Reek of Putrefaction
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| Studio album by Carcass | |||||
| Released | July 1988 | ||||
| Recorded | December 1987-March 1988 at Ritch Bitch Studios | ||||
| Genre | Grindcore Goregrind[citation needed] |
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| Length | 39:41 (min/sec) | ||||
| Label | Earache Records | ||||
| Producer | Carcass Paul Tabot |
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Reek of Putrefaction is the debut album by the British grindcore band Carcass. It was released by Earache Records in 1988.
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[edit] Overview
When released, Reek of Putrefaction reached #6 on the UK Indie Chart, establishing Carcass as one of the pioneers of the grindcore genre.[1] The late BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel declared it his favorite album of 1988, in an interview for The Observer.[2]
The original album cover consisted of a collage of autopsy photographs collected from medical journals.[3] Reek of Putrefaction was later re-released with a "clean" cover. In the year 2002/2003, the album was reissued with a censored outer cover proclaiming "Original album artwork inside".
[edit] Production Values
Reek of Putrefaction was recorded in four days at a small studio in Birmingham. According to Bill Steer, the studio's engineer "ruined" the record, especially it's drum tracks. Carcass had only had a few hours available of mixing, so they had to release the LP as it was to meet the label's deadline. The band were "everything but happy" with the end result, declared Steer.[4]
When the master recording was first sent to the pressing plant, the original vinyl LP had to be pressed at lower volumes, because the bass frequencies were so low (sometimes reaching 25 Hz) that they were in danger of engulging the whole sonic spectrum.[5]
[edit] Track listing
- "Genital Grinder" – 1:32
- "Regurgitation of Giblets" – 1:24
- "Maggot Colony" – 1:37
- "Pyosisified" (Rotten to the Gore) – 2:55
- "Carbonized Eye Sockets" – 1:11
- "Frenzied Detruncation" – 0:59
- "Vomited Anal Tract" – 1:45
- "Festerday" – 0:22
- "Fermenting Innards" – 2:35
- "Excreted Alive" – 1:21
- "Suppuration" – 2:19
- "Foeticide" – 2:46
- "Microwaved Uterogestation" – 1:24
- "Feast on Dismembered Carnage" – 1:27
- "Splattered Cavities" – 1:54
- "Psychopathologist" – 1:18
- "Burnt to a Crisp" – 2:43
- "Pungent Excruciation" – 2:31
- "Manifestation of Verrucose Urethra" – 1:02
- "Oxidized Razor Masticator" – 3:13
- "Mucopurulence Excretor" – 1:09
- "Malignant Defecation" – 2:14
[edit] Credits
- Ken Owen - Vocals, Drums
- Jeffrey Walker - Vocals, Bass
- Bill Steer - Vocals, Guitar
[edit] Notes
- ^ Carcass: Bio. Metal Maniacs. Retrieved on 2008-04-27. Archived at Sex. Money. Food.
- ^ Mudrian (2004), page 132.
- ^ Mudrian (2004), page 132.
- ^ Carcass - Perverted Sickos. Rock Hard (June 1990). Retrieved on 2008-04-27. Archived at Sex. Money. Food.
- ^ Merle, Laurent (1990). THE GLAMMER, BILL, IS SPEAKING. Peardrop. Retrieved on 2008-04-27. Archived at Sex. Money. Food.
[edit] References
- Carcass (1994). Reek of Putrefaction. [CD]. Nottingham, UK: Earache Compact Discs, Cassettes & Records.
- Mudrian, Albert (2004). Choosing Death: the Improbable History of Death Metal and Grincore. Los Angeles, CA: Feral House.
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