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1977 album by Throbbing Gristle From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Second Annual Report is the debut album by English industrial music group Throbbing Gristle, released in November 1977 through Industrial Records. It contains live and studio recordings made from October 1976 to September 1977. The Second Annual Report is considered one of the first industrial albums.[1]
The Second Annual Report | ||||
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Studio album / live album by | ||||
Released | November 1977 | |||
Recorded | 18 October 1976 – 3 September 1977 | |||
Genre | Industrial | |||
Length | 39:32 | |||
Label | Industrial | |||
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The original vinyl edition went through several pressings. Industrial Records's original pressing totaled 785 copies, while Fetish Records pressed 2,000 copies. 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 Records, the latter of which is known for its poor sound quality and was supposedly released without the band's permission.[2]
A portion of "Down on the Street" by the Stooges can be heard at the end of "Maggot Death (Live at Brighton)".[citation needed]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Austin Chronicle | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork | 8.6/10[1] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Spin Alternative Record Guide | 6/10[6] |
Uncut | 8/10[7] |
Michael Bonner of Uncut described the album as "a dystopian churn of smoke and asbestos dust" and "queerly hypnotic".[7] 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.[8]
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 Records.[9]
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 copies. 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.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Industrial Introduction" | 1:03 |
2. | "Slug Bait" (Live at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London) | 4:18 |
3. | "Slug Bait" (Live at Southampton) | 2:43 |
4. | "Slug Bait" (Live at Brighton) | 1:17 |
5. | "Maggot Death" (Studio Recording) | 2:47 |
6. | "Maggot Death" (Live at Rat Club) | 4:32 |
7. | "Maggot Death" (Live at Southampton) | 1:34 |
8. | "Maggot Death" (Live at Brighton) | 0:57 |
All tracks are written by Throbbing Gristle
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "After Cease to Exist – The Original Soundtrack of the COUM Transmissions Film" | 20:16 |
Total length: | 39:32 |
No. | Title | Length |
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10. | "Zyklon B Zombie" | 3:52 |
11. | "United" | 4:04 |
No. | Title | Length |
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10. | "No Two Ways" (Live at the Winchester Hat Fair 1976) | 4:03 |
11. | "Last Exit" (Live at Polytechnic, Brighton 1977) | 6:12 |
12. | "Forced Entry" (Live at Nuffield Theatre, Southampton 1977) | 5:01 |
13. | "Tesco Disco" (Live at Rat Club, London 1977) | 5:18 |
14. | "Feeling Critical" (Live at the Winchester School of Art 1977) | 6:29 |
15. | "National Affront" (Live at Nuffield Theatre, Southampton 1977) | 4:30 |
16. | "Urge to Kill" (Live at Rat Club, London 1977) | 7:25 |
17. | "Zyklon B Zombie" | 3:53 |
18. | "United" | 4:03 |
Total length: | 46:54 |
Note
According to AllMusic:
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