Negativland – Helter Stupid
Label: |
RecRec Music – RecRec 29 |
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Format: |
Vinyl
, LP, Album
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Country: |
Switzerland |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Non-Music |
Style: |
Sound Art |
Tracklist
| Helter Stupid | (21:55) | ||
| A1 | Prologue | 4:00 | |
| A2 | Helter Stupid | 17:56 | |
| The Perfect Cut | (25:41) | ||
| B1 | The Perfect Cut (Canned Music) | 3:27 | |
| B2 | The Perfect Cut (Rooty Poops) | 2:18 | |
| B3 | The Perfect Cut (Good As Gold) | 3:17 | |
| B4 | The Perfect Cut (Piece Of Meat) | 3:18 | |
| B5 | The Perfect Cut (White Rabbit And A Dog Named Gidget) | 2:41 | |
| B6 | The Perfect Cut (11 Minutes) | 4:52 | |
| B7 | The Perfect Cut (48 Hours) | 5:37 |
Companies, etc.
- Published By – RecRec Music, Switzerland
Credits
- Sleeve Notes, Presenter – Dick Vaughn
- Songwriter [All Songs By] – Negativland
Notes
Matte sleeve with “Helter Stupid” in glossy magenta silk screen print.
Printed inner sleeve.
— Back cover:
c 1989 p 1989
— Labels:
published by RecRec Music Switzerland c + p 1989 (SUISA)
Printed inner sleeve.
— Back cover:
c 1989 p 1989
— Labels:
published by RecRec Music Switzerland c + p 1989 (SUISA)
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: SUISA
- Other (Back cover, boxed, EFA): LP 14551 08
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A): REC REC 29 A [crossbow logo] [illegible signature]
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B): REC REC 29 B [crossbow logo] [illegible signature]
Other Versions (5 of 9)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| Helter Stupid (CD, Album) | RecRec Music | ReCDec 29 | Switzerland | 1989 | |||
| Helter Stupid (LP, Album) | SST Records | SST 252 | US | 1989 | |||
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Recently Edited
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Helter Stupid (CD, Album) | SST Records | SST CD 252 | US | 1989 | ||
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New Submission
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Helter Stupid (Cassette, Album, CrO₂) | SST Records | SSTC 252 | US | 1989 | ||
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New Submission
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Helter Stupid (LP, Album, Test Pressing) | SST Records | SST 252 | US | 1989 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Negativland is from the Contra Costa Co. area of the San Francisco Bay area, and if you have not ever lived in that area you will not realize that a lot of the sound clips included on here are from KPIX and other local TV stations, including one for the regular "afternoon movie" featured in the late 70's/early 80's (the voice that repeats "vampires, werewolves..."). Also featured on the cover is former KPIX news anchor Dave McElhatton (RIP 8/2010), and I have no idea how they got away with that...McElatthon's voice also is featured prominently on this recording (first side of the LP or first track of the CD). Negativland apparently released a fake press release to the media stating that their song "Christianity Is Stupid" played a part in a 16-year-old boy killing his parents with an axe (in Minnesota, or something) and the bay area media were ALL over that without bothering to check whether it was true or not, and the first two tracks on the CD (or side one of the LP) are dedicated to the media circus that this generated. And the rest, well, more of their odd sound collages feature snippets of commercials and who knows what. "Escape From Noise" and "Helter Stupid" are probably Negativland at the best period in their career.
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