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Swans – Young God

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Genre:Rock
Style:Industrial, Experimental
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Tracklist

I Crawled5:40
Raping A Slave6:20
Young God7:04
This Is Mine5:26

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Notes

This release was originally titled "Raping A Slave," but was later re-titled "Young God" when the tracks were included on the Cop / Young God and Cop/Young God · Greed/Holy Money compilation reissues.

The two original issues bear identical runout etchings.

K.422 (UK): Brighter and slightly shinier sleeve, "KDE112" at top of front. ©&℗ 1984.

Homestead Records (US): Duller and slightly rougher sleeve, "HMS017" at top of front.
Homestead Records and Dutch East India Trading logos on rear of sleeve. ©&℗ 1985.
"℗ 1985 LSR Records, Inc." and "HMS 017" are added to the A-side center label.

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    		Version DetailsData Quality
    Cover of Young God, 1984, VinylYoung God
    12", 45 RPM, EP
    		K.422 – KDE112UK1984UK — 1984
    Cover of Young God, 1984, VinylYoung God
    12", 45 RPM, EP, Test Pressing, White Label
    		K.422 – KDE112 A1 /B1UK1984UK — 1984
    New Submission
    Cover of Young God, 1984-12-05, VinylYoung God
    12", 45 RPM, EP, Test Pressing
    		K.422 – KDE 112UK1984UK — 1984
    New Submission
    Cover of Young God, 1985, VinylYoung God
    12", 45 RPM, EP
    		Homestead Records – HMS017, Homestead Records – HMS 017US1985US — 1985
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    • RevGee's avatar
      RevGee
      Recently received this absolutely NM copy... and what a treat!

      First thing I noticed was the loud mix... much louder than the record I had just played. I thought I blew my hearing out for a moment... turned that volume way down.

      This is brutal Swans! I first heard these tracks from the 1990s CD reissue comps YGR put out. They remind me of live performances of The Seer (middle section) when the band wallows in slow pummeling fuzzed-out feedback-laden barrages, only MG was more angry back then. Ha!

      This version sounded better than some newer records out there and really gave my vintage speakers a run for their money.

      Definitely worth the price, as I predict no reissue in the near future. Buy one!
      • deldettmar23's avatar
        deldettmar23
        This was NOT known as YOUNG GOD ep when it came out. Check out the test pressing listing above for proof. This was known as RAPING A SLAVE. That is dark - of course - and what one would expect given Gira's preoccupations at this point [he lived in NYC at this juncture]
        Why change it? Do not rewrite history etc and so on
        • djjean33's avatar
          djjean33
          Swans most brutal product... The bashing of drums, the metallic bass, the droning guitar noise, the moaning, rhythmically piercing force of Michael Giras Voice, the lyrics, without any compromise. If you like the early Swans, this one is a highlight. If you look for melodic swans, meditative humming, you cannot be more wrong with this one.

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