Formats
SB122/123 - 2xLPs
655030112218
Details
Originally released on the inestimable Flying Nun label, Three Virgins came and went in the blink of an eye in the mid-'80s. After dormancy a mere quarter century in duration, this beguiling masterwork sees the light of day once again courtesy of Siltbreeze. Setting up shop in Christchurch's State Trinity Centre over Easter holidays 1985, Axemen went to work recording every sound and second they could capture during the legendary lost weekend. Fueled by enhanced adrenalin (Tiger Blood) and superhuman zeal (Adonis DNA), they chewed up dozens of reels of tape, assaulting all those who entered the erstwhile ecclesiastical chamber with a barrage of splendiferous blabber 'n' croak. The resultant 88 minutes sound like a mutant hybrid of Trout Mask Replica, Exile on Main Street and Tago Mago. Add to the pot one of the most eye-popping post-psychedelic full-color gatefold jackets ever designed in the brief history of time and you've got a dazzling, exultant combination that could only be described as winning! ? Vinyl-only edition of 600 (as was the original run) includes a free digital download coupon
Tracks
1. The Warhead of Love
2. The Dream
3. Effectively, My Baby
4. Grudge Hill
5. Something (The Wives of the President?s Men)
6. Johnny Cash?s Monster
7. Creaky Back Stairs
8. Spots of Glue? Telling
9. Pacific Ocean
10. Chant No. 9 Dub
11. Chant Number Nine
12. Talk With God
13. Womin of Love
14. Fred and Barney: (The Untouchables)
15. Artie Shepp?s Place
16. Think About Me
17. Mick?s Dance Floor
18. Reign o? Seeds
19. John Bonneroff?s Charmed Life
20. Here Is Your File
21. The Yeasty Mayor
22. Dolistermeiser
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