Tracklist
| VHS-1 | (1 Pound Pig Pile) | |||
| VHS-2 | Fists Of Love | |||
| VHS-3 | (1,000 Firecrackers) | |||
| VHS-4 | L Dopa | |||
| VHS-5 | (Rocket Action) | |||
| VHS-6 | Passing Complexion | |||
| VHS-7 | Dead Billy | |||
| VHS-8 | (Solvent Bottle Flame Squirter And Roman Candle Battle) | |||
| VHS-9 | Cables | |||
| VHS-10 | (Dave Riley's Flaming Arms) | |||
| VHS-11 | Bad Penny | |||
| VHS-12 | (Jet Tube And Flame Squirter) | |||
| VHS-13 | Pavement Saw | |||
| VHS-14 | Kerosene | |||
| VHS-15 | (Bonfire Fun) | |||
| VHS-16 | Steelworker | |||
| VHS-17 | (Steve's Flaming Legs) | |||
| VHS-18 | Pigeon Kill | |||
| VHS-19 | (The Giraffe Joke) | |||
| VHS-20 | Fish Fry | |||
| VHS-21 | (4,000 Firecrackers) | |||
| VHS-22 | Jordan, Minnesota | |||
| VHS-23 | Heartbeat | |||
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| 5 | In My House | |||
| 5 | In My House |
Credits
- Performer – Dave Riley, Santiago Durango, Steve Albini
Notes
Recorded Live at the Hammersmith Clarendon, London - UK, summer of 1987.
© 1992 Big Black ℗ 1981 Touch And Go Records
Clear Vinyl 5":
Slotted into the front of the VHS box.
No credits listed.
Plays same song both sides, a cover version of a Mary Jane Girls song.
Some copies issue a single-sided 5", with a smooth b-side.
Other Versions (Showing 5 of 6) View All
| Title, Format | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pigpile (LP) | Touch And Go | TG81 | US | 1992 | ||
| Boxes (Box + LP + 5" + VHS) | Touch And Go | TG111 | US | 1992 | ||
| Pigpile (CD, Album) | Touch And Go | TG81CD | US | 1992 | ||
| Pigpile (LP, Album) | Touch And Go | TG81 | Germany | 1992 | ||
| Pigpile (CD, Album) | Sento Records | Sento YU-1 | Japan | 1992 |
Recommendations
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Shellac - The Rude Gesture (A Pictorial History) (7", Single)
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Shellac - Uranus (7", Single)
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Shellac - At Action Park (LP, Album, 165)
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Shellac / Big'n / Brise-Glace / U.S. Maple - Sides 1-4 (2x7")
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Shellac - Terraform (LP, Album)
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Reviews & Discussion
This is video evidence of Big Blacks last UK gig - possibly their last as Big Black? And whilst no mention is made on the tracklisting - Two members of Wire (Lewis and Gilbert) join Big Black on stage to assist with the summary destruction of the classic Heartbeat. This VHS is a must for die-hard Wire fans! Aside from Wire's appearance of note is Steve Albini's blood splattered Die Krupps T-Shirt which gets darker and bloodier as he frays the ends of his fingers on his guitar strings...ouch!
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Although you don't see it in the video anywhere, Big Black had brought a load of watermelons to the gig that night, which they left at the front of the stage and threw about a bit. These watermelons were then further destroyed by the crowd as the gig went on. The red staining on Albini's T-shirt is, thus, not blood but watermelon juice.
Their last ever gig was actually in America in the disused Georgetown Steam Plant in Seattle on 11 August 1987, which was also videoed but has never had an official release.