THROBBING GRISTLE "UNITED"+"ZYKLON B ZOMBIE" IR003 1978 1st.PRESS GD+/GD+ OOP 7"

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THREE YEARS AGO I LOST ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS TO CANCER, HE WAS A COOL MUSICIAN A DRUMMER BY TRADE, ORIGINALLY FROM SEATTLE, BUT RELOCATED TO L.A. IN 1985, HE AMASSED A VERY LARGE MUSIC COLLECTION, AND HAD KILLER TASTE FOR ROCK & ROLL, SADLY I AM SELLING OFF A LOT OF HIS COLLECTION ON BEHALF OF HIS WIDOW TO HELP PAY OFF DEBTS INCLUDING HOSPITAL BILLS, TAXES AND STORAGE UNIT FEES. I AM NOT TAKING ANYTHING FOR THIS SERVICE, DOING IT FOR MY FRIEND (MISS YOU DAVE!). THIS ITEM IS FROM HIS COLLECTION.

THE PHOTO'S MAY BE A LITTLE BLURRY, HAVE A LITTLE GLARE, SOME REFLECTIONS OR IN SOME CASES YOU MAY SEE SPECKS OF DUST. BUT THE PHOTO'S ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM YOU ARE BIDDING ON. I DO COMBINE SHIPPING.

THESE ARE VISUALLY & PLAY GRADED.

ARTIST: THROBBING GRISTLE

TRACK LISTING: “UNITED” STEREO (4:03) b/w “ZYKLON B ZOMBIE” MONO (4:43)

U

United

4:03

Z

Zyklon B Zombie

3:43

Credits

• Written-By – Carter*, Tutti*, P-Orridge*, Christopherson*

Notes

U side Stereo, Z Mono

This release is the first pressing, with very off-white/'cream' labels.

A second pressing exists with more 'white' labels, and with matrix-messages :'Salon Kitty' on the ZBZ side and '437 666 OTO' 'RE-CUT 4 NOV 79' and '20,000 DOWN' scratched in the United side: United / Zyklon B Zombie.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side U, Etched): IR+0003+U+A

• Matrix / Runout (Side Z, Etched): IR+0003+Z+AA
  

LABEL: INDUSTRIAL RECORDS UK INDIE SELF RELEASED

CAT.#: IR0003

YEAR: 1978

RECORD CONDITION: THE RECORD IS IN GD/GD+ CONDITION. NICE CLEAN SHINEY LUSTER TO THE BLACK VINYL. BOTH LABELS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THERE IS NOTICABLE WEAR ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RECORD, THERE ARE NO POPS OR CLICKS, NO SKIPS ETC. THERE IS BACKGROUND SOUND ON BOTH THE LEAD IN GROOVES,. AND SOME THRU THE “A” SIDE, BUT NOT ALL THAT NOTICABLE, THE “B” SIDE IT'S A BIT MORE NOTICABLE.

RECORD SLEEVE: THE SLEEVE IS IN GD+/VG- CONDITION, THERE'S OBVIOUS WEAR (SEE THE PHOTOS),SOME WRINKLES, MAINLY ALONG THE TOP, ONE TINY APPROX. 1/4” NEAR TOP JUST RIGHT OF CENTER. THERE IS A TINY SEAM SPLIT ALONG THE LEFT EDGE ABOUT 3”.

OTHER INFO: THIS RECORD IS OUT OF PRINT.UK IMPORT. THEIR FIRST SINGLE RELEASE. THIS IS A 1st PRESSING, THERE ARE NO ETCHED MESSAGES IN THE MATRIX'S. THIS IS A NICE CLEAN COPY UNTIL A BETTER GRADE COMES UP AT A DECENT PRICE. FEEL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS.

ARTIST & RELEASE INFO:

Throbbing Gristle were an English music and visual arts group, officially formed in September 1975 in Kingston upon Hull by members Genesis P-Orridge (born Neil Megson), Cosey Fanni Tutti (born Christine Newby), Peter "Sleazy" Christopherson and Chris Carter. They are widely regarded as pioneers of industrial music. Evolving from the experimental performance art group COUM Transmissions, Throbbing Gristle made their public debut in October 1976 on COUM exhibition Prostitution, and, the following year, released their debut single, "United / Zyklon B Zombie", followed by an album, The Second Annual Report (1977).

The band released several subsequent studio and live albums—including D.o.A: The Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle (1978), 20 Jazz Funk Greats (1979), and Heathen Earth (1980)—on their own record label Industrial Records, building a notorious reputation with their transgressive and confrontational aesthetics; they included the extensive use of often disturbing visual imagery (such as fascist and Nazi symbolism, and pornography), as well as that of sound manipulation (noise; pre-recorded tape-based samples) influenced by works of William S. Burroughs and Brion Gysin.

Throbbing Gristle dissolved in 1981 due to interpersonal differences; the individual members went on to participate in other projects, such as Psychic TV, Coil and Chris & Cosey. The band was reformed in 2004, and released three more studio albums—TG Now (2004), Part Two (2007), and The Third Mind Movements (2009)—before disbanding again after P-Orridge's departure and Christopherson's death in Autumn 2010; the band's last studio project — a cover version of the 1970 Nico album Desertshore called The Desertshore Installation — was released in 2012 under the moniker X-TG.

History

First era: 1976–1981

Throbbing Gristle evolved from the performance art group COUM Transmissions, which was formed in Kingston upon Hull by a group of performers centred on Genesis P-Orridge and Cosey Fanni Tutti. The last known performance of COUM Transmissions—Prostitution, an exhibition which was held in October 1976 at the Institute of Contemporary Arts—was also the public debut of Throbbing Gristle.

Throbbing Gristle's confrontational live performances and use of often disturbing imagery, including pornography and photographs of Nazi concentration camps, gave the group a notorious reputation. The group always maintained that their mission was to challenge and explore the darker and obsessive sides of the human condition rather than to make attractive music. Throbbing Gristle made extensive use of pre-recorded tape-based samples[9] and special effects to produce a distinctive, highly distorted background, usually accompanied by lyrics or spoken-word performances by Cosey Fanni Tutti or Genesis P-Orridge. Though they asserted they wanted to provoke their audience into thinking for themselves rather than pushing any specific agenda (as evidenced by the song "Don't Do As You're Told, Do As You Think" on Heathen Earth), Throbbing Gristle also frequently associated with the anarchist punk scene. They appeared in the fanzine Toxic Grafity, with a condensation of their own propaganda parody series, Industrial News.

In 1977, they released their debut single, "United / Zyklon B Zombie", followed by an album, The Second Annual Report. Although pressed in a limited initial run of 786 copies on the band's own Industrial Records label, it was later re-released on Mute Records due to high demand; however, this later release was reversed with all tracks playing backwards and in reverse order. This was followed by a series of albums, singles and live performances over a four-year period.

"United/Zyklon B Zombie" is the debut single by industrial band Throbbing Gristle. It was released in 7" vinyl format in May 1978, through the band's own Industrial Records.

Background

The single's A-side, "United", was called "one of the first electropop singles" by Jon Savage., while the B-side, "Zyklon B Zombie", has been seen as a parody of punk rock music. "United" featured a minimal drum loop and synthesizer pattern with uncharacteristically positive lyrics, while "Zyklon B Zombie" featured little more than growling, distorted vocals and bass guitar with a frenetic guitar solo. Both tracks were later released on the CD version of The Second Annual Report.

Release

The original pressing by Industrial Records had cream centre labels with very blurred Death Factory Logo and picture sleeve. After approximately 20,000 sales, re-pressing was taken over by Rough Trade and the single was re-cut with messages scratched in the centre: 'Salon Kitty' on the "Zyklon B Zombie" side and '437 666 OTO' 'RE-CUT 4 NOV 79' and '20,000 DOWN' scratched on the "United" side. The centre section of "Zyklon B Zombie" with Cosey Fanni Tutti's guitar was cut extra loud also as an improvement upon the original version. This version still had the cream/white labels with blurred Death Factory logo. Some were sold without picture sleeves, though not many.

A third pressing was in white vinyl (1,000 copies) and clear vinyl (1,000 copies) and features around two minutes of rain and train sounds at the end of side two.

"United" made an appearance in Throbbing Gristle's second studio album D.o.A: The Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle as a 16-second sped-up version. 

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