Lydia Lunch, The Birthday Party
The Agony Is the Ecstacy / Drunk On the Pope's Blood (LP)
FormatLPLabel4ADGenreExperimental
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condition (record/cover): EX (marks not affecting play) / VG+ (corner creasing + general wear)
Split compilation EP by The Birthday Party and Lydia Lunch, released on February 18, 1982, through 4AD. It contains live material from a show performed on November 26, 1981, at The Venue in London. Three of the four Birthday Party tracks were included on their Live 1981-82 CD. Their version of the song "Loose" and the Lydia Lunch piece have never been officially reissued on CD. The Lydia Lunch side is a single track recorded up to the run-out groove, causing the song to play endlessly on manual turntables.
Release notes
Live November 26, 1981 at The Venue in London. ℗ 1982 4 A.D. Side B has a locked groove. Track timings are not appearing on this release. Track A1 to A3 published by Tactic Music Track A4 published by Warner Bros. Music Track B Copyright Control "Ecstasy" spelt correctly on labels, given as "Ecstacy" on sleeve.
| Drunk On The Pope's Blood - 16 Minutes Of Sheer Hell! | |||
| A1 | Pleasure Heads | 3:40 | |
| A2 | King Ink | 6:02 | |
| A3 | Zoo-Music Girl | 3:00 | |
| A4 | Loose | 5:33 | |
| The Agony Is The Ecstasy | |||
| B | The Agony Is The Ecstasy | 16:31 | |
- Bilbo
- Lacquer Cut By
- Chantal Coves
- Photography By [Lydia Lunch]
- Bleddyn Butcher
- Photography By [Nick Cave]
