Whitehouse
Whitehouse are an industrial band formed in England by William Bennett in 1980, who's inspiration to make extreme electronic music orignated from Mute Records boss Daniel Miller. He then acquired a modified synthesiser that would shape the early sound of Whitehouse. They originally issued their music via Williams Bennet's own Come Organisation label (which also released recording by a number of other early industrial artists), but this label closed in 1985. Bennet duly formed the label 'Susan Lawly' for all future Whitehouse releases three years later, following the bands brief hiatus
Psychopathia Sexualis
Long whispered about and barely seen, Whitehouse’s Psychopathia Sexualis finally claws its way out of 1982’s creamy‑vinyl underworld, reborn on CD as a fully remastered, meticulously documented legacy edition for the noise faithful and the merely morbidly curious.
Cream Of The Second Coming (2LP)
1990 2LP compilation on Susan Lawly with a selection of pieces previously released on albums and single (plus a couple of different versions) issued from 1980 to 1989. The unparallelled cream of violent electronic music by its originators.
Wriggle Like A Fucking Eel (12"EP)
Great and praised 2002 EP on Susan Lawly by the unparallelled originators of violent power electronic music.
From Science To Ritual + Viva 10 (tape+magazine)
Ultra-rare 1983 Italian cassette on Plasma Tapes with live recordings from 1981/1982 complete with Viva Noir magazine, an elaborate package made of an oversize folder containing a booklet about SPK plus three more inserts, one about the Whitehouse and the Come Organisation.
The Second Coming
Very rare first edition on red vinyl of the genre-defining first compilation on Come Organisation from 1981, featuring Whitehouse, Come, Nurse With Wound and The Sodality. With paste-on cover by Steven Stapleton and insert, in superb condition.
Für Ilse Koch
Rare original black vinyl edition of Come Organisation's 1983 classic compilation featuring Come, Whitehouse, Nurse With Wound, Consumer Electronics, Leibstandarte SS MB, Musique Concret, Etat Brut, Wiking DDV and some archive recordings (Aleister Crowley, Charles Manson, Heinrich Himmler).
Still Going Strong
Second 7" single from 1991 on Susan Lawley of Whitehouse's second phase started in the late 80's. Produced by Steve Albini, with cover art by Peter Sotos.
Birthdeath Experience
Rare 1993 first CD re-issue on Susan Lawly of Whitehouse's seminal first album from 1980. The birth of a genre.
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Total Sex
Rare 1994 first CD re-issue on Susan Lawly of Whitehouse's second album from 1980. Total classic.
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New Britain
Very rare original 1982 edition on Come Org. with paste-on sleeve of Whitehouse's stand-out sixth album.
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Halogen
First edtiton of the 1994 CD produced by Steve Albini, with cover art by Trevor Brown.
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Quality Time
First edtiton of the 1995 CD produced by Steve Albini, with cover art by Trevor Brown.
Dictator
Very rare 1994 Japanese mini-CD single on Fanatics in an edition of 500 copies with cover art by Trevor Brown.
Cream Of The Second Coming
Rare 1990 CD compilation on Susan Lawly with a selection of pieces previously released on albums and single issued from 1980 to 1989.
Another Crack Of The White Whip
Rare 1991 second CD compilation on Susan Lawly with a selection of pieces previously released on albums and single issued from 1980 to 1991, with cover art by Trevor Brown.
Las Grabaciones Mas Violentas
Very rare late 80's grey area Japanese LP in an edition of 150 copies with the recording of Live Aktion 24 (1983).
Tit Pulp / Right To Kill
Rare grey area mid-80's 7" single on Concrete Company (a.k.a. Whitehouse Are Coming To Humilate You) with 1984 live recordings culled from the Try And Be Grateful video. Edition of 133 numbered copies (this is 114/133) with xeroxed insert.
The 150 Murderous Passions
Very rare first edition of 500 copies on Come Organisation with paste-on cover of the 1981 collaboration between Whitehouse's William Bennett and Nurse With Wound's Steven Stapleton. With insert and Come Org. catalogue.
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Chainsaw Massacre
Rare late 80's grey area LP on Concrete Company (previously released as Whitehouse Are Coming To Piss On You) with the recording of Live Aktion 28 (1984). Probably limited to about 100 copies with paste-on cover.
Postcard
Very rare original 5"x3,1/2" b/w postcard from the early 80's with Come Org. stamp on the back, but possibly produced by Produktion, with a picture of a very early Whitehouse live aktion.
Ephemera Lot
Lot of 3 early Susan Lawly items from the late 80's: A4 grey letterhead with the Chicago address, A4 red flyer and small yellow strip annoucing the release of Thank Your Lucky Stars.
Still Going Strong (book)
Rich book in a hand-numbered edition of 350 copies (this is 84/350) collecting almost all texts, interviews, articles and reviews related to Whitehouse (and Come) and the Come Organiation (and Susan Lawly) from 1979 to 1993, fully illustrated with reproductions of photos and flyers. Coming with hand-numbered tribute cassette by mostly fake bands doing Whitehouse covers or parodies.
Black Metal Box
BEYOND ULTRA RARE: Japanese grey area release from the early 90's with 5 gold acetate 7"s, T-shirt, booklet, laminated insert and sticker contained in 12"x12" metal box, released in an edition of 15 copies only (this is 13/15).
Anthology 1 (Come Organisation Archives 1979-1981) (2CD)
Rare 1998 2CD compilation collecting early Come Org. releases: the first LP and single by Come, The New Order's Bradford Red Light District, The 150 Murderous Passions and The Second Coming coming compilation with Come, Whitehouse, Nurse With Wound and The Sodality.
Produktion Film Tracks.
Rare grey-area LP reissue from the early 90's, in an edition of 70 copies with blank labels and paste-on cover, of the 1983 compilation cassette released by the great unsung collective with links with the Come Organisation, featuring Produktion, Whitehouse and John Murphy.
Buchenwald
The seminal classic first Whitehouse album released in 1980, one of the most important and influential records from the embryonic field of electronic and industrial music
Dedicated To Peter Kurten, Sadist and Mass Slayer
Special 40th anniversary legacy CD edition of Whitehouse's legendary 1981 LP Dedicated To Peter Kurten. Originally released on fluorescent green vinyl, now a highly sought-after collector's item. Even more so than with the earlier Erector, its transgressive themes and wild electronic harshness became a critical defining influence on, indeed often template for, the noise and power electronics genres of the mid/late '80s and long beyond. This brand new Susan Lawly legacy reissue CD features a beau…
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Birthdeath Experience (Legacy Re-Issue)
The seminal classic first Whitehouse album released in 1980, one of the most important and influential records from the embryonic field of electronic and industrial music
Erector
Special legacy CD reissue on Susan Lawly. Originally released in early 1981, Whitehouse's third album 'Erector', with its Sadean themes and state-of-the-art electronic harshness, became a critical defining influence on the noise and power electronics genres of the mid to late '80s. This CD-reissue comes with a beautiful 12-page booklet packed with photos, information, the original LP inserts and uncensored artwork.
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Dirter Promotions is very excited to announce the first appearance in vinyl since 1990 of the Whitehouse's Steve Albini-produced classic Thank Your Lucky Stars LP, this time around as a luxuriously expanded double LP set. The original LP was recorded in September 1988 at Steve Albini's Chicago studio and then issued on Susan Lawly as a 4 track 12″ vinyl release. A special CD edition followed in 1997 on CD with extra tracks from other sessions in Chicago recorded around that time. This limited do…
Erector
Originally recorded in 1980, Erector was harsher and less 'industrial' sounding than the first two albums and arguably became the seminal influence, along with The 150 Murderous Passions LP, for the subsequent wave in the mid/late '80s of noise projects (in particular Japanese); also featured for the first time in vinyl format is the originally banned cover art by Steven Stapleton.
The Sound Of Being Alive
Whitehouse remind us what it’s all about with a remastered collection of classics spanning 1998 - 2007: “Look up, look all around you, dump the fucking rubbish, and rise up. Listen to the sound of being alive...” Assuming that you’ve never heard of them, Whitehouse are thee arch, original power noise unit formed around William Bennett (vocals, electronics, percussion) and Philip Best (vocals, electronics) who met in London around 1982, and the pair would go on to establish one of the most notor…
Asceticists 2006
The Aphex and Russell Haswell approved Noise Artists Whitehouse are back with a very strong album in every way. If you aren't aware of them yet, they have been recording and performing on the edge of music in every way. The Pan African colours adorn the cover with a black glossy booklet featuring the lyrics in full.These are strong lyrics but equally the production is very very strong overall this is their most varied album yet and artistically possibly their best. The lyrics are absolutely stom…
Bird Seed
Shockingly powerful new studio album with 6 brilliant new tracks employing all types of new music technology, including the big hit "Wriggle like a fucking eel"! Produced in part by Steve Albini.
Mummy and Daddy
A couple of years ago I was sitting backstage at a gig sipping red wine with Whitehouse’s William Bennet and it dawned on me that THIS was extreme. Extreme wasn’t the guys showing off how ‘crazy’ they are by jumping from high mountains or wearing a Cradle of Filth tee-shirt (don’t pretend you don’t know which ones I’m talking about), it was Whitehouse, who weren’t afraid to take their pure unfettered aggression out on stage (and trust me they did) and then relax with wine and chatter in the afte…
Great White Death (Special Edition)
Great White Death, the last Whitehouse effort for Come Organisation, differs greatly from some of their earlier albums. The instrumental parts of the songs are not played on such extreme levels as before; however, the vocals of William Bennett are unusually dynamic and intense. Songs such as "We've Got the Power," "I'm Coming up Your Ass," and "You Don't Have to Say Please," for example, have a low bass drone in the background, while Bennett stretches his voice from quiet whispering to high-pitc…
cruise
Penultimate and incredible controversial album - marking a revolutionary new approach in style, includes 16-page booklet featuring extensive lyrics and information Produced by William Bennett, except 'public' by Steve Albini Mastered by Denis Blackham; definitely one of Whitehouse's best albums. As far as complaints about it being too short: well, many of the Whitehouse albums that the folks on this list state as being good starting points or favorites ("Dedicated To Peter Kurten", "Bu…