Prophecies of Beautiful Regression is the fourth studio album

Studio album

A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

 from The Deadweights

The Deadweights

The Deadweights are an influential American punk rock band, formed in New York City in 1978.-Early years:The Deadweights began when James "White Jimmy" White and Eddie Urland left their prior bands. The two soon joined with numerous local punk musicians. Early members included both Raymond Pettibon...

, released August 4, 1987, on Slash Records

Slash Records

Slash Records is a record label in Los Angeles, originally specializing in local and punk rock bands.The label was formed in 1978 by Bob Biggs as an outgrowth of the Los Angeles-based fanzine, Slash. Biggs, a painter, initiated the label with a seven-inch single from The Germs in 1978. A full album...

. The album was re-released on CD in 1990.

Reception and break up

The album is noted for its negative reception from fans and critics alike. The sound on the album takes a much more experimental approach than any of the band's prior work, and would remain much more diverse and experimental than the band's future albums. The biggest example of this is the final track, "A Manifesto on the World", a 7 minute spoken word piece. White Jimmy

White Jimmy

White Jimmy is the vocalist of the American punk rock bands The Deadweights and The Gitmo Condemned, owner of the Ruined Recordings label, and a solo punk rock and alternative rock artist.-Early years:James White was born in New York City to an Italian father and Irish/British mother...

 looks back on this album as a "terrible attempt at breaking ground".

On the following tour, the band, which was already in constant conflict, finally had enough, and broke up halfway through touring.

Track listing

1. "Move" (White Jimmy
   White Jimmy
   White Jimmy is the vocalist of the American punk rock bands The Deadweights and The Gitmo Condemned, owner of the Ruined Recordings label, and a solo punk rock and alternative rock artist.-Early years:James White was born in New York City to an Italian father and Irish/British mother...
   
   ) - 0:13
2. "Slide" (White) - 2:58
3. "Traces of Brain Activity" (White) - 4:04
4. "Feed the Obese and Starve the Hungry" (White) - 3:26
5. "Politics of Death" (White/Urland)- 2:13
6. "Syphilitic Mind" (White) - 2:19
7. "NWD" (White) - 4:41
8. "Proclamation" (White) - 2:41
9. "Funding the Apocalypse" (White) - 3:03
10. "Criminals at Large" (White) - 2:58
11. "Ronnie Wants a Nuclear Holocaust" (White) - 4:27
12. "Planet Dumbass" (White) - 1:45
13. "Livin' in Anarchy" (White/Urland) - 3:14
14. "A Manifesto on the World" (White) - 6:55

Personnel

• White Jimmy
  White Jimmy
  White Jimmy is the vocalist of the American punk rock bands The Deadweights and The Gitmo Condemned, owner of the Ruined Recordings label, and a solo punk rock and alternative rock artist.-Early years:James White was born in New York City to an Italian father and Irish/British mother...
  
   - vocals, production
• Eddie Urland - lead guitar, production, cover "art"
• Dopey - drums
• Ricky Scaggs - bass
• Nick Fulton - production, vocals
• Tom Calliendo - rhythm guitar (Tracks 5, 7, & 14)
• Henry O'Donnell - mixing

Charting positions

Year	Chart	Position
1987	The Billboard 200	#142

Trivia

• The album's artwork was drawn on a piece of paper by Eddie Urland with a Bic pen at the studio, while tracking the album.