Cut-throat Records
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Cut-throat Records is a record label created and run by Canadian musician Nash the Slash
. It has been active from 1978 to the present. Cut-throat is also the name of Nash's recording studio, originally located above the Roxy Theatre on Danforth Avenue
in Toronto.
Although the label has been used primarily for Nash's own music, it has also issued a single by Toronto new wave group Drastic Measures, and a CD by Nash's group FM
.
The label's slogan is "Music in a particular vein", possibly a reference to the early Mad Magazine
slogan, "Humor in a jugular vein". Nash claims the label name was inspired by his observation that the record industry is a cut-throat business, in addition to being an appropriate match to his horror movie persona and name.
The company logo is a human skull, often positioned on the label with an eye socket over the centre hole. Record labels are usually black and white, often using reversed colours on side two. Another logo of a stylized gas mask with headphones, is used on some CD releases, usually positioned with the mouth over the centre hole. Nash has been using this logo since 1980 (which pre-dates CDs), and by coincidence the original logo's mouth resembles the prongs holding a CD in a standard jewel case.
In 1978 Nash dedicated the Cut-throat label to rock critic Jeffrey Morgan
when he autographed Morgan's copy of Bedside Companion, writing: "To Jeffrey Morgan I dedicate the label!"
Nash the Slash had intended to release a full album in 1978, but when he received a test pressing copy (manufactured by a company catering to independent labels), he found the sound quality to be unacceptable. As a temporary solution, he selected four songs for a 12-inch EP, in the hope that a wider groove pitch would produce better sound. A full album was issued the following year, and exists in two pressings, the latter from a remixed master made in 1981 for improved sound. (The second edition can be distinguished by four lines of fine print below the artist name on the label; the first edition only has three.) The first two releases were instrumental, and the single has vocals, the B-side being Nash's first compositional collaboration with Toby Dammit
who served as Nash's lyricist from 1980 to 1982. Both songs from this single are different versions from those later issued on Dindisc and Virgin. "Dead Man's Curve
" is a cover version of the song by Jan and Dean
from 1964.
Nash also released a live 12-inch EP titled Hammersmith Holocaust recorded in London, England in 1980, limited to 300 numbered copies. Although it has the appearance of a bootleg release
, it was recorded and issued by Nash on a no-name label for promotional use.
in Canada (which released Canadian editions of Dindisc records as Dindisc / Virgin, distributed by Polygram Records). Dindisc was a separate label from Virgin in the UK during this time, but one UK single was a Virgin / Dindisc co-release using Virgin's catalogue numbering system. Most releases also have the Cut-throat logo on the label; some have all three company names. Records from this series were produced by Steve Hillage
, with the exception of one single produced by Bill Nelson
.
The title of the instrumental non-album track "Reactor No. 2" was a reference to the failed nuclear reactor which caused the Three Mile Island accident
, and inspired Nash to appear with his face covered in bandages from 1979 to the present. "19th Nervous Breakdown
" is a cover version of the song by The Rolling Stones
from 1966.
. DIN-28 was issued in Australia as Dindisc DIN-28, in the Netherlands as Dindisc 102-949, and in Portugal as Dindisc VVD-45.041-ES. These do not have the Cut-throat logo on the labels.
Nash had no involvement with recording the single by Drastic Measures, although he did appear on their album, Drastic Measures (1980). The single's tracks are not taken from the album.
Decomposing has four songs, and claims to be "playable at any speed"; the label shows timings for play at 33, 45, and even 78 rpm. However, this is likely a gimmick inspired by the fact that Nash's instrumental music, being almost entirely electric, generally sounds no less correct when played at incorrect speeds. Two songs also appeared on a 12-inch single (see below) with playing speed of 45 rpm specified on the label, and these sound the same as Decomposing played at 45 rpm. The other two also appeared on The Million Year Picnic album (see below), which plays at 33 rpm, but sounds the same as Decomposing played at 45 rpm. Therefore, Decomposing at 45 rpm is likely the speed at which these songs were recorded. Nash would play again with the sound of his music played at different speeds on his Blind Windows CD.
Nash told Jeffrey Morgan
several years ago that he wanted to reissue the album as part of a software program that would allow the listener to play the album at any speed on their home computer. However, despite a near-complete reissue of Nash's back catalogue on CD, Decomposing has yet to be reissued.
CUT-6 was issued in the USA as Cut-throat Records PVC-8913, distributed by PVC Records, and in the UK as Shaghai Records HAI-104. PVC also released a 12-inch single (this time on their own PVC label), "Dance After Curfew (Dance Mix)" // "Womble" / "The Calling" – PVC Records 4905 (USA), which became a surprise underground hit in Poland, where curfews and restrictions on Western music were imposed at the time. The song's only lyric is a chant of the title, which likely transcended language barriers.
to release American Band-ages – Quality Records SV-2132, 1984, reissued on MCA Records
in 1986. The album consists entirely of cover versions of American rock classics, including "We're an American Band
" by Grand Funk Railroad
from 1973 (wherein Nash sings "I'm an American band", a further irony being that Nash is really Canadian), and the theme music for American Bandstand
(officially titled "Bandstand Boogie"), both of which are referenced by the album title. Another song on the album, "1984" originally by Spirit
in 1970, was issued as a single in several forms, including a 7-inch single: "1984 (Radio Edit)" (3:40) / "1984 (Album Version)" (5:35) – Quality Records Q-2442X, and a 12-inch 33 rpm single: "1984 (West Side Radio Version)" (6:10) / "1984 (East Side Dance Version)" (7:10) – Quality Records QDC-301. Regarding the "album version", the song actually appears on the album twice, as "1984 (West Side Version)" (5:35) and "1984 (Dance Version)" (6:35), the latter followed by a short 0:35 cover version of Creedence Clearwater Revival
's "Run Through the Jungle
" which also appears uncredited on the 12-inch dance version, and accounts for its longer run time of 7:10. (Therefore, the B-sides of these two singles are the same as the two album versions, while the A-sides are different.) "West Side" and "East Side" are marked on the 12-inch single's labels in place of side numbers, and not as parts of the subtitles, but the subtitle of the first album version suggests they were intended as parts of the subtitles, as shown (ambiguously) on the 12-inch single's back cover. Additional versions of the single were issued, including "1984" / "1984 (Instrumental)", and the promo-only "1984 (Radio Mix)" / "1984 (Radio Remix)". There is also a promo EP titled Radio Sampler: 4 External Cuts Only which actually contains six alternate tracks: "Who Do You Dub? (Who Do You Love?
) (Extended Club Dub Mix)" (covering Bo Diddley
from 1956), "Psychotic Reaction
(Good-bye Jody, Good-bye John)" (covering Count Five
from 1966, though the subtitle seems to reference Supertramp
's "Goodbye Stranger
" from 1979; the album version of this track includes dialogue recreating John Hinckley, Jr.
's communications to Jody Foster leading up to his historic assassination attempt
, but does not musically reference the Supertramp song; it's not certain if the promo version does or not), "Psychotic Reaction (Slight Return)" (the subtitle referencing "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
" by Jimi Hendrix
from 1968), "American Bandstand Boogie", "American Band (Party Animal Remaster)", and "Who Do You Dub? (Instrumental)". Further singles from the album were issued: "American Band" / "American Bandstand Boogie", and "Born to Be Wild
" (covering Steppenwolf
from 1968) / "Who Do You Dub?" – Quality Records Q-2453X.
A Nash the Slash compilation album was issued on The Residents
' label: The Million Year Picnic – Ralph Records
("New Ralph" series) NS-8409, 1984. Tracks on this album are new remixes, with the exception of two songs from Decomposing. Scarce editions on red vinyl and clear vinyl also exist. This album was also issued on CD.
video cassettes as Planned Anarchy Productions, which are out of print, and have yet to be reissued on DVD.
Nash the Slash
Nash the Slash is a Canadian musician. Though a multi-instrumentalist, he is known primarily for playing electric violin and mandolin, as well as harmonica, keyboards, glockenspiel, and other instruments .Nash worked as a solo artist beginning in 1975, then founded the progressive rock band FM in...
. It has been active from 1978 to the present. Cut-throat is also the name of Nash's recording studio, originally located above the Roxy Theatre on Danforth Avenue
Danforth Avenue
Danforth Avenue is an east-west arterial road in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its western end begins in Old Toronto from the Prince Edward Viaduct as a continuation of Bloor Street and continues through East York until intersecting with Kingston Road in Scarborough...
in Toronto.
Although the label has been used primarily for Nash's own music, it has also issued a single by Toronto new wave group Drastic Measures, and a CD by Nash's group FM
FM (Canadian band)
FM is a progressive rock band from Toronto, Canada which existed from 1976 to 1996, with a brief return in 2006, although they had a period of inactivity between 1989 and 1994. Their music has been categorized as space rock, and lyrics are dominated by science fiction themes...
.
The label's slogan is "Music in a particular vein", possibly a reference to the early Mad Magazine
Mad (magazine)
Mad is an American humor magazine founded by editor Harvey Kurtzman and publisher William Gaines in 1952. Launched as a comic book before it became a magazine, it was widely imitated and influential, impacting not only satirical media but the entire cultural landscape of the 20th century.The last...
slogan, "Humor in a jugular vein". Nash claims the label name was inspired by his observation that the record industry is a cut-throat business, in addition to being an appropriate match to his horror movie persona and name.
The company logo is a human skull, often positioned on the label with an eye socket over the centre hole. Record labels are usually black and white, often using reversed colours on side two. Another logo of a stylized gas mask with headphones, is used on some CD releases, usually positioned with the mouth over the centre hole. Nash has been using this logo since 1980 (which pre-dates CDs), and by coincidence the original logo's mouth resembles the prongs holding a CD in a standard jewel case.
In 1978 Nash dedicated the Cut-throat label to rock critic Jeffrey Morgan
Jeffrey Morgan
Jeffrey Morgan is a Canadian writer, musician, photographer, and poet who lives in Toronto, Ontario. Morgan is best known for being the authorized biographer of both Alice Cooper and The Stooges.-CREEM:...
when he autographed Morgan's copy of Bedside Companion, writing: "To Jeffrey Morgan I dedicate the label!"
First vinyl series, 1978 to 1980
- CUT-1 – Bedside Companion 12-inch 45 rpm EP, 1978
- CUT-2 – Dreams and Nightmares album, 1979
- CUT-3 – "Dead Man's Curve" / "Swing Shift (Souixante-Neuf)" single, 1980
Nash the Slash had intended to release a full album in 1978, but when he received a test pressing copy (manufactured by a company catering to independent labels), he found the sound quality to be unacceptable. As a temporary solution, he selected four songs for a 12-inch EP, in the hope that a wider groove pitch would produce better sound. A full album was issued the following year, and exists in two pressings, the latter from a remixed master made in 1981 for improved sound. (The second edition can be distinguished by four lines of fine print below the artist name on the label; the first edition only has three.) The first two releases were instrumental, and the single has vocals, the B-side being Nash's first compositional collaboration with Toby Dammit
Toby Dammit
Toby Dammit , is an American musician, percussionist and composer. He has often been credited as Larry Mullins, his adopted name...
who served as Nash's lyricist from 1980 to 1982. Both songs from this single are different versions from those later issued on Dindisc and Virgin. "Dead Man's Curve
Dead Man's Curve (song)
"Dead Man's Curve" is a 1964 hit song by Jan and Dean detailing a teen street race gone awry. It reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart....
" is a cover version of the song by Jan and Dean
Jan and Dean
Jan and Dean were a rock and roll duo, popular from the late 1950s through the mid 1960s, consisting of William Jan Berry and Dean Ormsby Torrence...
from 1964.
Nash also released a live 12-inch EP titled Hammersmith Holocaust recorded in London, England in 1980, limited to 300 numbered copies. Although it has the appearance of a bootleg release
Bootleg recording
A bootleg recording is an audio or video recording of a performance that was not officially released by the artist or under other legal authority. The process of making and distributing such recordings is known as bootlegging...
, it was recorded and issued by Nash on a no-name label for promotional use.
Co-releases with Dindisc and Virgin, 1980 to 1981
In 1980, Nash the Slash signed to Dindisc Records in the UK, via Virgin RecordsVirgin Records
Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...
in Canada (which released Canadian editions of Dindisc records as Dindisc / Virgin, distributed by Polygram Records). Dindisc was a separate label from Virgin in the UK during this time, but one UK single was a Virgin / Dindisc co-release using Virgin's catalogue numbering system. Most releases also have the Cut-throat logo on the label; some have all three company names. Records from this series were produced by Steve Hillage
Steve Hillage
Steve Hillage is an English musician, best known as a guitarist. He is associated with the Canterbury scene and has worked in experimental domains since the late 1960s...
, with the exception of one single produced by Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
Clarence William "Bill" Nelson is the senior United States Senator from the state of Florida and a member of the Democratic Party. He is a former U.S. Representative and former Treasurer and Insurance Commissioner of Florida...
.
The title of the instrumental non-album track "Reactor No. 2" was a reference to the failed nuclear reactor which caused the Three Mile Island accident
Three Mile Island accident
The Three Mile Island accident was a core meltdown in Unit 2 of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania near Harrisburg, United States in 1979....
, and inspired Nash to appear with his face covered in bandages from 1979 to the present. "19th Nervous Breakdown
19th Nervous Breakdown
"19th Nervous Breakdown" is a song by the English rock band The Rolling Stones.The song was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards during their 1965 tour of the United States. The song was recorded during the Aftermath sessions between 3 and 8 December 1965 at RCA Recording Studios in Hollywood,...
" is a cover version of the song by The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
from 1966.
Canadian album
- Cut-throat / Dindisc / Virgin VL-2212 – Children of the Night, 1981
- Cut-throat / Dindisc / Virgin VL4-2212 – Children of the Night cassette edition, 1981 – includes extra track: "Reactor No. 2"
UK album
- Cut-throat / Dindisc DID-9 – Children of the Night, 1981
- Cut-throat / Dindisc DIDC-9 – Children of the Night cassette edition, 1981 – does not include the extra track
UK singles
- Cut-throat / Dindisc / Virgin VS-1126 – "Dead Man's Curve" / "Metropolis", 1981 – B-side is an extended version
- Cut-throat / Dindisc DIN-28 – "Dead Man's Curve" / "Reactor No. 2", 1981 – B-side is a non-album track
- Cut-throat / Dindisc DIN-29 – "19th Nervous Breakdown" / "Danger Zone", 1981
- Dindisc DIN-33 – "Novel Romance" / "In a Glass Eye", 1981 – A-side produced by Bill Nelson and is a non-album track
Other editions
Some of these records were issued in other countries. In West Germany, the album was issued as Virgin 203-406, and the DIN-29 single as Virgin 103-066, both distributed by Ariola RecordsAriola Records
Ariola Records is a German record label. As of the late 1980s, it was a subsidiary label of BMG which in turn has since become a part of the international media conglomerate Sony Music Entertainment...
. DIN-28 was issued in Australia as Dindisc DIN-28, in the Netherlands as Dindisc 102-949, and in Portugal as Dindisc VVD-45.041-ES. These do not have the Cut-throat logo on the labels.
Also released
- Cash Cows various artists album, Canadian edition, Virgin MILK-1, 1980 – Precending the Dindisc album and singles, this Virgin sampler (advertised as "an album for the price of a single" on the cover) includes a version of "Swing Shift (Souixante-Neuf)" that is different from other releases. It is similar to the album version, but has the drum machine fade-in introduction from the original Canadian single version. Other editions of this album exist from other countries, with different track selections (in the UK it was issued in more than one version), but only the Canadian edition has Nash's track.
- "Swing Shift (Flexi-Version)" – This stripped-down mix was issued on a one-sided 33 rpm blue vinyl flexidisc included with Smash HitsSmash HitsSmash Hits was a pop music based magazine, aimed at teenagers and young adults and originally published in the United Kingdom by EMAP. It ran from 1978 to 2006 and was issued fortnightly for most of that time...
magazine, UK, March 1981. The song is the second of two tracks, preceded by "Pretending to See the Future" (live version) by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkOrchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkOrchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark are a synthpop group whose founding members are originally from the Wirral Peninsula, England...
.
Second vinyl series, 1981 to 1982
Nash the Slash's work with Virgin and Dindisc was brief (as a result of Dindisc ceasing operations by the end of 1981), and after a year-long stay in the UK (1980 to 1981), he returned to Toronto and resumed his independent releases.- CUT-4 – "It Won't Be Long" / "Modern Heart" single by Drastic Measures, 1981
- CUT-5 – Decomposing 12-inch mini album, 1981
- CUT-6 – And You Thought You Were Normal album, 1982
Nash had no involvement with recording the single by Drastic Measures, although he did appear on their album, Drastic Measures (1980). The single's tracks are not taken from the album.
Decomposing has four songs, and claims to be "playable at any speed"; the label shows timings for play at 33, 45, and even 78 rpm. However, this is likely a gimmick inspired by the fact that Nash's instrumental music, being almost entirely electric, generally sounds no less correct when played at incorrect speeds. Two songs also appeared on a 12-inch single (see below) with playing speed of 45 rpm specified on the label, and these sound the same as Decomposing played at 45 rpm. The other two also appeared on The Million Year Picnic album (see below), which plays at 33 rpm, but sounds the same as Decomposing played at 45 rpm. Therefore, Decomposing at 45 rpm is likely the speed at which these songs were recorded. Nash would play again with the sound of his music played at different speeds on his Blind Windows CD.
Nash told Jeffrey Morgan
Jeffrey Morgan
Jeffrey Morgan is a Canadian writer, musician, photographer, and poet who lives in Toronto, Ontario. Morgan is best known for being the authorized biographer of both Alice Cooper and The Stooges.-CREEM:...
several years ago that he wanted to reissue the album as part of a software program that would allow the listener to play the album at any speed on their home computer. However, despite a near-complete reissue of Nash's back catalogue on CD, Decomposing has yet to be reissued.
CUT-6 was issued in the USA as Cut-throat Records PVC-8913, distributed by PVC Records, and in the UK as Shaghai Records HAI-104. PVC also released a 12-inch single (this time on their own PVC label), "Dance After Curfew (Dance Mix)" // "Womble" / "The Calling" – PVC Records 4905 (USA), which became a surprise underground hit in Poland, where curfews and restrictions on Western music were imposed at the time. The song's only lyric is a chant of the title, which likely transcended language barriers.
Releases in 1984
Nash the Slash suspended his independent releases when he signed with Quality RecordsQuality Records
Quality Records is a Canadian entertainment company which released music albums in Canada on behalf of American record labels, and also released recordings by Canadian artists...
to release American Band-ages – Quality Records SV-2132, 1984, reissued on MCA Records
MCA Records
MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...
in 1986. The album consists entirely of cover versions of American rock classics, including "We're an American Band
We're an American Band (song)
"We're an American Band" is a 1973 song by the band Grand Funk Railroad. It was the group's first number one single. Written by Don Brewer and produced by Todd Rundgren, the huge chart success of this single broadened Grand Funk's appeal to a much wider audience...
" by Grand Funk Railroad
Grand Funk Railroad
Grand Funk Railroad is an American rock band that was highly popular during the 1970s. Grand Funk Railroad toured constantly to packed arenas worldwide. A popular take on the band during its heyday was that, although the critics hated them, audiences loved them...
from 1973 (wherein Nash sings "I'm an American band", a further irony being that Nash is really Canadian), and the theme music for American Bandstand
American Bandstand
American Bandstand is an American music-performance show that aired in various versions from 1952 to 1989 and was hosted from 1956 until its final season by Dick Clark, who also served as producer...
(officially titled "Bandstand Boogie"), both of which are referenced by the album title. Another song on the album, "1984" originally by Spirit
Spirit (band)
Spirit was an American jazz/hard rock/progressive rock/psychedelic band founded in 1967, based in Los Angeles, California.- The original lineup :...
in 1970, was issued as a single in several forms, including a 7-inch single: "1984 (Radio Edit)" (3:40) / "1984 (Album Version)" (5:35) – Quality Records Q-2442X, and a 12-inch 33 rpm single: "1984 (West Side Radio Version)" (6:10) / "1984 (East Side Dance Version)" (7:10) – Quality Records QDC-301. Regarding the "album version", the song actually appears on the album twice, as "1984 (West Side Version)" (5:35) and "1984 (Dance Version)" (6:35), the latter followed by a short 0:35 cover version of Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival was an American rock band that gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with a number of successful singles drawn from various albums....
's "Run Through the Jungle
Run Through the Jungle
"Run Through the Jungle" is a 1970 rock song recorded by the North American band Creedence Clearwater Revival.-History:The song was written by the Creedence's lead singer, guitarist and songwriter, John Fogerty. It was included on their 1970 album Cosmo's Factory, the group's fifth album...
" which also appears uncredited on the 12-inch dance version, and accounts for its longer run time of 7:10. (Therefore, the B-sides of these two singles are the same as the two album versions, while the A-sides are different.) "West Side" and "East Side" are marked on the 12-inch single's labels in place of side numbers, and not as parts of the subtitles, but the subtitle of the first album version suggests they were intended as parts of the subtitles, as shown (ambiguously) on the 12-inch single's back cover. Additional versions of the single were issued, including "1984" / "1984 (Instrumental)", and the promo-only "1984 (Radio Mix)" / "1984 (Radio Remix)". There is also a promo EP titled Radio Sampler: 4 External Cuts Only which actually contains six alternate tracks: "Who Do You Dub? (Who Do You Love?
Who Do You Love?
"Who Do You Love?" is a song written and recorded in 1956 by Bo Diddley. The record features Jody Williams, then a member of Bo Diddley's band, on lead guitar.-Legacy:...
) (Extended Club Dub Mix)" (covering Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley
Ellas Otha Bates , known by his stage name Bo Diddley, was an American rhythm and blues vocalist, guitarist, songwriter , and inventor...
from 1956), "Psychotic Reaction
Psychotic Reaction
"Psychotic Reaction" is an early garage rock song released by the American rock band Count Five in 1966, and also the title of their only album. The song Psychotic Reaction was written by the five members of the Count Five, Craig "Butch" Atkinson, John Byrne, Roy Chaney, Kenn Ellner and John...
(Good-bye Jody, Good-bye John)" (covering Count Five
Count Five
The Count Five was a 1960s garage rock band from San Jose, California, best known for their Top 10 single "Psychotic Reaction".The band was founded in 1964 by John "Mouse" Michalski and Roy Chaney took over bass duties, two high school friends who had previously played in several short-lived...
from 1966, though the subtitle seems to reference Supertramp
Supertramp
Supertramp are a British rock band formed in 1969 under the name Daddy before renaming to Supertramp in early 1970. Though their music was initially categorised as progressive rock, they have since incorporated a combination of traditional rock and art rock into their music...
's "Goodbye Stranger
Goodbye Stranger
"Goodbye Stranger" is a song by Supertramp, which first appeared on their 1979 album Breakfast in America.The main "body" of the song is backed by a simple Wurlitzer electric piano melody; the arrangement intensifies as the song progresses. This is eventually joined by intermittent electric guitar...
" from 1979; the album version of this track includes dialogue recreating John Hinckley, Jr.
John Hinckley, Jr.
John Warnock Hinckley, Jr., attempted to assassinate U.S. President Ronald Reagan in Washington, D.C., on March 30, 1981, as the culmination of an effort to impress teen actress Jodie Foster. He was found not guilty by reason of insanity and has remained under institutional psychiatric care since...
's communications to Jody Foster leading up to his historic assassination attempt
Reagan assassination attempt
The Reagan assassination attempt occurred on Monday, March 30, 1981, just 69 days into the presidency of Ronald Reagan. While leaving a speaking engagement at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., President Reagan and three others were shot and wounded by John Hinckley, Jr...
, but does not musically reference the Supertramp song; it's not certain if the promo version does or not), "Psychotic Reaction (Slight Return)" (the subtitle referencing "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
"Voodoo Child " is the closing track on Electric Ladyland, the third and final album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience. The song is known for its wah-wah-heavy guitar work. It is #101 on Rolling Stone's list of 500 greatest songs of all time....
" by Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter...
from 1968), "American Bandstand Boogie", "American Band (Party Animal Remaster)", and "Who Do You Dub? (Instrumental)". Further singles from the album were issued: "American Band" / "American Bandstand Boogie", and "Born to Be Wild
Born to Be Wild
"Born to Be Wild" is a rock song written by Mars Bonfire and made famous by the Canadian-American rock band Steppenwolf. It is often used in popular culture to denote a biker appearance or attitude...
" (covering Steppenwolf
Steppenwolf (band)
Steppenwolf are a Canadian-American rock group that was prominent in the late 1960s. The group was formed in 1967 in Los Angeles by vocalist John Kay, guitarist Michael Monarch, bassist Rushton Moreve, keyboardist Goldy McJohn and drummer Jerry Edmonton after the dissolution of Toronto group The...
from 1968) / "Who Do You Dub?" – Quality Records Q-2453X.
A Nash the Slash compilation album was issued on The Residents
The Residents
The Residents is an American art collective best known for avant-garde music and multimedia works. The first official release under the name of The Residents was in 1972, and the group has since released over sixty albums, numerous music videos and short films, three CD-ROM projects and ten DVDs....
' label: The Million Year Picnic – Ralph Records
Ralph Records
Ralph Records was The Residents' original record label, the name coming from the somewhat colorful phrase "calling Ralph on the porcelain telephone."...
("New Ralph" series) NS-8409, 1984. Tracks on this album are new remixes, with the exception of two songs from Decomposing. Scarce editions on red vinyl and clear vinyl also exist. This album was also issued on CD.
CD series, 1991 to present
Nash the Slash spent most of the late 1980s working with his group FM, and continued to perform as a solo artist during this time, including appearances as an "opening act" for FM. After the group disbanded in 1989, Nash restarted Cut-throat Records as a CD label.- CUTCD-1 – Highway 61Highway 61 (film)Highway 61 is a 1991 film by Canadian director Bruce McDonald.- Synopsis :The film stars Don McKellar as Pokey Jones, an orphaned barber in a small town near Thunder Bay, Ontario who dreams of becoming a jazz musician...
soundtrack by Nash the Slash with Doc Satan's Orchestra, 1991- Doc Satan's Orchestra includes Tony Malone, ex Drastic Measures, who also composed about half of the CD.
- Another soundtrack CD for this film with different tracks by various artists, was issued on Intrepid RecordsIntrepid Records (Canada)Intrepid Records was a Canadian independent record label in the late 1980s and early 1990s. People associated with the label included founder Stuart Ravenhill and A&R rep Graham Stairs....
in 1992. This version has only one song from Nash the Slash. - Reissued in 1997, possibly as CUT-1CD.
- Cut-throat / Magada MAGHCD-78 – Blind Windows, 1997
- Reissue of Bedside Companion EP (CUT-1, 1978) and Dreams and Nightmares album (CUT-2, 1979), plus Bedside Companion – The Marsden Versions which is the EP as played at 33 instead of 45 rpm, inspired by an incident in which disc jockey David MarsdenDavid MarsdenDavid Marsden is a Canadian radio broadcaster. As the driving force behind Brampton, Ontario radio station CFNY in the 1980s, he became an influential figure in the Canadian music industry by giving many Canadian and international alternative rock artists major Canadian radio exposure...
mistakenly played the entire record on radio at 33 rpm at the time of its release. - May have been reissued as CUT-2CD; described with this number at Nash's website.
- EP and album transferred from vinyl, as the original master tapes no longer exist.
- Reissue of Bedside Companion EP (CUT-1, 1978) and Dreams and Nightmares album (CUT-2, 1979), plus Bedside Companion – The Marsden Versions which is the EP as played at 33 instead of 45 rpm, inspired by an incident in which disc jockey David Marsden
- CUT-3CD – Thrash, 1999
- CUT-4CD – Children of the Night, 2000
- Reissue of the 1981 album with six bonus tracks: original single and flexidisc versions of "Swing Shift (Souixante-Neuf)", "Reactor No. 2", and three live tracks.
- Album transferred from vinyl, as the original master tape could not be obtained.
- CUT-5CD – Nosferatu soundtrack, 2001
- Soundtrack for the 1922 silent film.
- CUT-6CD – Lost in Space by Nash the Slash, Cameron Hawkins & Martin DellerMartin DellerMartin Deller is a Canadian musician from Toronto. He is best known for his work with FM.- External links :*...
, 2001- All tracks originally recorded as FM. Previously unreleased demo and live recordings from 1976 to 1984, including the only release of tracks by the original FM lineup of Cameron Hawkins and Nash the Slash (1976 to 1977), and demo versions of songs for the FM album Con-TestCon-Test (FM album)Con-Test is the fifth album by FM, a progressive rock band from Toronto, Canada, released in 1985.-Reformation of classic line-up:In 1983, former group member Nash the Slash proposed a future double bill tour with FM, as the two artists seemed to share a common audience. FM's best known previous...
(released 1985). - Cover lists 9 tracks, but the CD includes additional unlisted tracks.
- All tracks originally recorded as FM. Previously unreleased demo and live recordings from 1976 to 1984, including the only release of tracks by the original FM lineup of Cameron Hawkins and Nash the Slash (1976 to 1977), and demo versions of songs for the FM album Con-Test
- CUT-7CD – And You Thought You Were Normal, 2002
- Reissue of the 1982 album with different track order (the original album had all vocal tracks on side one, all instrumentals on side two), plus seven bonus tracks, of which only the single version of "Dance After Curfew" was previously released.
- CUT-8CD – American BandAges, 2003
- Reissue of the 1984 album (now using CamelCaseCamelCaseCamelCase , also known as medial capitals, is the practice of writing compound words or phrases in which the elements are joined without spaces, with each element's initial letter capitalized within the compound and the first letter either upper or lower case—as in "LaBelle", "BackColor",...
spelling), with three bonus tracks.
- Reissue of the 1984 album (now using CamelCase
- CUT-COM1 – The Simultaneous Man
- CD accompanying a comic book by Matt HowarthMatt HowarthMatt Howarth is an American comic book writer/artist known for such series as Those Annoying Post Bros, Savage Henry, Star Crossed, and Bugtown....
which features Nash the Slash as a character; the CD has narration and music by Nash.
- CD accompanying a comic book by Matt Howarth
- CUT-9CD – In-A-Gadda-Da-Nash, 2008
- All songs are cover versions, including "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" originally by Iron ButterflyIron ButterflyIron Butterfly is a US psychedelic rock band best known for the 1968 hit "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida".Their heyday was the late 1960s, but the band has been reincarnated with various members. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida is the 31st best-selling album in the world, selling more than 25 million copies.-History:The...
from 1968.
- All songs are cover versions, including "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" originally by Iron Butterfly
- CUT-10CD – Live in London 2008, 2009
- Dog Will Hunt (forthcoming)
Planned Anarchy Productions
Nash the Slash released several live video performances on VHSVHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
video cassettes as Planned Anarchy Productions, which are out of print, and have yet to be reissued on DVD.
- American Banned – performance in Trenton, New Jersey from February 21, 1983
- Give Me the Creeps – performance in London, Ontario from February 8, 1997
- Halloween – performance in Winnipeg, Manitoba from October 31, 1999
- Lurid, Livid and Live - box set of the three videos above, released in 1999
Two Artists
Though it was not explicitly identified as a division of Cut-throat, Nash the Slash created a DVD label called Two Artists for his collaborations with surrealist painter Robert Vanderhorst.- TwoA-01 – View From the Gallery – One, 2004
- TwoA-02 – View From the Gallery – Two, 2005