Ministry, Land Of Rape And Honey, 1988 Original Sire Release 9-25799-1 SEALED
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Dr. John's Spin Factory offers yet another sealed (meaning, "new old stock") gem from the 1980s! It's Ministry's, "Land Of Rape And Honey." I purchased this fine (now rare) record from Flipside Records in Kalamazoo Michigan (loved that store) after having played it on my weekly radio program on WIDR-FM (Western--Michigan University--Inter-Dorm Radio). The deft mix of industrial and heavy metal influences blended with often searing lyrics that packed a sense of social justice was (and still is) right up my aural alley. As for product specifics, what you see here is a SEALED, new-old-stock, copy of the original 1988 release on Sire records. I don't know how the sound of this vinyl stacks up against any of the subsequent re-releases or re-masterings (I don't own any of those). That said, my duplicate, original release copy (identical to the album for sale) sounds pretty awesome (at least emanating from Sound Lab A-3 speakers driven by Wolcott, vacuum tube mono bloc amplifiers)...Rather than attempt further description of the music itself, I leave you with the following review from 'Allmusic.com': "The Land of Rape and Honey represented Ministry's stylistic breakthrough, combining assaultive percussion, samples, synths, and (sometimes) crunching guitars with distorted, barking vocals. For all the emphasis on the group's metal/industrial fusion, it's really only the first three (and best) tracks on Rape and Honey -- "Stigmata," "The Missing," and "Deity" -- that employ guitars extensively. The remainder of the album merely suggests heavy metal aggression through its electronic and sampled elements; it is far more industrial in feel, even though it's just as dark. Ministry was the industrial band that, more than any other, appealed to metal fans, and it was The Land of Rape and Honey that began to lay claim to that status." With that, please know that shipping is a flat $5. Best of luck! And please enjoy some good music today... Dr. J
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