Tracklist
| Design To Kill | 2:44 | ||
| My Infatuation | 2:17 | ||
| I Don't Want To Be Happy | 3:20 | ||
| Anesthetic | 3:50 | ||
| Contort Yourself | 4:25 | ||
| Throw Me Away | 2:40 | ||
| Roving Eye | 3:06 | ||
| Twice Removed | 3:02 | ||
| Bedroom Athlete | 4:13 |
Credits (7)
David HofstraBass
Anya PhillipsCover
Don ChristensenDrums
Jody HarrisGuitar
Pat PlaceGuitar
James White (2)Producer, Arranged By, Composed By, Mixed By
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Recommendations
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referencing Buy (LP, Album, Terre Haute Pressing) ZEA 33-002
Sounds good. Everything sounds very upfront and clear with the exception of the drums on some songs, but I don’t think that has anything to do with the pressing and more with just the way that it was recorded. -
referencing Buy (LP, Album) ZEA 33-002
To be correct on label track a1 is written in types like this: DESIGNED TO KILL" -
referencing Buy (LP, Album) ILS-81356
Sounds amazing. Japanese pressings are always great, but especially for noisy art rock -
referencing Buy (LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Clear Smoke [Lounge Smoke], 180g) FUTNO5
The packaging for this reissue is atrocious. Way too much going on. -
referencing Buy (LP, Album) 202 454
Seems to be missing the, I guess, original US release on ZE (ILPS 7002). -
Exceptional pressing. What a reissue! 10/10! Bonus tracks and photos/info are next level. -
Beware ; This vinyl album is not an official release from ZE Records but bootleg from Italy !
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Beware ; This vinyl album is not an official release from ZE Records but bootleg from Italy !
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Edited 18 years agoIt combines the sounds of melodic and treble piano, the amazing rhythm of funky bass, the strident power of sax in free jazz with the rough voice of punk. One of the most exciting albums of James Chance & The Contortions that shows what was the pulse in the post-punk era, when jazz, funk and punk mix togheter to create an avant garde style.
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