John Giorno, William Burroughs, Coil, Sonic Youth, Diamanda Galás, Cabaret Voltaire
A Diamond Hidden in the Mouth of a Corpse (LP)
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A legendary compilation with contributions from no less legendary figures/bands like William S. Burroughs, Sonic Youth, Diamanda Galas, Michael Gira, Coil and many others. "Each year, Giorno and his friend William S. Burroughs put out a compilation featuring themselves and the musicians most admired among the New York loft set. This year he and Burroughs are joined by Coil’s tromping and pulsing instrumental “Neither His Nor Yours” as it sets with a dance beat of hissing steam-iron sounds on a ping-pong stereo march. Swans member Michael Gira reads on his track, and Sonic Youth bring their raggedly jagged cutting-edge guitars to Kim Gordon’s sensitively moaned vocal drones. Including Husker Du’s 1983 recording of “Won’t Change” is a calculated bid for the affections of college radio programmers. What the other groups share in sound and image, Husker don’t." (Spin)
A1 - Hüsker Dü: Won't Change (Total Access Studios, Redondo Beach, California, January 1983)
A2 - David Johansen: Johnsonius (The Ranch, New York, 1984)
A3 - John Giorno Band – Scum & Slime (The Caravan of Dreams, Fort Worth, Texas, March 16, 1985)
A4 - William S. Burroughs: Excerpts From The Western Land: The President, Colonel Bradford, Every Man A God (KUSH for the Pacific Rim Pacific Basin Institute of Oral Traditions at Naropa Institute, Boulder, Colorado, July 28, 1985)
A5 - Sonic Youth: Halloween (Radio Tokyo, Los Angeles, January 16 & 18, 1985)
B1 - Cabaret Voltaire: Dead Man's Shoes (Western Works, Sheffield, England, April 1985)
B2 - Diamanda Galás: Excerpt From "Eyes Without Blood" (Pepsico Festival, SUNY at Purchase, New York, July 19, 1985)
B3 - Coil: Neither His Nor Yours (Paradise, London, England, May 5, 1985)
B4 - Michael Gira: Game (New York, August 20, 1985)
B5 - David Van Tieghem: Out Of The Frying Pan.... (Battery Sound, New York, July 1985)
B6 - Jessica Hagedorn & The Gangster Choir: Tenement Lover (“The 80s” Studio, New York, 1981)
Cover: Keith Haring
This edition
Original copies of this rarity. Factory sealed. Few copies available
Format
This version with "Jacket Made in Canada" in the bottom left corner of the back cover.
Released in gatefold cover with a special inner sleeve, also showing artwork by Keith Haring.
A1 recorded at Total Access Studios, Redondo Beach, California, January 1983.
A2 recorded at The Ranch, New York, 1984.
A3 mixed at Unique Recording, New York, August 7, 1985; recorded at The Caravan of Dreams, Fort Worth, Texas, March 16, 1985.
A4 recorded for the Pacific Rim Pacific Basin Institute of oral Traditions at Naropa Institute, Boulder, Colorado, July 28, 1985.
A5 recorded & mixed at Radio Tokyo, Los Angeles, January 16 & 18, 1985.
B1 recorded at Western Works, Sheffield, England, April 1985.
B2 recorded at the Pepsico Festival, SUNY at Purchase, New York, July 19, 1985.
B3 recorded at Paradise, London, England, May 5, 1985.
B4 recorded in New York, August 20, 1985.
B5 excerpt from a score commissioned by choreographer Richard Tanner for the Pennsylvania Ballet; recorded at Battery Sound, New York, July 1985.
B6 recorded at "The 80's" Studio, New York, 1981.
Release notes
This version with "Jacket Made in Canada" in the bottom left corner of the back cover. Released in gatefold cover with a special inner sleeve, also showing artwork by Keith Haring. A1 recorded at Total Access Studios, Redondo Beach, California, January 1983. A2 recorded at The Ranch, New York, 1984. A3 mixed at Unique Recording, New York, August 7, 1985; recorded at The Caravan of Dreams, Fort Worth, Texas, March 16, 1985. A4 recorded for the Pacific Rim Pacific Basin Institute of oral…
| A1 | Won't Change | 1:59 | |
| A2 | Johnsonius | 5:20 | |
| A3 | Scum & Slime | 4:04 | |
| A4 | Excerpts From "The Western Land": The President, Colonel Bradford, Every Man A God | 5:36 | |
| A5 | Halloween | 5:02 | |
| B1 | Dead Man's Shoes | 6:05 | |
| B2 | Excerpt From "Eyes Without Blood" | 2:42 | |
| B3 | Neither His Nor Yours | 2:48 | |
| B4 | Game | 1:55 | |
| B5 | Out Of The Frying Pan... | 2:15 | |
| B6 | Tenement Lover | 6:45 |
- Keith Haring
- Cover, Artwork By
- George Delmerico
- Design
- Bobby Bielcki
- Engineer
- John Giorno
- Executive-Producer
- BK
- Lacquer Cut By
- Alan Kikuchi
- Photography By
- Frans Schellekens
- Photography By
- Kate Simon
- Photography By
- Lawrence Watson
- Photography By
- Naomi Petersen
- Photography By
- Sylvia Plachy
- Photography By
- Tom Bessoir
- Photography By
- Tseng Kwong Chi
- Photography By
- Wendy Jane Workman
- Photography By
- Peter Wright
- Producer [Associate]
