Pleasure Death was the second (mini-)album by the band Therapy?

Therapy?

Therapy? is an alternative metal band from Northern Ireland. The band was formed in 1989 by guitarist–vocalist Andy Cairns from Ballyclare and drummer-vocalist Fyfe Ewing from Larne, Northern Ireland. The band initially recorded their first demo with Cairns filling in on bass guitar...

. It was released on January 27, 1992 on Wiiija Records. The album was recorded in 1991 at Southern Studios

Southern Studios

Southern Studios is a recording studio in the Wood Green area of London. It was founded in 1974 by John Loder, and came to be the recording studio of choice for Crass and their record label Crass Records. Southern Studios Ltd. continues to grow its label and provide label management and...

, London

London

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. It reached number 1 in the UK Indie Charts.

The album was originally released by Wiiija on 12” vinyl. In 1993, Southern Records

Southern Records

Southern Records is an independent record label closely associated with Crass Records, Corpus Christi Records and Dischord Records. It is based in London and previously had offices in Chicago , Le Havre and Berlin .Southern was originally a recording studio owned and operated by John Loder...

 re-issued the album on 12” vinyl, CD and Cassette.

The album was remastered in 2010 by Harvey Birrell and has been touted for possible release since then, although nothing has been confirmed as yet.

Track listing

All songs written by Therapy?

1. "Skinning Pit" – 6:01
2. "Fantasy Bag" – 3:40
3. "Shitkicker" – 2:33
4. "Prison Breaker" – 4.26
5. "D.L.C." – 2:32
6. "Potato Junkie" – 3:09

Personnel

• Andy Cairns
  Andy Cairns
  Andrew James Cairns , is a founding member, singer, guitarist and songwriter for Therapy?, a hard rock band from Northern Ireland.- Therapy? :...
  
   - vocals, guitar
• Fyfe Ewing
  Fyfe Ewing
  Fyfe Alexander Ewing , is best known as the original drummer and founding member of rock band Therapy?.-Therapy?:...
  
   - vocals, drums
• Michael McKeegan
  Michael McKeegan
  Michael Robert McKeegan is best known as the bassist with the rock band, Therapy?.-Evil Priest:...
  
   - bass
• Harvey Birrell and Therapy? - producer
• Harvey Birrell and John Loder - engineers
• George Henry Smyth
  George Henry Smyth
  George H Smyth is an artist born in Ardglass, County Down, Northern Ireland.-Background:George H. Smyth was born in Ardglass in 1968. His father was a talented water-colourist. Before entering Art College, he had produced art work for Irish rock band Therapy?...
  
   - cover art

Trivia

• The sample in "Skinning Pit" (“Every once in a while I'd have to take a beating. But by then, I didn’t care. The way I saw it, everybody takes a beating sometime”) is taken from the 1990 movie Goodfellas
  Goodfellas
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  and is spoken by actor Ray Liotta
  Ray Liotta
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• The sample in "Potato Junkie" (“Don’t you ever feel attracted to the girls you photograph…”) is taken from the 1978 movie Pretty Baby and is spoken by actress Brooke Shields
  Brooke Shields
  Brooke Christa Shields is an American actress and model. Some of her better-known movies include Pretty Baby and The Blue Lagoon, as well as TV shows such as Suddenly Susan, That '70s Show and Lipstick Jungle....
  
   and actor Keith Carradine
  Keith Carradine
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