The Second Annual Report Of Throbbing Gristle

Performer: Throbbing Gristle
Producer: Throbbing Gristle
Distributor: Caroline Distribution

Notes: Throbbing Gristle: Genesis P-Orridge (vocals, violin, bass); Cosey Fanni Tutti (guitar); Peter "Sleazy" Cristopherson (trumpet); Chris Carter (keyboards). Includes liner notes by Genesis P-Orridge and Cosey Fanni Tutti. Personnel: Genesis P-Orridge (vocals, guitar, violin, clarinet); Cosey Fanni Tutti (vocals, guitar); Peter Christopherson (trumpet); Chris Carter (keyboards). Audio Mixer: Chris Carter. Liner Note Authors: Genesis P-Orridge; Cosey Fanni Tutti. Recording information: Brighton (09/03/1977); Rat Club (09/03/1977); Southampton (09/03/1977). Photographers: Chris Carter; Cosey Fanni Tutti. Unknown Contributor Role: Peter Christopherson. Throbbing Gristle's first album--the "second" refers to it coming out at the end of their second year together--must have sounded like it came from another planet upon its 1977 release. Later industrial bands arguably introduced too much "normal" musical content, but very little about SECOND ANNUAL REPORT could be called normal. From its deadpan sleeve to the peculiar choice of structuring the album with three live versions of the horrific "Slug Bait" (including a wonderful clip of a DJ screaming at the audience after a Throbbing Gristle gig) and four of the more straightforward "Maggot Death," it's a startling document. This reissue also includes the lengthy improvisation "After Cease to Exist," and both sides of the brilliant and subversive "United/Zyklon B Zombie" single, Throbbing Gristle's finest moment. Simply essential.

Mojo (Publisher) (p.48) - Ranked #41 in Mojo's "The 50 Most Out There Albums Of All Time" - "TG's extraordinary debut is anti-music at its dissident best."

Throbbing Gristle combined primitive electronics, tape loops, avant-garde techniques, and post-punk energy to create a dark, experimental sound that was a tremendous influence on industrial and electronic music from the 1980s on. They evolved from a mid-'70s London performance-art group, but by 1977 they were committing acts of sonic terrorism on vinyl. After disbanding in the early '80s, they splintered off into Psychic TV and Chris And Cosey, but reunited for a 2004 festival that was put together to pay tribute to Throbbing Gristle's long-lasting influence.

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