra on the track "After Cease to Exist". The Fetish plates were reused to cut pressings for Mute Records and Celluloid Record, the latter of which is known for its poor sound quality and was supposedly released without the band's permission. A portion of "Down on the Street" by the Stooges can be heard at the end of "Maggot Death (Live at Brighton)". Michael Bonner of Uncut described the album as "a dystopian churn of smoke and asbestos dust" and "queerly hypnotic".The Vinyl Factory's Anton Spice acknowledged the role of the album with its provocative subject matter in establishing Throbbing Gristle's reputation as transgressive figures in underground electronic music. In 2008, a limited-edition album titled Thirty-Second Annual Report, or The Thirty-Second Annual Report of Throbbing Gristle, was released in commemoration of the thirtieth anniversary of The Second Annual Report and the re-activation of Industrial Record. The 12" 180gm vinyl LP comprises a recording of Throbbing Gristle's live performance at La Villette in Paris on 6 June 2008, which was a reinterpretation of their original album, and is limited to 777 copie. This album is pre-framed in bespoke, high-quality white gloss acrylic with an easy access clear window for removal of the record/sleeve so that the buyer can play the album and then reseal it in the frame. Accompanying the packaged vinyl is a special "black" extended CD version, which includes extra tracks that would not fit on the LP format. There is a version of the recording available for download, but the track lengths are different from the vinyl edition. 1991 bonus tracks No. Title Length 10. "Zyklon B Zombie" 3:52 .
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Tracklist
- 1Industrial Introduction (Remastered)1:05
- 2Slug Bait (Live at the I.C.A. London) [Remastered]4:20
- 3Slug Bait (Live at Southampton) [Remastered]2:45
- 4Slug Bait (Live at Brighton) [Remastered]1:19
- 5Maggot Death (Studio Recording) [Remastered]2:50
- 6Maggot Death (Live at Rat Club) [Remastered]4:34
- 7Maggot Death (Live at Southampton) [Remastered]1:37
- 8Maggot Death (Live at Brighton) [Remastered]0:57
- 9After Cease To Exist Soundtrack (The Original Soundtrack) [Remastered]20:18
Sound DNA
- Electronic
- Industrial
- abrasive
- foreboding
- nocturnal
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Chris Carter
- Cosey Fanni TuttiLEAD GUITAR
- Genesis P-OrridgeBASS GUITAR, VIOLIN, VOCALS
- Peter ChristophersonTAPE , TRUMPET, ELECTRONICS
- Throbbing GristleCOMPOSED BY , PERFORMER COMPOSED BY, PERFORMER WRITTEN-BY , PERFORMER
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