Album cover ban

Pitchshifter's album cover used a picture of one of Gee Vaucher

Gee Vaucher

Gee Vaucher is a visual artist who was born in 1945 in Dagenham, East London.Her work with Anarcho-punk band Crass was seminal to the 'protest art' of the 1980s. Vaucher has always seen her work as a tool for social change. In her collection of early works Crass Art and Other Pre Post-Modernist...

's Paintings, who did artwork for Crass and Carcass. The painting shows a cross between the Pope John Paul II and Queen Elizabeth II. The album cover was banned in Poland, due to the some of the public's response and complaints to the image saying "Why did you insult the Pope?!". 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...

 forced the band to change the album cover in Poland and replaced it with another image.

Personnel

Pitchshifter

• J.S. Clayden - lead vocals
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   and programming
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• Jim Davies - lead
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   and rhythm guitar
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• Matt Grundy - live rhythm guitar
• Mark Clayden - bass
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• Jason Bowld - live drums
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  , percussion

Additional musicians

• Jello Biafra
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   - Spoken word on 'As Seen on TV'
• John Stainer
  John Stanier (drummer)
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   - drums, percussion

Production

• The Huja Brothers - comic artwork
• Howard Forbes and Unknown Graphic Services - artwork
• Gee Vaucher
  Gee Vaucher
  Gee Vaucher is a visual artist who was born in 1945 in Dagenham, East London.Her work with Anarcho-punk band Crass was seminal to the 'protest art' of the 1980s. Vaucher has always seen her work as a tool for social change. In her collection of early works Crass Art and Other Pre Post-Modernist...
  
   - original painting
• Anette Cisneros, Elan Trujillo and J.S. Clayden - engineering
• Eddie Schreyer - mastering
• Dave Willis and Tony Wolliscroft - photography
• Dave Jerden
  Dave Jerden
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  - production and mixing
• Steve Duda, Johnny Carter and J.S. Clayden - programming
• Steve Duda - editing
• The Drum Doctor - drums technician
• Bryan 'Dewey' Hall - guitar technician
• Chris Jensen, Sarah Debord and Tony Santiago - technician studio assistant