Gods on Voodoo Moon

Gods on Voodoo Moon
EP by White Zombie
Released	November 1985 (1985-11)
Recorded	October 18, 1985 (1985-10-18)
Studio	Batcave Studios (New York City, NY)
Genre	Noise rock, garage rock, horror punk, post-punk
Length	Vinyl: 9:30 Cassette: 14:30
Producer	White Zombie
White Zombie chronology
Gods on Voodoo Moon (1985) Pig Heaven/Slaughter the Grey (1986)

Gods on Voodoo Moon is the first recording and release by White Zombie, released independently as an EP in November 1985.^[2][3] It was their only release with Paul "Ena" Kostabi on guitar and Peter Landau on drums.

Production[]

The six songs, including "Black Friday" and "Dead or Alive", were all recorded in one session and in one take each.^[4]

Release and reception[]

The EP was first released only on vinyl. The songs "Black Friday" & "Dead Or Alive" were recorded during the same sessions but were excluded from the vinyl pressings due to lack of space. A cassette version was released in 1989 on Caroline Records featuring the two unreleased tracks. Because the lack of funds at the time only 300 copies of vinyl were pressed at Macola Records Hollywood, California, 100 of which were sold while the others are in the possession of the band members.^[4]

The EP was rereleased by the Numero Group on June 3, 2016, as part of the It Came From NYC retrospective box set. Remastered by Jay Yuenger, the set came available on 5-disc vinyl with a free digital download in 320 kbit/s MP3 format, or as a 3-CD set. This release includes the two tracks previously only available on cassette.

Track listing[]

All lyrics are written by Rob Straker; all music is composed by White Zombie.

Personnel[]

Adapted from the Gods on Voodoo Moon liner notes.^[5]

White Zombie Paul Kostabi (as Ena Kostabi) – electric guitar Peter Landau – drums Sean Yseult – bass guitar, photography Rob Zombie (as Rob Straker) – vocals, illustrations

Production and additional personnel Gary Dorfman – engineering White Zombie – production

Release history[]

Region	Date	Label	Format
United States	1985	self-released	CS, 7"

References[]

1. ^ Minsker, Evan (June 6, 2016). "White Zombie: Gods on Voodoo Moon". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
2. ^ "White Zombie: Gods of Voodoo Moon > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
3. ^ Fasolino, Greg; Sprague, David (2007). "White Zombie". Trouser Press. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
4. ^ Jump up to: ^{a b} Take 5 with Sean Yseult of White Zombie, cited January 21, 2009
5. ^ Gods on Voodoo Moon (sleeve). White Zombie. New York City, New York. 1985.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links[]

• Gods on Voodoo Moon at Discogs (list of releases)

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