James Chance - Irresistible Impulse

Label:
Catalog#:
TIG 60037
Format:
4 x CD, Compilation
Country:
US
Released:
18 Feb 2003
Genre:
Electronic, Funk / Soul, Jazz, Rock
Style:
Free Jazz, Noise, Punk, Disco

Tracklist

  Buy The Contortions
1.01   Designed To Kill 2:46
1.02   My Infatuation 2:19
1.03   I Don't Want To Be Happy 3:21
1.04   Anesthetic 3:52
1.05   Contort Yourself 4:23
1.06   Throw Me Away 2:43
1.07   Roving Eye 3:08
1.08   Twice Removed 3:03
1.09   Bedroom Athlete 4:14
1.10   Throw Me Away (Live) 3:02
1.11   Twice Removed (Live) 3:10
1.12   Jailhouse Rock (Live) 3:23
  The Theme From Grutzi Elvis
1.13   That's When Your Heartaches Begin 3:25
    Guitar - Arto Lindsay
1.14   Schleyer's Tires 2:48
    Percussion - Arto Lindsay , George Scott (2)
1.15   McGraw Army Base / Munchen 2:24
    Percussion - Arto Lindsay , George Scott (2)
1.16   Theme From Grutzi Elvis 1:37
  Off White
2.01   Contort Yourself (1st Version) 3:08
    Electric Piano - Adele Bertei
2.02   Contort Yourself (August Darnell Remix) 6:15
    Backing Vocals - Anya Phillips
  Producer, Remix - August Darnell
2.03   Stained Sheets 5:50
    Piano - Kristian Hoffman
  Vocals - Lydia Lunch
2.04   (Tropical) Heat Wave 3:52
    Congas - Ray Mantilla
  Lead Vocals - Anya Phillips
  Piano, Vocals - Kristian Hoffman
2.05   Almost Black Part 1 3:17
    Lead Vocals - Anya Phillips
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Paul Colin
  Vocals - Adele Bertei
2.06   White Savages 4:52
2.07   Off Black 3:17
    Guitar - Robert Quine
2.08   Almost Black Part 2 4:52
    Guitar - Robert Quine
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Paul Colin
2.09   White Devil 6:28
    Guitar - Lydia Lunch
  Viola - Vivienne Dick
2.10   Bleached Black 2:51
2.11   Christmas With Satan 10:00
  Soul Exorcism
2.12   Don't Stop Til You Get Enough (Live) 6:35
2.13   Exorcise The Funk (Live) 6:41
2.14   Disposable You (Live) 6:05
  Sax Maniac
3.01   Irresistible Impulse 6:09
3.02   That Old Black Magic 6:49
    Percussion - Ralph Rolle
  Piano [Acoustic] - Robert Arron
3.03   Disco Jaded 6:21
    Percussion - Ralph Rolle
3.04   Money To Burn 6:22
3.05   Sax Maniac 7:34
3.06   Sax Machine 4:19
    Backing Vocals - Luther Thomas
  Lead Vocals - Cherie Marilyn , Robin Marlowe
3.07   The Twitch 6:30
    Saxophone [Alto] - Luther Thomas
  Melt Yourself Down
3.08   Super Bad 8:28
3.09   Melt Yourself Down 6:10
3.10   Hell On Earth 8:18
  The Flaming Demonics
4.01   The Devil Made Me Do It 8:14
4.02   Boulevard Of Broken Dreams 7:14
4.03   Rantin And Ravin 8:55
4.04   The Natives Are Restless 7:43
    Vocals - Cherie Marilyn , Robin Marlowe
4.05   Caravan/It Don't Mean A Thing/Melt Yourself Down 8:47
4.06   I Danced With A Zombie 9:58
    Vocals - Cherie Marilyn , Robin Marlowe
  The Judy Taylor Sessions
4.07   White Meat 4:59
4.08   Town Without Pity 4:23
4.09   Hyp No Tease 5:29
    Saxophone [Alto] - Luther Thomas

Credits

Backing Vocals - Cherie Marilyn (tracks: 2.11, 3.01, 3.04, 3.05, 3.08 to 3.10) , Robin Marlowe (tracks: 2.11, 3.01, 3.04, 3.05, 3.08 to 3.10)
Bass - Al McDowell (2) (tracks: 2.12 to 2.14) , Colin Wade (tracks: 3.01 to 3.07) , David Hofstra (tracks: 1.01 to 1.09) , George Scott (2) (tracks: 1.10 to 2.10) , Joe Gallant (tracks: 4.07 to 4.09) , Rodney Forstall (tracks: 2.11, 3.08 to 4.06)
Congas - Lenny Ferrari (tracks: 3.08 to 3.10)
Drums - Don Christensen (tracks: 1.01 to 2.10) , Ralph Rolle (tracks: 2.11, 3.01 to 3.10) , Richard Dworkin (tracks: 4.07 to 4.09) , Richie Harrison (tracks: 2.12 to 2.14)
Engineer - Bob Blank (tracks: 2.01 to 2.10, 3.01 to 3.07) , Ken Hillis (tracks: 3.08 to 3.10) , Kurt Munkacsi (tracks: 1.13 to 1.16) , Lonny Kelein (tracks: 3.08 to 3.10) , Steve Rosenthal (tracks: 4.07 to 4.09)
Guitar - Chris Cunningham (tracks: 2.11, 3.01 to 4.06) , Fred Wells (tracks: 2.12 to 2.14) , Jerry Agony (tracks: 2.11, 3.01 to 4.09) , Jody Harris (tracks: 1.01 to 2.10)
Guitar [Slide] - Pat Place (tracks: 1.01 to 2.10)
Guitar [Slide], Backing Vocals - Patrick Geoffrois (tracks: 2.12 to 2.14)
Mastered By - Bill Inglot (tracks: 1.01 to 1.09) , Dan Hersch (tracks: 1.01 to 1.09)
Mixed By - Bob Blank (tracks: 4.01 to 4.06)
Organ [Acetone] - Adele Bertei (tracks: 1.10 to 1.12)
Percussion - Bradly Field (tracks: 1.13 to 1.15)
Producer - Daphna Edwards (tracks: 3.08 to 3.10) , Diego Cortez (tracks: 1.13 to 1.16) , Jerry Agony (tracks: 4.07 to 4.09)
Saxophone [Baritone] - Luther Thomas (tracks: 2.11, 3.01, 3.02, 3.04, 3.05, 4.01 to 4.06) , Pablo Calogero (tracks: 4.07 to 4.09)
Saxophone [Tenor] - Robert Arron (tracks: 3.01 to 3.07, 4.01 to 4.06)
Trumpet - Brian Lynch (tracks: 4.07 to 4.09) , Bruce Purse (tracks: 2.11, 4.02, 4.03, 4.05, 4.06) , John Mulkerin (tracks: 3.01, 3.05, 3.06) , Lorenzo Wyche (tracks: 2.12 to 2.14)
Vocals [Additional] - Lola Blank (tracks: 4.01 to 4.06)

Notes

1.01 to 1.09: from the album 'Buy' released by ZE Records (1979)
Mastered By Bill Inglot & Dan Hersch at Digiprep, L.A.
Produced, arranged & mixed by James Chance

1.10 to 1.12 recorded live at CBGB's, spring 1978

Tracks 1.13 to 1.16 from the 12" 'Theme From Grutzi Elvis', originally released on ZE Records (1979).
Produced by James Chance and Diego Cortez.
Recorded at Big Apple Studio, NYC (Spring 1978)
Engineered and processed by Kurt Munkacsi

2.01 to 2.10 from the album 'Off White', originally released by ZE Records (1979)
Produced by James White, unless noted.
Recorded at Blank Tape Studios, NYC (Fall 1978)
Engineered and processed by Bob Blank.

2.11 from 'The ZE Christmas Album', released 1984.
Recorded in 1983, Big Apple Studio, NYC

2.12 to 2.14 Recorded live in Rotterdam, Holland, June 1980. Originally released as 'Soul Exorcism' by ROIR.

3.01 to 3.07 from the album 'Sax Maniac', originally released by Animal Records 1982. All tracks produced and arranged by James Chance.
Recorded at Blank Tapes, NYC (1982)

3.08 to 3.10 from the album 'Melt Yourself Down', originally released in Japan by Selfish Records (1986).
Produced by James Chance and Daphna Edwards.
Recorded At Unicorn Studio, L.A. California (1983)

4.01 to 4.06 from the album 'James White's Flaming Demonics', originally released on ZE Records, 1983.
Produced and arranged by James Chance.
Recorded at Skyline Studios & Big Apple Studios, NYC, 1983. Mixed at Blank Tapes, NYC.

4.07 to 4.09 previously unreleased and are known as the 'Judy Taylor Sessions'.
Recorded NYC, March 1988.
Produced by James Chance and Jerry Agony.
Executive producer Judy Taylor.

4 CD's in box comes with a booklet with extensive liner notes.
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