Poisoned Electrick Head (album)
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Poisoned Electrick Head is the debut full-length album by the English psychedelic rock band Poisoned Electrick Head
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The album features several long tracks and a more directly psychedelic instrumental sound than subsequent albums. It also features more samples from outside sources (including the 1974 John Boorman science fiction film Zardoz
and George Bush
's declaration of war on Iraq
at the start of the First Gulf War). A version of the track "20th Century Man/President's Reply" had previously appeared on the band's 1986 cassette mini-album Drink Me
.
The album was reissued on Blueprint (a subsidiary of Voiceprint) in 1996.
Poisoned Electrick Head
Poisoned Electrick Head is an English psychedelic indie rock/punk band formed in 1986 in St Helens, Merseyside, England. The band is best known for the 1994 independent chart hit "Out of Order" and for its fantasy-costumed stage act. Poisoned Electrick Head split up in 1998 and formally reformed...
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The album features several long tracks and a more directly psychedelic instrumental sound than subsequent albums. It also features more samples from outside sources (including the 1974 John Boorman science fiction film Zardoz
Zardoz
Zardoz is a 1974 science fiction/fantasy film written, produced, and directed by John Boorman. It stars Sean Connery, Charlotte Rampling, and Sara Kestelman. Zardoz was Connery's second post-James Bond role...
and George Bush
George Bush
George Bush most often refers to:*George H. W. Bush , 41st President of the United States *George W. Bush , 43rd President of the United States , eldest son of George H. W...
's declaration of war on Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
at the start of the First Gulf War). A version of the track "20th Century Man/President's Reply" had previously appeared on the band's 1986 cassette mini-album Drink Me
Drink Me (Poisoned Electrick Head album)
Drink Me is the debut release by the English psychedelic rock band Poisoned Electrick Head.Drink Me was released as a cassette-only mini-album on the band's own Dead Fly label...
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The album was reissued on Blueprint (a subsidiary of Voiceprint) in 1996.
Tracklisting
(All songs by Poisoned Electrick Head)- Immortal
- The Unborn
- What Ya Gonna Be, Son?
- Garden of Eden
- Creature Feature
- 20th Century Man/President's Reply
- Mortal
Personnel
- Peter Atherton (credited as "Emerald Greenshade") - vocals
- Andy Ford (credited as "Katmandu") - vocals
- Billy Jones (credited as "Jefferson Jesu Devil") - guitars, synthesizer
- Phil Nicol (credited as "Philippe Za Peep") - lead & rhythm guitars
- Brian Carney (credited as "Professor Bubblekeys") - keyboards
- Paul Bunyan (credited as "Tjunca B Low") - bass guitar
- Bill Jennion (credited as "Victor Vibeskin") - drums
- Al Carney (credited as "Burt Sliders") - sound manipulation