Song and Legend

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Song and Legend
Sex gang children Song and legend.jpg
Studio album by
Sex Gang Children
Released1983
RecordedNovember 1982
StudioJacobs Studios, Farnham, England
Genre
Length53:19
LabelIlluminated
ProducerTony James
Singles from Song and Legend
  1. "Sebastiane"
    Released: 1983

Song and Legend is the debut studio album by English gothic rock band Sex Gang Children. It was released in 1983 by record label Illuminated.

Content[]

Trouser Press described Tony James' production as "[smothering] everything [...] in tons of echo, giving the album a haunting, catacomb sheen".[1]

Release[]

According to The Rough Guide to Rock, the album "shot to the top of the indie charts, along with its accompanying single 'Sebastiane'".[2]

Critical reception[]

Trouser Press called Song and Legend "a landmark in gothic/post-punk, holding forth with an unequalled baroque fury".[1]

Track listing[]

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."The Crack Up"3:42
2."German Nun"3:08
3."(Chant) State of Mind"3:28
4."Sebastiane"3:14
5."Draconian Dream"3:59
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Shout and Scream"3:30
2."Killer 'K'"3:15
3."Cannibal Queen"2:01
4."(Abyss)"2:24
5."Kill Machine"2:00
6."Song and Legend"3:48
7."(Dream Reprise)"3:02
CD bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."Shout and Scream (Acoustic Version)"4:49
15."Sebastiane (Acoustic Version)"4:39
16."Song and Legend (Acoustic Version)"5:18

Personnel[]

Sex Gang Children
  • Andi (Andi Sexgang) – vocals, guitar
  • Terry MacLeay – guitar
  • Dave Roberts – bass guitar
  • Rob Stroud – drums
Technical
  • Tony James – production
  • Ken Thomas – engineering

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Fasolino, Greg. "trouserpress.com :: Sex Gang Children". trouserpress.com. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  2. ^ Buckley, Peter, ed. (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. p. 919. Retrieved 1 May 2013.

External links[]

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