Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine


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Label: TVT Records, TVT Records
Catalog#: TVT 2610-2, 2610-2
Format: CD, Album
Country:US
Released:20 Oct 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: Industrial
Credits: Edited By [Digital], Other [Continuity] - Chris Vrenna
Engineer - John Fryer (tracks: 2, 4 to 10) , Keith LeBlanc (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 7, 9) , Ken Quartarone (tracks: 1, 6, 7, 9) , Kennan Keating (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 7, 9)
Mastered By - Tony Dawsey
Mixed By - John Fryer (tracks: 2, 4 to 6, 8, 10) , Keith LeBlanc (tracks: 1, 6, 7, 9) , Trent Reznor (tracks: 2, 6, 7, 10)
Performer, Arranged By, Programmed By, Edited By [Digital], Other [Continuity], Written-by - Trent Reznor
Producer - John Fryer (tracks: 4 to 10) , Trent Reznor (tracks: 1 to 7, 9, 10)
Synthesizer [Additional Programming] - Flood , Tim Niemi
Notes:Halo 2

Mastered at Masterdisk, NYC. Studios: The Right Track (Cleveland), Blackwing (London), Unique (New York), Synchro Sound (Boston), Roundhouse (London).

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Barcode: 1658-12610-2

Catalog number printed as '2610-2' on the spine, but 'TVT 2610-2' on the disk.
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Tracklisting:

1   Head Like A Hole (4:59)
    Engineer - Doug De Angelis*
  Producer [Additional Remix Production] - Keith LeBlanc
  Producer, Engineer - Flood
2   Terrible Lie (4:38)
    Engineer - Doug De Angelis*
  Producer, Engineer - Flood
3   Down In It (3:46)
    Engineer - Trent Reznor
  Producer - Keith LeBlanc
  Producer, Engineer, Mixed By - Adrian Sherwood
4   Sanctified (5:48)
    Guitar [Drone Guitar At The End] - Richard Patrick
5   Something I Can Never Have (5:54)
6   Kinda I Want To (4:33)
7   Sin (4:06)
    Remix - Keith LeBlanc
8   That's What I Get (4:30)
9   The Only Time (4:47)
    Producer - Keith LeBlanc
10   Ringfinger (5:40)
User Reviews:
scoundrel, Nov 18, 2005

The first industrial album to hit the mainstream, Nine Inch Nails PRETTY HATE MACHINE, keeps the dance beats going, but adds an element of teenage angst to the lyrics -- which goes a long way in explaining its popularity. Clubs in the early 90s couldnt escape "Head Like a Hole" or, to a lesser extent, "Down In It." Nonetheless, the album has a melodic appeal that matches its pain-ridden lyrics, whether the rough, down-on-my-knees scream of "Terrible Lie" or the gentle piano and anguish on "Something I Can Never Have." The danciness recurs on "Sin" and "The Only Time" makes a case for funk-industrial, but the closer, "Ringfinger," brings back the beat. Ah, the good old days.

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