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]
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| Released | 1986 | |||
| Recorded | February–March 1986 | |||
| Venue | I.C.A., London (tracks 1–6) The Garage Nottingham (track 7) U.L.U. London (track 8) | |||
| Length | 73:56 | |||
| Label | Some Bizzare Records Thirsty Ear Recordings | |||
| Producer | Michael Gira | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| 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. | Title | Also on | Length |
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| 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 Money | 7:27 |
| 4. | "Anything for You" | Greed | 9:09 |
| 5. | "Coward" | Holy Money | 8:33 |
| 6. | "A Hanging" | Holy Money | 12:32 |
| 7. | "Stupid Child" | Greed | 5:41 |
| 8. | "Another You" | Holy Money | 10:16 |
| Total length: | 73:56 | ||
Personnel
- Michael Gira
- Norman Westberg
- Algis Kizys
- Jarboe
- Ronaldo Gonzalez
- Ted Parsons
- Jack Balchin - sound technician
References
- Raggett, Ned. "Public Castration Is a Good Idea". Allmusic. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- columnist (November 1999). "Foetus: Blow". Alternative Press. p. 126.
- Mirov, Nick (July 20, 1999). "Swans: Public Castration is a Good Idea". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- "Swans – Public Castration Is A Good Idea". discogs.com. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- "Swans - A Long Slow Screw". Retrieved October 23, 2016.
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