TV Terror: Felching a Dead Horse

TV Terror: Felching a Dead Horse is a various artists compilation album released on September 23, 1997 by Re-Constriction Records.[1][2] The idea came to fruition when Permission founder Jayson Elliot discovered Monochrome - A Tribute to the Sisters of Mercy via a car ride through Chicago in June 1994 and compiled the music on the second disc. Its release was the cause of the first utterance of the word "felch" on national television when Kurt Loder reported its release on MTV News.[3][4]

TV Terror: Felching a Dead Horse
Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedSeptember 23, 1997 (1997-09-23)
GenreIndustrial rock, electro-industrial
Length103:13
LabelRe-Constriction
Re-Constriction Records V/A chronology
Built for Stomping
(1997)		 TV Terror: Felching a Dead Horse
(1997)		 Got Moose?
(1997)

Reception

Aiding & Abetting said "there are more good shots than bad ones. This is one of those pseudo-tribute albums that actually works, mostly because the artists involved didn't feel constrained by convention."[5] Lex Marburger of Lollipop Magazine praised the tracks for the "way they hit you, make you shudder or howl with laughter, then depart before they get tiresome."[6] Jeff Stark of SF Weekly gave the album a positive review.[7]

A critic at Black Monday was largely negative towards the compilation, noting the covers by Numb and Alien Sex Fiend as being highlights but saying "TV Terror is to be taken lightly, with most of the music lacking in quality and merit."[8] Sonic Boom criticized the inconsistent production while noting "there are quite a handful of selections on both discs which should both amuse and incite you to go postal near the neighborhood kids."[9]

Track listing
Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Felix the Wonderful Cat"Winston SharplesCollide2:17
2."Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood (Won't You Be My Neighbor?)"Fred RogersNumb1:50
3."Laverne & Shirley (Making Our Dreams Come True)" (Cyndi Grecco cover)Charles Fox, Norman GimbelAlien Faktor & Pain Station2:46
4."Mary Tyler Moore"Sonny CurtisInstitute of Technology3:03
5."Happy Days" (Pratt & McClain cover)Charles Fox, Norman GimbelChrist Analogue2:00
6."Love Boat" (Jack Jones cover)Charles Fox, Paul Williams16volt4:00
7."Addams Family"Vic Mizzy29 Died3:50
8."Charles in Charge"Al Burton, Michael Jacobs, David Kurtz, Shandi SinnamonThe Electric Hellfire Club1:55
9."One Day at a Time"Jeff Barry, Nancy BarryKevorkian Death Cycle2:46
10."X Files"Mark SnowBattery3:27
11."Facts of Life"Al Burton, Gloria Loring, Alan ThickeHate Dept.1:27
12."Magnum, P.I."Pete Carpenter, Mike Post, Ian Freebairn-SmithCoin of the Realm2:34
13."Three's Company"Don Nicholl, Joe RaposoTerminal 462:36
14."Dark Shadows"Bob CobertOneiroid Psychosis4:31
15."Brady Bunch"Sherwood Schwartz, Frank De VolIdiot Stare2:25
16."Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys)" (Waylon Jennings cover)Waylon JenningsPinchpoint3:41
17."WKRP in Cincinnati"Tom Wells, Hugh Wilsonapolitiq2:43
18."Speed Racer"Nobuyoshi Koshibe, Yoshida YoshiyukiSweat Engine1:19
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Twin Peaks"Angelo BadalamentiLiquid Sex Decay3:59
2."The Jeffersons (Movin on Up)"Jeff Barry, Ja'Net DuBoiscut.rate.box2:15
3."Scooby Doo"Joseph Barbera, Hoyt Curtin, William HannaLoretta's Doll3:36
4."Welcome Back Kotter (Welcome Back)" (John Sebastian cover)John SebastianKill Switch...Klick2:59
5."Batman"Neal HeftiAlien Sex Fiend3:55
6."Fat Albert"Bill Cosby, Samuel Denoff, Jack Elliott, William Allan Perskyhaloblack4:19
7."Creature Feature (Experiment in Terror)"Henry ManciniStone 5882:09
8."Ballad of Gilligan's Island"Sherwood Schwartz, George WyleIkon4:00
9."Baretta (Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow)"Morgan Ames, Dave GrusinEx-Voto2:14
10."Star Trek"Alexander CourageLick3:37
11."Spiderman"Bob Harris, Dana Kaproff, Stu PhillipsWreckage1:48
12."Outer Limits"Dominic FrontiereCoin of the Realm4:06
13."Dynasty"Bill ContiTriple Point3:35
14."Knight Rider"Glen A. Larson, Stu PhillipsDystopia One2:27
15."And Then There's Maude"Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Dave GrusinThe Thessalonian Dope Gods1:40
16."Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman"Barry WhiteSullen4:02
17."Muppet Show"Jim Henson, Sam PottleMy Glass Beside Yours1:30
18."Josie & The Pussycats"Joseph Barbera, Hoyt Curtin, William HannaSofia Run1:48

Accolades
Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
1997CMJ New Music MonthlyUnited States "RPM"11[10]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Personnel

Adapted from the TV Terror: Felching a Dead Horse liner notes.[3]

Release history
Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1997 Re-Constriction CD REC-032

References
  1. "Various Artists: TV Terror: Felching a Dead Horse > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  2. Moose (November 10, 1997). "Dialogue". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. 52 (545): 48. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  3. TV Terror: Felching a Dead Horse (booklet). Various artists. San Diego, California: Re-Constriction Records. 1997.CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. Elliot, Jayson (April 2000). "Various Artists: TV Terror: Felching a Dead Horse". Permission. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  5. Worley, Jon (October 13, 1997). "Various Artists: TV Terror: Felching a Dead Horse". Aiding & Abetting (145). Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  6. Marburger, Lex (March 1, 1999). "Various Artists: TV Terror: Felching a Dead Horse". Lollipop Magazine. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  7. Stark, Jeff (December 24, 1997). "Various Artists: TV Terror". SF Weekly. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  8. Miles, Larry (1997). "Various Artists: TV Terror: Felching a Dead Horse" (PDF). Black Monday (7). Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  9. Christian, Chris (1998). "Various Artists: TV Terror". Sonic Boom. 5 (9). Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  10. "RPM". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. 52 (545): 31. November 10, 1997. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
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