Best Of.... Volume II
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Best Of.... Volume II is a cassette release by industrial
group Throbbing Gristle
, and was the second ever released material by them. It was originally handcopied and limited to 50 copies, but later rereleased in the original TG24 cassette boxset. Its catalogue number was IRC1, which helps to explain why the first Throbbing Gristle album, The Second Annual Report
, had a catalogue number of IR2. This was speculated to be given a full release as IR1, though that never came to pass. However, a number of tracks were rerecorded for The First Annual Report
, which presumably would've been released as IR1, though as it was never released within Industrial Record's lifespan, the next recorded album was releasd under IR2.
Cover reads: "Inc. Very Friendly, Scars Of E, Slugbait, We Hate You, Dead Ed".
The studio recording of "Very Friendy" is the same exact version from "Best of Vol. I", except that the ending is a bit cut off. "Scars of E" is also from the same source, but with less laughing at the end, and a much shorter introduction with a fade-in. "Short Instrumental" was also recorded as "Not Quite" on "Nothing Short Of A Total War" and "Dead Bait" on "The First Annual Report". "10p For A Pack Of Cigarettes" was also recorded under the same name on the "New T.G." cassette bootleg, as well as "10 Pence" on "The First Annual Report". "Slug Bait" was also recorded a few other times in the studio. There are two takes of it on the "Nothing Short Of A Total War" cassette bootleg, as well as an incomplete version on "New T.G.". The version of "Slug Bait" included here sounds almost exactly like the first take of it on "Nothing Short Of A Total War", except that it is missing the announcement by Genesis. "We Hate You" is the same exact version that appeared on the later single, and it sounds like it was recorded during the same session with the "10p For A Pack Of Cigarettes" included here.
The rest of the songs here were recorded live, and can be found on IRC2 and IRC3.
Side B
Industrial music
Industrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of Industrial Records by the band Throbbing Gristle, and the creation of the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the...
group Throbbing Gristle
Throbbing Gristle
Throbbing Gristle were an English industrial, avant-garde music and visual arts group that evolved from the performance art group COUM Transmissions...
, and was the second ever released material by them. It was originally handcopied and limited to 50 copies, but later rereleased in the original TG24 cassette boxset. Its catalogue number was IRC1, which helps to explain why the first Throbbing Gristle album, The Second Annual Report
The Second Annual Report
The Second Annual Report is an album by the industrial music group Throbbing Gristle. A combination of live and studio songs, the album was originally released on 12" vinyl in 1977, and later pressed to CD, with additional tracks, in 1991....
, had a catalogue number of IR2. This was speculated to be given a full release as IR1, though that never came to pass. However, a number of tracks were rerecorded for The First Annual Report
The First Annual Report
The First Annual Report is a bootleg of music recorded by Throbbing Gristle. Throbbing Gristle's debut was a cassette titled Best Of.... Volume I, and was followed by Best Of......
, which presumably would've been released as IR1, though as it was never released within Industrial Record's lifespan, the next recorded album was releasd under IR2.
Cover reads: "Inc. Very Friendly, Scars Of E, Slugbait, We Hate You, Dead Ed".
The studio recording of "Very Friendy" is the same exact version from "Best of Vol. I", except that the ending is a bit cut off. "Scars of E" is also from the same source, but with less laughing at the end, and a much shorter introduction with a fade-in. "Short Instrumental" was also recorded as "Not Quite" on "Nothing Short Of A Total War" and "Dead Bait" on "The First Annual Report". "10p For A Pack Of Cigarettes" was also recorded under the same name on the "New T.G." cassette bootleg, as well as "10 Pence" on "The First Annual Report". "Slug Bait" was also recorded a few other times in the studio. There are two takes of it on the "Nothing Short Of A Total War" cassette bootleg, as well as an incomplete version on "New T.G.". The version of "Slug Bait" included here sounds almost exactly like the first take of it on "Nothing Short Of A Total War", except that it is missing the announcement by Genesis. "We Hate You" is the same exact version that appeared on the later single, and it sounds like it was recorded during the same session with the "10p For A Pack Of Cigarettes" included here.
The rest of the songs here were recorded live, and can be found on IRC2 and IRC3.
Track listing
Side A- "Very Friendly (Studio)" - 11:06
- "Very Friendly (ICA)" - 4:01
- "Scars Of E (Studio)" - 5:28
- "Slug Bait (Studio)" - 4:41
- "Short Instrumental (Studio)" - 3:28
Side B
- "Slug Bait (ICA)" - 4:19
- "10p For A Pack Of Cigarettes (Studio)" - 2:58
- "We Hate You Little Girls (Studio)" - 2:03
- "Dead Head (ICA)" - 4:03
- "Dead Head (Winchester)" - 1:29
- "Whorle Of Sound (Winchester)" - 13:17
- "The End (ICA)" - 1:28