SwansThe Great Annihilator

Label:

Young God Records – 381.0571.2

Format:

CD , Album

Country:

UK

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Industrial

Tracklist

1 In 2:27
2 I Am The Sun 3:23
3 She Lives! 7:00
4 Celebrity Lifestyle 4:10
5 Mother/Father 4:07
6 Blood Promise 4:15
7 Mind/Body/Light/Sound 4:52
8 My Buried Child
Sounds, Electric GuitarMartin Atkins
2:58
9 Warm
Electric GuitarNicky Skopelitis
PianoJohn Sarfell
4:54
10 Alcohol The Seed 3:29
11 Killing For Company 6:55
12 Mother's Milk 2:27
13 Where Does A Body End? 3:41
14 Telepathy 6:11
15 The Great Annihilator 4:53
16 Out
Backing VocalsLary Seven
2:25

Companies, etc.

  • Produced ForYoung God Productions
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Young God Records
  • Copyright ©Young God Records
  • Distributed ByVital (2)
  • Copyright ©Michael Gira
  • Copyright ©Young God Publishing
  • Glass Mastered AtNimbus

Credits

  • Design [Art Design]Gira*
  • Engineer [Final Assembly, Editing, And Mastering At Monsterdisc, Chicago]Jay O'Rourke
  • Engineer [Mixed at B. C. Studio. Brooklyn]Martin Bisi
  • Engineer [Recorded At B. C. Studio, Brooklyn]Martin Bisi
  • Engineer [Recorded At Baby Monster Studios, N. Y. C.]Brice Goggin*
  • Engineer [Recorded At Plastikville Studios, N. Y C.]Larry Seven*
  • Engineer [Recorded At Warzone, Chicago]Van Christie
  • LayoutMark Falls
  • Mastered By [Additional Mastering Work By]Martin Atkins
  • Music ByJarboe (tracks: 8, 16)
  • PerformerBill Rieflin*
  • Producer [These Recordings Produced By]M. Gira*
  • Sequenced By [Additional Rhythm Sequencing By]Bill Rieflin*
  • Words By, Music ByM. Gira*

Notes

Version with SID codes: Swans - The Great Annihilator.

This material was recorded February 1993 – June 1994, at the following studios: B. C. Studio, Brooklyn; Baby Monster Studios, N. Y. C.; Plastikville Studios, N. Y C.; Warzone, Chicago.
This material was mixed at B. C. Studio. Brooklyn, and final assembly, editing, and mastering were completed at Monsterdisc, Chicago.
Additional mastering work by Martin Atkins.
Pre-production work at Invisible, Chicago, and at The Torture Chamber, 6th & B, N.Y.C. Amplification was supplied by Mesa Boogie.

All words and music copyright 1994. All material ASCAP.
P&C 1994 Young God Records
Manufactured in the UK.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 5018615500926
  • Barcode (Text): 5 018615 500926
  • Rights Society: ASCAP
  • Matrix / Runout (Mirrored): YGCD 009 · 1:0 _MASTERED_ BY NIMBUS
  • Matrix / Runout (Laser etched stamper numbers): 1:0
  • Mastering SID Code: none
  • Mould SID Code: none

Other Versions (5 of 21)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Recently Edited
The Great Annihilator (Cassette, Album, Promo) Vital (2) YG CD 009 UK 1994
New Submission
The Great Annihilator (CD, Album, Promo) Invisible INV035 US 1994
New Submission
The Great Annihilator (CD, Album, Promo) Young God Records YGCD009 Europe 1994
New Submission
The Great Annihilator (Cassette, Album, Promo) Vital (2) YG CD 009 UK 1994
Recently Edited
The Great Annihilator (2×LP, Album) Young God Records YGLP 9, 381.0571.1 UK 1995

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Reviews

  • overtebrea's avatar
    overtebrea
    Great album but I always considered Celebrity Lifestyle as a bit of a sellout, especially coming from a band that had already tried selling out and regretted it.
    • EchoRadiata's avatar
      EchoRadiata
      Edited 2 years ago
      Am I the only one of the opinion that Mr. Gira's remaster of this album is far inferior in quality? Really, my biggest gripe is M/B/L/S... he ruins the hazy woozy trancy feel of the sound and sterilizes all components into echoey distance. Quite unsatisfying.
      • JoeyPan's avatar
        JoeyPan
        I know there has to be an LP Test Pressing of this out there.... probably both the original from 94, and the 2017 reissue. Does anyone have one, or has anyone seen one? AND/OR ..... Of course.... if anyone has an LP Test Pressing for sale- please let me know.
        • joshua_schafkind's avatar
          Quote from MG today regarding this album, "starting work on vinyl/remaster... should be a few months til its out..."
          • churst's avatar
            churst
            Totally Awesome album, i bought this when it came out and wish they would re-release it...
            one word..... Stunning!

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