Album
With Sympathy
1983 · Electronic, Funk / Soul
10 collectors on Gatefold own this
With Sympathy is an Electronic album by Ministry, originally released in 1983. On Gatefold: 64 pressings tracked, owned by 10 collectors.
About
With Sympathy is the debut album by Ministry. The album was released in 1983 through Arista Records, with Ministry's members at the time being Alain Jourgensen and Stephen George. Singer Jourgensen was supposedly pressured into making the album in the synthpop style by Arista management, which is in contrast to the harder sound he developed as his career continued. However, there are several reports of Jourgensen saying in the eighties how he discovered hardcore punk, which changed his musical direction, and became ashamed of putting out the album. Jourgensen assumes a false English accent for all of the songs. This album was also released as Work for Love under BMG in Europe (with the same cover). There is a video available for Revenge, which was one of three singles pulled from the album, the others being Work for Love and I Wanted to Tell Her. With Sympathy was Ministry's only album for Arista. The album has been reissued on Eastworld records with three bonus tracks.
via Last.fm
The Clerk says
The Clerk knows this whole record — the pressing quirks, the credits, the take.
Tracklist
Side A
- A1Effigy3:51
- A2Revenge3:49
- A3I Wanted To Tell Her5:27
- A4Work For Love4:53
Side B
- B1Here We Go3:20
- B2What He Say4:04
- B3Say You're Sorry4:22
- B4Should Have Known Better4:30
- B5She's Got A Cause3:36
Sound DNA
- Electronic
- Synth-Pop / New Wave
- synthetic
- playful
- nocturnal
"What He Say" was renamed "Do The Etawa" on some releases.
The European LP releases have the 7" remix of "I Wanted To Tell Her" instead of the U.S. album version. All CD versions use the U.S. album version.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Al JourgensenKEYBOARDS VOCALS VOCALS, KEYBOARDS
- Stephen GeorgeDRUMS DRUMS, PERCUSSION PERCUSSION
- Antonia de PortagoVOCALS
- Bob SuberSAXOPHONE
- Brad HallenBASS BASS GUITAR
- Doreen ChanterVOCALS
- John DavisKEYBOARDS
- Martin SorensonBASS BASS GUITAR
- Marybeth O'HaraVOCALS
- Ministry Of HornsHORNS
- Robert RobertsBASS BASS, KEYBOARDS KEYBOARDS
- Shay JonesFEATURING, VOCALS VOCALS VOCALS , WRITTEN-BY
- Vince ElyKEYBOARDS KEYBOARDS, PERCUSSION PERCUSSION
- Walter TurbittGUITAR
- Ziv GidronVOCALS
10 collectors on Gatefold own this · 64 pressings tracked on Gatefold
Start your shelf.
Track your pressings of With Sympathy, get the Clerk's take, and see what the record is worth — free.
Start your shelf →Free forever. Works with 10 records or 10,000.