Animal Justice (extended play)
Animal Justice | ||||
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EP by John Cale | ||||
Released | September 1977 | |||
Studio | Chalk Farm Studios (London) | |||
Genre | Art rock | |||
Length | 14:33 | |||
Label | Illegal | |||
Producer | John Cale | |||
John Cale EP chronology | ||||
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AllMusic | [1] |
Animal Justice is the debut extended play (EP) by the Welsh rock musician John Cale. It was released in September 1977 by Illegal Records. "Chickenshit" was Cale's response to his decapitation of a chicken during a gig in Croydon, South London on 24 April 1977. This prompted the vegetarian rhythm section of Mike Visceglia and Joe Stefko to walk off and leave Cale's band.
Recording
Animal Justice was recorded at Chalk Farm Studios in London, England. Two other songs were recorded during these sessions, "Jack the Ripper (In the Moulin Rouge)" and "Ton Ton Macoute", but were not released.[2]
Content
The album cover is by rock photographer Jill Furmanovsky.[3]
Release
Animal Justice was released in September 1977 by Illegal Records.[4]
In 1999, this EP was released as bonus tracks on the reissue of the live album Sabotage/Live (1979).
Track listing
- "Chickenshit" (Cale) − 3:25
- "Memphis" (Chuck Berry) − 3:15
- "Hedda Gabler" (Cale) − 7:53
Personnel
- John Cale − vocals, guitar, piano, viola
- Ritchie Flieger − guitar, backing vocals on "Chickenshit"
- Jimmy Bain − bass guitar
- Bruce Brody − Moog synthesizer
- Kevin Currie − drums
- Chris Spedding — guitar on "Memphis"
- Jane Friedman − backing vocals on "Chickenshit"
"Chickenshit" contains part of a telephone conversation between Cale and Joe Stefko at the Portobello Hotel, London in April 1977.
References
- ^ Thompson, Dave. "Animal Justice – John Cale | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ^ Cale, John; Bockris, Victor (1999). What's Welsh for Zen. London: Bloomsbury. p. 176. ISBN 0-7475-3668-6.
- ^ Animal Justice (Media notes). John Cale. Illegal Records. 1977.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Mitchell, Tim (2003). Sedition and Alchemy: A Biography of John Cale. London: Peter Owen. p. 117. ISBN 0-7206-11326.
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