Pure (The Jesus Lizard album)

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Pure
EP by
The Jesus Lizard
Released1989
RecordedDecember 1988 and January 1989
StudioKitty Empire, Chicago; and Studio Media, Evanston
Genre
Length14:19
LabelTouch and Go[1]
ProducerSteve Albini
The Jesus Lizard chronology
Pure
(1989) 		Head
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Pure is the debut EP by The Jesus Lizard, released in 1989.[3] The cover artwork was by bassist David Wm. Sims. This is the only record by the Jesus Lizard recorded with a drum machine.[4] Drummer Mac McNeilly was added to the group soon after it was recorded.[5]

The song "Blockbuster" was sung by bassist David Wm. Sims and was covered by the Melvins, with David Yow on vocals, on their album The Crybaby.

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Blockbuster" (3:30)
  2. "Bloody Mary" (1:59)
  3. "Rabid Pigs" (2:09)
  4. "Starlet" (2:42)
  5. "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" or "Happy Bunny Goes Fluff-Fluff Along" - 3:52

Personnel[edit]

The Jesus Lizard

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Pure | The Jesus Lizard | Touch and Go / Quarterstick Records". www.touchandgorecords.com.
  2. ^ "Pure - The Jesus Lizard". Allmusic.
  3. ^ Frere-Jones, Sasha (December 7, 2009). "Jesus Returns" – via www.newyorker.com.
  4. ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Jesus Lizard". www.trouserpress.com.
  5. ^ Tribune, Chicago. "THE JESUS LIZARD". chicagotribune.com.
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