Animal Justice

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Animal Justice
Animal Justice by John Cale.jpeg
EP by
John Cale
ReleasedSeptember 1977
GenreArt rock
Length14:33
LanguageEnglish
LabelIllegal
ProducerJohn Cale
John Cale EP chronology
Animal Justice
(1977) 		5 Tracks
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[1]

Animal Justice is the first EP by Welsh musician John Cale. It was released in September 1977 by record label Illegal.

Recording[]

Animal Justice was recorded in 1976 at Chalk Farm Studios in London, England. Two other songs were recorded during these sessions, "Jack the Ripper (In the Moulin Rouge)" and "Ton Ton Macoute", but were not released.[2]

Content[]

The album cover is by rock photographer Jill Furmanovsky.[3]

Release[]

Animal Justice was released in September 1977 by record label Illegal.[4]

In 1999 this EP was released as bonus tracks on the reissue of the live album Sabotage/Live (1979).

Track listing[]

  1. "Chickenshit" (Cale) − 3:25
  2. "Memphis" (Chuck Berry) − 3:15
  3. "Hedda Gabler" (Cale) − 7:53

Personnel[]

  • John Cale − vocals, guitar, piano, viola
  • Ritchie Flieger − guitar
  • Jimmy Bain − bass guitar
  • Bruce Brody − Moog synthesizer
  • Kevin Currie − drums
  • Jane Friedman − background vocals on "Chicken Shit"

References[]

  1. ^ Thompson, Dave. "Animal Justice – John Cale | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  2. ^ Cale, John; Bockris, Victor (1999). What's Welsh for Zen. London: Bloomsbury. p. 176. ISBN 0 7475 3668 6.
  3. ^ Animal Justice (Media notes). John Cale. Illegal Records. 1977.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Mitchell, Tim (2003). Sedition and Alchemy: A Biography of John Cale. London: Peter Owen. p. 117. ISBN 0 7206 11326.
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