Psalm 69 MINISTRY "????????" Sealed UK 10" Metal LP

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Ministry / (????????) Psalm 69: The Way To Succeed and the Way To Suck Eggs - WB/Sire Records 45065 (Stereo)(UK)(1992) ...This auction is for an original, factory sealed 10" Record pressed on UK vinyl. It was a limited, numbered (#1515) release that is no longer in print. Also includes a Bonus Lollapalooza Tour Sticker.

 Easily one of the most anticipated albums from that year, especially after Nine Inch Nails had helped bring industrial metal to the mainstream. Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed & the Way to Suck Eggs represented the high point of Alain Jourgensen and Paul Barker's incarnation as loud-as-hell electro-thrashers. The pump had been primed the previous year with the fierce "Jesus Built My Hot Rod," featuring Gibby Haynes from Butthole Surfers on vocals ranting over a galloping molten explosion of beats and feedback. Presented in a slightly edited version here, it's still the high point of the album, while a reworked version of its B-side, "TV Song" (here called "TV II" and with Jourgensen on vocals instead of Chris Connelly), also makes for some good noise.

Tracks and reviews listed below:

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Detailed item info:

Track listing
(Side One)
1. N.W.O.
2. Just One Fix
3. T.V. II
4. Hero
5. Jesus Built My Hotrod

(Side Two)
1. Scarecrow
2. Psalm 69
3. Corrosion
4. Grace

Details Contributing artists: Gibby Haynes Producer: H. Luxa, H. Pan Distributor: WEA (Distributor) Recording type: Studio Recording mode: Stereo
Album notes Ministry: Al Jourgenson (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Paul Barker (vocals, bass, programming).
                
Additional personnel: Gibby Haynes (vocals); M. Scaccia, L. Svitek (guitar); M. Balch (keyboards, programming); H. Beno (programming); W. Rieflix (drums).
The increasingly heavy sound of Ministry hit its peak in the form of 1992's PSALM 69. Though the industrial band had it roots in dance-pop, frontman Al Jourgensen led the band in a progressively guitar-laden direction beginning in the late '80s, and essentially disowned his more accessible earlier recordings.
Ministry's dedication to loud, aggressive music is fully on display here with the lumbering opener "N.W.O.," a politically charged track that takes the first Bush administration to task amidst a barrage of rumbling bass, propulsive beats, crushing guitar riffs, and Jourgensen's trademark distorted vocals. Released as a single before the album itself, the rambunctious "Jesus Built My Hotrod" proved to be another highlight, with Butthole Surfers vocalist Gibby Haynes sitting in on a session of high-octane absurdity. Throughout PSALM 69, the sonic ferocity is relentless, whether on the break-neck speed-metal of "TV II" or the scathing chaos of "Corrosion." Oddly enough, this blisteringly intense outing proved to be Ministry's most successful record, leading to a high-profile stint on the second Lollapalooza tour. One of the heaviest albums ever to achieve mainstream success, PSALM 69 is a snapshot of Ministry at its uncompromising best.

Editorial reviews Included in Q's 50 Heaviest Albums of All Time.
Q  (07/01/2001)

...finds the group now firmly in control of its medium-fast, techno-metal sound....an entertaining album...
Option  (11/01/1992)

...this is the guitar-heaviest thing they've ever done...
Reflex  (11/10/1992)

3.5 Stars - Good Plus - ...nastiness at its most Spartan: snarling guitars, hound-from-hell vocals and sternum-crushing percussion, with the occasional shock-effect sample...Ministry doesn't just ventilate its postmodern blues; it incinerates them...
Rolling Stone  (09/17/1992)

3 Stars - Good - ...heavy, speed-freak intoxicants of a high order...it sweats like tarmac under a burning sun...[Ministry] create temples of sound...
Q  (09/01/1992)

Highly Recommended - ...PSALM 69 takes the Chicago house-music pound and gives it the leviathan metallic crunch it's long been begging for...If punk aimed to smash discos, Ministry is about to decimate smart bars. Dance at your own risk...
Spin  (09/01/1992)

...Pain has never felt this good before...The thrash guitars that predominate here sound like Metallica in overdrive...Wonderfully obnoxious, and therefore nearly perfect... - Rating: A-
Entertainment Weekly  (07/31/1992)

Ranked #5 in Spin's list of the `20 Best Albums Of The Year' - ...Like a Terminator, this beastly music crashes and burns--and then comes back strengthened for the kill...
Spin  (12/01/1992)

Highly Recommended - ...PSALM 69 takes the Chicago house-music pound and gives it the leviathan metallic crunch it's long been begging for...If punk aimed to smash discos, Ministry is about to decimate smart bars. Dance at your own risk...
Spin  (09/01/1992)

A commercial breakthrough....It was simpler, but no less in your face than previous work.
Kerrang