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FIFTY TONS OF BLACK TERROR

Discography

 

Singles/Recks 1994-96

'Hungry Hollow' c/w 'Bona-Myte'

7" Single on -ismist recordings

Recorded 4-Track Summer 1994, released October 2001

350 copies on black vinyl, 150 on clear green vinyl

'Ript 'n' Happy' b/w 'Baby Peeler'

7" Single on Kitty Kitty Corporation, Choosy 2

Recorded August '95. Released October '95

1000 copies in fold-out sleeve with hand-written labels

 

'Gas Porter Blues' b/w 'Stungtrunks'

7" Single on Kitty Kitty Corporation, Choosy 3

Recorded December '95. Released April '96

1000 copies with hand-written labels

 

'Recks'

CD EP reissuing the two Kitty Kitty singles, features plus two extra tracks;

'Queen Of Sex' from the Camden Crawl CD, and the exclusive 'Gas Porter' session out-take 'Behemoth'

Car Crash International, CARCRASHH 09. Proposed U.S-only release, manufactured Autumn '97

Unreleased/withdrawn pending litigation. Some copies have surfaced in shops in Europe as an import

 


 

Gutter Erotica (aka Demeter) 1997

'Gutter Erotica' - Debut Album

Side One : 'Voyeur's Blues', 'Gus' Neck', 'La Grotte D'Amour', 'Road Rash', 'The Beauty In The Beast', 'A Deviant Soiree'

Side Two : 'Harmonic Surf Spastic', 'Widow's Chagrin', 'Mare Ingram's Lament', 'The Gin Waltz', 'White Coal', 'Lap Dog Shuffle', 'Face Down'

Album on World Domination. WDOM 34. Recorded November '96. Released May '97. 500 vinyl and 3500 CD

 

CD-only Reissue on Beggars Banquet BBQMCD 206. 1000 copies, July '98

Remastered with 'Plate Of Slags', an alternate vocal version of 'Harmonic Surf Spastic', and the extra tracks 'Leather Lane' ("Dick") and 'Real Tears' ("Tim #1") listed under their working titles on first 500 copies

 

'Demeter' - Debut Album

U.S-only release. 2XCD set containing the remastered 'Gutter Erotica' album with three extra tracks; 'Plate Of Slags', 'Leather Lane' (incorrectly listed as "Dick") and 'Real Tears', plus a bonus disc of the 'Remixes EP'

Beggars Banquet , BBNYC 014CD November '98

 

'Voyeur's Blues' b/w 'Plate Of Slags'

7" and CD single on World Domination, WDOM 33S/CD

Recorded Nov. '96. Released 14th April '97. 1000 copies, 500 on green vinyl, 500 black

Also 500 on green vinyl in house bag (99p promo offer)

CD-S contains the bonus tracks 'Le Stunt' from the split single with The Country Teasers, and 'Tongue Kung Fu' from the 'Gone Got Wretched' E.P. 1500 copies

 


 

My Idle Hands 1999

'My Idle Hands' - Second Album

Side One :'Creeper's Reef', 'Valley Of The Sows', 'Man O' Fire', 'Detunabilly', 'Petit Sang', 'The Pool At Blood Gully'

Side Two ; 'Head Of The Wake', 'Giant Haystacks', 'Nudie Toon', 'Lil' Brown Kisses', 'Beautiful Be The Indolent', 'Wot Meanders', 'The 49th Ton'

Album on Beggars Banquet, BBQLP/CD 211

Recorded January '99. Released 14th June '99

800 copies on red vinyl

6300 CDs in wraparound digipak (first 3500 with tray incorrectly positioned on right hand panel)

 

Update 2011

Any remaining stock was destroyed during the London Riots of 2011

See The Guardian's news story on the Sony Distribution Warehouse fire:

Sony Enfield Distribution Centre warehouse Fire 2011

 

'My Idle Hands' - Second Album

'Creeper's Reef', 'Valley Of The Sows', 'Man O' Fire', 'Detunabilly', 'Petit Sang', 'The Pool At Blood Gully', 'Head Of The Wake', 'Giant Haystacks', 'Nudie Toon', 'Lil' Brown Kisses', 'Beautiful Be The Indolent', 'Wot Meanders', 'The 49th Ton'

CD-only Album on US Beggars Banquet, BBQCD 211

Recorded January '99. Released Winter '99

 

'Valley Of The Sows ' b/w 'Inside Slick'

7" and CD-Single on Beggars Banquet. BBQ 331

Recorded June 1998. Released 30th Nov. 1998

725 black vinyl copies, 2150 CD Singles

CD-S Features extra track 'What Meanders (demo)', recorded May 1998 at Eddie's Magic Pub

 

'Creeper's Reef' b/w 'The King Of Odense'

7" and CD-Single on Beggars Banquet. BBQ 337

Recorded Dec.1998, Released 10th May 1999

300 copies on green marbled vinyl, 850 on grey marbled vinyl

2250 CD Singles featuring exclusive extra track 'Essence Of Sat'nin', and alternate vocals on 'King of Odense'

 


 

UNT 2002

'UNT' - Third and Final Album

New Black Nativity / SexTourettes / Creatures Vs. People / Posthumous Climax / White Slave Speaks His Mind / (Every) Baby Must Die / Angry Goats / Miss Albion / Nighthreat / To Those Who Would Be Made Into Dolls / My Last Little Vinegar Sips / War In Heaven

Recorded 21st March and 4th April 2001 in our own 'Legendary Cun Recording Studio'

mixed with producer/engineer Teo Miller 13th August 2001

 

UK - 1000 CDs on our own 'Vanity' imprint, January 2002

USA - CD issued in glossy digipak sleeve Space Baby June 2002

 

'White Slave Speaks' c/w 'Nightjar'

Double A-sided 7" Single. 9-track(!) recordings from June 2000

Stickered glossy black card sleeve. Super-Heavy vinyl pressing. 500 copies

U.K Release 20th November 2000 on Butcher's Wig, Syrup 009

U.S. Release December 2000 on Space Baby

 


 

Splits and Compilations 1995-2002

'Queen of Sex', track on "The Camden Crawl" CD

Love Train, Pube 7. Recorded August '95

1500 copies given away 16th Nov '95

 

'Wounded Liar' Track on "What Did You Come Down For? - Music From Club Zitt" Compilation CD

Also features exclusive tracks from THE FLAMING STARS, TERRY EDWARDS, BUXOM, NATIONAL HEROES, SYMPOSIUM, SWIMMER, DREAMCITY FILMCLUB, GEW GAW MULE and others

Genki Recordings, Neko 001.1500 copies

Recorded August '95. Released June '96

 

'Capt. Dano' Track on 'Postcard From London' 7" E.P.

Plastic Cowboy Recordings, PLASTIC 004. 1000 copies

Recorded August '95. Released October '98

Also featuring exclusive tracks from HEFNER, SPEARMINT, and JUNIOR BLANKS

 

'Le Stunt' track on split 7" single (b/w 'Getaway' by The Country Teasers)

Butcher's Wig, Syrup 01. 1000 copies

Recorded May '96. Released 22nd July '96

 

'Tongue Kung-Fu' track on 'GONE GOT WRETCHED' split 7" EP

also featuring exclusive tracks from The Delta 72, Dura-Delinquent and Monkey Island

Butcher's Wig, Syrup 02. 1000 copies

Recorded May '96, Released November '96

 

'Duane' track on "Don't Tread On Me" compilation CD

also featuring exclusive tracks from; CHROME CRANKS, SPEEDBALL BABY, GALLON DRUNK, LORD HIGH FIXERS, COUNTRY TEASERS, MONO MEN, GILDED LIL, THE WOGGLES, DICK JOHNSON, PSYCLONE RANGERS, THE STRIP KINGS, THE ORIGINAL SINS, and THE X-RAYS

Butcher's Wig. SYRUP 04

Recorded May '96. Released Spring '99

 

'Remix' EP

'White Coal' (The Lo-Fi's meet Penthouse at The Brain Farm), 'Voyeur's Blues' (Kris Needs), 'Road Rash' (Absolute State), 'Lap Dog Shuffle' (Absolute State)

12"/CD EP Released 13th April '98 Beggars Banquet, PENT 1 T/CD. 1750 on Vinyl, 2900 on CD

Reissue of promo-only World Domination 12" EP, Autumn '97

 

"21 - Beggars Banquet"

Beggars Banquet, BB21CD

August '98. 500 copies

In-house promo-only CD in 12" card LP sleeve, presented to staff and associates to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the Beggars Banquet group of labels. Features exclusively-commissioned recordings of the entire Rolling Stones' album from which the label took it's name, as interpreted by the bands from the label's current roster

Features 'Jigsaw Puzzle' by 'The Basement Flicks' (Penthouse with Dream City Film Club)

Other bands featured; The Global Twins (the go-betweens), Six by Seven, Buffalo Tom, Natacha Atlas vs. Fun'Da'Mental, Swell, Jack, Bis, Maxim, and Ian McNabb

 

'Timmy's Chagrin' track on AREA 52 split 7" EP

Also features exclusive tracks from Truman's Water, I'm Being Good and Gravel Samwidge

Our contribution is an informal studio recording of a tune which later appeared on the album 'UNT'

500 copies Issued in conjunction with Probe Music (London Listings magazine) 2002