CIRCUS MORT Circus Mort 12" LABOR 1981 US orig MICHAEL GIRA-SWANS-DEL BYZANTEENS
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CIRCUS MORT

Circus Mort was a short-lived post-punk band from New York that included future Swans Michael Gira (vocals) and Jonathan Kane (drums). The other members were bassist Don Braun, keyboardist Josh Braun, and guitarist Rick Olier. Gira formed the group after moving from California, where he had spent time as the vocalist in a band called IDS (the band started as Little Cripples and changed from that to Strict IDS, and then shortened it to IDS). Circus Mort released a self-titled EP of inexperienced, European-influenced post-punk on their own Labor imprint in 1981 before splitting up. Gira and Kane formed Swans, and the Braun brothers went on to the Del-Byzanteens (a band that included director Jim Jarmusch) and then Deep Six

"CIRCUS MORT"

Produced by Peter Lewis

1981        12"EP     LABOR RECORDS     LAB-11

PRINTED IN U.S.A.   ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING

SINGLE SLEEVE

HEAVY CARDBOARD COVER

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Label: LABOR - BLACK LABEL w/WHITE ARTWORK - WHITE TEXT 

Catalog on cover: (spine & rear) LAB-11    

Catalog on labels: LAB-11 (Side One / Side Two)

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched & Stamped): LAB-11-A-1   (PR)  STERLING

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched & Stamped): LAB-11-B-1   (PR)  STERLING

On labels: 45 RPM   SUPER HI-FI

All compositions by Circus Mort Music & M. Gira Lyrics

Published by All-Out Publishers (ASCAP)

On Back Sleeve: Recorded 12/18-21, 1980 at Minot Sound Studios, White Plains, NY

? & © 1981 Labor Records Printed in U.S.A.

tracklisting

Side 1: SWALLOW YOU - CHILDREN REMEMBER

Side 2: YELLOW LIGHT - WATCH THE PUPPET

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The defining track on this 1982 EP is the leadoff song, "Red and Grey," which pointed the way to the brooding college rock of the Neats' eponymous debut LP the next year. Like the early songs of their contemporaries REM, "Red and Grey" has a distinctly pre-psychedelic 1960s folk-rock sound, but the Neats sound less like the Byrds and more along the lines of the Zombies, the Left Banke, and Simon & Garfunkel's electric outings. There is a dark shadow of melancholy that looms over much of the Neats' early material (they later transformed themselves into a blooze-rock outfit), and "Red and Grey" was the first signal of their intent. The song is an autumnal anthem that calls to mind similar bands of the time, like Los Angeles' Dream Syndicate and the Rain Parade. Over clean chiming guitars and simple beats, singer/guitarist Eric Martin sings his contemplative lyrics exploring personal moments with vivid imagery and a rich voice...(AllMusic)

 


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