Public Castration Is a Good Idea

Public Castration Is a Good Idea is the first live album by the New York City band Swans, which was originally released as a semi-official bootleg through Some Bizzare Records in 1986. It was recorded from shows in London and Nottingham on the Greed/Holy Money tour in 1986. The first six songs were taken from a show at London's I.C.A., the seventh song from The Garage in Nottingham, and the final song from London's ULU.[4]

Public Castration Is a Good Idea
Live album by
Released1986
RecordedFebruaryMarch 1986
VenueI.C.A., London (tracks 16)
The Garage Nottingham (track 7)
U.L.U. London (track 8)
Length73:56
LabelSome Bizzare Records
Thirsty Ear Recordings
ProducerMichael Gira
Swans chronology
A Screw
(1986)
Public Castration Is a Good Idea
(1986)
Children of God
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Alternative Press[2]
Pitchfork Media(6.0/10)[3]

The compact disc edition, released by Thirsty Ear on July 6, 1999, was mastered from a vinyl source. An accompanying videocassette (betamax and VHS editions) of the same tour (both containing set lists that are identical to the LP) was released called A Long Slow Screw.[5]

Track listing

No.TitleAlso onLength
1."Money Is Flesh"Greed and Holy Money (as Money Is Flesh #2)12:06
2."Fool"Greed and Holy Money (as Fool #2)8:08
3."A Screw"A Screw and Holy Money7:27
4."Anything for You"Greed9:09
5."Coward"Holy Money8:33
6."A Hanging"Holy Money12:32
7."Stupid Child"Greed5:41
8."Another You"Holy Money10:16
Total length:73:56

Personnel

References

  1. Raggett, Ned. "Public Castration Is a Good Idea". Allmusic. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  2. columnist (November 1999). "Foetus: Blow". Alternative Press. p. 126.
  3. Mirov, Nick (July 20, 1999). "Swans: Public Castration is a Good Idea". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  4. "Swans – Public Castration Is A Good Idea". discogs.com. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  5. "Swans - A Long Slow Screw". Retrieved October 23, 2016.


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