In the Grip of Official Treason

In the Grip of Official Treason is the ninth spoken word album from Jello Biafra. It was released on 24 October 2006.

In the Grip of Official Treason
Live album by Jello Biafra
Released	October 24, 2006
Recorded	April 16, 2004 – July 23, 2006
Genre	Spoken word
Length	234:09
Label	Alternative Tentacles
Producer	Jello Biafra
Jello Biafra chronology
Sieg Howdy! (2005) In the Grip of Official Treason (2006)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

Disc 1

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fat Mike Speaks"	2:15
2.	"Punk Voter Battle Cry"	24:15
3.	"Die for Oil, Sucker (T.W.O.T. Version)"	7:40
4.	"Ass Clowns in Toyland"	5:57
5.	"Junk Mail From Hell"	2:15
6.	"Der Gropenfurhrer Putsch"	9:40
7.	"And You Will Know Us by Our Trail of Cash"	4:41
8.	"Brown Lipstick Voodoo Ritual"	6:02
9.	"Forgotten Recent History Lessons"	11:52
10.	"Votes Disappear Like Magic"	4:26
Total length:		79:03

Disc 2

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Big Jim, the Cyber Crow"	3:19
12.	"Your Child Left Behind"	9:42
13.	"The Faux FEMA Follies"	8:55
14.	"Witness for the Prosecution"	4:31
15.	"Holiday in Guantanamo"	11:20
16.	"Weapons of Mass Distraction"	15:20
17.	"Mr. Hat's Mr. Hat"	11:29
18.	"Go Down on Me, Moses"	13:54
Total length:		78:30

Disc 3

No.	Title	Length
19.	"The Lord Is My Sheep"	2:12
20.	"The Last Big Gulp"	8:42
21.	"The Terror of Tinytown's Big Adventure"	3:02
22.	"Iraqnophobia"	13:15
23.	"The Curse of the Wolfman"	7:11
24.	"Bloodbath and Beyond"	3:29
25.	"Pirates of the Reconstruction"	9:49
26.	"The Flute and the Cobra"	5:36
27.	"And All I Got Were These Lousy Freedom Fries"	13:49
28.	"The Simplest Way Out Is Out"	3:28
29.	"Red State/Blue State Statik Attak"	2:45
30.	"American Idle"	5:33
Total length:		78:51

Personnel

• Steve Austin – engineer
• Terry Campbell – contribution
• George Carlin – author
• Paul Dickerson - contribution
• Dennis Kane – engineer
• Marshall Lawless – producer
• John Yates – layout design, imaging

References

1. In the Grip of Official Treason at AllMusic. Retrieved April 2, 2021.