The Swining is a 1993 album

Album

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 released by Raymond Watts (as PIG). It was released exclusively in Japan

Japan

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, being re-released in the United States

United States

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 by Cleopatra Records

Cleopatra Records

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 in 1999 as part of The Swining/Red Raw & Sore

The Swining/Red Raw & Sore

The Swining/Red Raw & Sore is an album by Raymond Watts . The Swining/Red Raw & Sore is the American release of The Swining and Red Raw & Sore by Cleopatra Records...

. Music videos for the songs "The Fountain of Miracles" and "The Seven Veils" were filmed but remain unreleased outside Japan. They exist in bootleg form around the internet and YouTube

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The website http://www.theswining.com is also the official website of Pig.

Track listing

1. "The Fountain of Miracles" – 5:51
2. "The Seven Veils" – 4:08
3. "Rope" – 4:43
4. "Find It, Fuck It, Forget It" – 2:49
5. "Black Mambo" – 5:05
6. "Ojo Por Ojo" – 2:15
7. "Blades" – 6:40
8. "Symphony for the Devil" – 12:43

All songs were written by Raymond Watts.

Personnel

• Raymond Watts
• Karl Hyde – guitar
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• Enrico Thomaso – flugelhorn
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• Sugar J. – breaks
• Mike Watts – backing vocals