Throbbing Gristle

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Industrial group. Growing out of the extreme performance art group COUM Transmissions.

Their first performances were in 1976 and their last gig was in San Francisco in 1981 (recorded and released as "Mission Of Dead Souls"),

Throbbing Gristle officially began at September 3, 1975 and they officially split on June 23, 1981. After they split, Genesis and Peter formed Psychic TV (and Peter later joining Coil) and Chris and Cosey becoming, well, Chris & Cosey. They came back together 23 years later in 2004 to plan an ill-fated weekend festival, which became a one-off recording session in London when the festival fell through, releasing a limited TGNOW album of the recordings.

A series of new releases and remasters followed as well as live performances. In 2010, Genesis withdrew from touring with TG and the three other members renamed themselves X-TG. However, Peter's death in November that year brought an end to TG/XTG for good. One final release, released under the name X-TG, followed in 2012.

A note on bootlegs: Throbbing Gristle was an organisation and all releases had to be approved by the organisation, not individual members. Most official releases were released by Industrial Records, Fetish Records and Mute (some exceptions exist).
Sites:
throbbing-gristle.com, MySpace, Wikipedia, Bandcamp
Aliases:
PT001, Sinclair/Brooks
Members:
C.C. Newby, Chris Carter (2), Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Peter Christopherson
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none 'The Best Of' Vol I — Throbbing Gristle Throbbing Gristle 'The Best Of' Vol I (Album) Not On Label (Throbbing Gristle Self-released) none UK 1976 Sell This Version
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none (later IR0001) The Best Of... Vol. II — Throbbing Gristle Throbbing Gristle The Best Of... Vol. II (Album) Not On Label (Throbbing Gristle Self-released) none (later IR0001) UK 1976 Sell This Version
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IR0002 The Second Annual Report — Throbbing Gristle Throbbing Gristle The Second Annual Report (Album) Industrial Records IR0002 UK 1977 Sell This Version
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FR 2004 D.o.A. The Third And Final Report — Throbbing Gristle Throbbing Gristle D.o.A. The Third And Final Report (Album) Industrial Records FR 2004 UK 1978 Sell This Version
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IRC 20 At The Factory, Manchester — Throbbing Gristle Throbbing Gristle At The Factory, Manchester ‎(Cass, C60) Industrial Records IRC 20 UK 1979 Sell This Version
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IRC 17 At Centro Iberico, London — Throbbing Gristle Throbbing Gristle At Centro Iberico, London Industrial Records IRC 17 UK 1979 Sell This Version
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IRC 16 At The Crypt, London — Throbbing Gristle Throbbing Gristle At The Crypt, London Industrial Records IRC 16 UK 1979 Sell This Version
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IRC 5 At The Brighton Polytechnic — Throbbing Gristle Throbbing Gristle At The Brighton Polytechnic Industrial Records IRC 5 UK 1979 Sell This Version
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IRC 7 At The Rat Club, London — Throbbing Gristle Throbbing Gristle At The Rat Club, London Industrial Records IRC 7 UK 1979 Sell This Version
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IRC 10 At The Rat Club The Valentino Rooms — Throbbing Gristle Throbbing Gristle At The Rat Club The Valentino Rooms Industrial Records IRC 10 UK 1979 Sell This Version
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IRC 14 At The Industrial Training College, Wakefield — Throbbing Gristle Throbbing Gristle At The Industrial Training College, Wakefield Industrial Records IRC 14 UK 1979 Sell This Version
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IRC 6 At The Nuffield Theatre, Southampton — Throbbing Gristle Throbbing Gristle At The Nuffield Theatre, Southampton Industrial Records IRC 6 UK 1979 Sell This Version
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IRC 4 At The Nag's Head, High Wycombe — Throbbing Gristle Throbbing Gristle At The Nag's Head, High Wycombe Industrial Records IRC 4 UK 1979 Sell This Version
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IRC 11 At The Brighton Polytechnic — Throbbing Gristle Throbbing Gristle At The Brighton Polytechnic Industrial Records IRC 11 UK 1979 Sell This Version
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IRC 2 At The ICA London — Throbbing Gristle Throbbing Gristle At The ICA London Industrial Records IRC 2 UK 1979 Sell This Version
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IRC 13 At Goldsmiths College, London — Throbbing Gristle Throbbing Gristle At Goldsmiths College, London Industrial Records IRC 13 UK 1979 Sell This Version
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IRC 23 Pastimes / Industrial Muzac — Throbbing Gristle Throbbing Gristle Pastimes / Industrial Muzac (Album) Industrial Records IRC 23 UK 1979 Sell This Version
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IRC 15 At The London Film-Makers Co-Op — Throbbing Gristle Throbbing Gristle At The London Film-Makers Co-Op Industrial Records IRC 15 UK 1979 Sell This Version
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IRC 9 At The Art School Winchester — Throbbing Gristle Throbbing Gristle At The Art School Winchester Industrial Records IRC 9 UK 1979 Sell This Version
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IRC 18 At The Ajanta Cinema, Derby — Throbbing Gristle Throbbing Gristle At The Ajanta Cinema, Derby (Album) Industrial Records IRC 18 UK 1979 Sell This Version
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IRC 12 At The Architectural Association, London — Throbbing Gristle Throbbing Gristle At The Architectural Association, London Industrial Records IRC 12 UK 1979 Sell This Version
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IR0008 20 Jazz Funk Greats — Throbbing Gristle Throbbing Gristle 20 Jazz Funk Greats (Album) Industrial Records IR0008 UK 1979 Sell This Version
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IRC 22 At The YMCA, London — Throbbing Gristle Throbbing Gristle At The YMCA, London ‎(Cass, C60) Industrial Records IRC 22 UK 1979 Sell This Version
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IRC 24 At Butlers Wharf, London 23rd December 1979 — Throbbing Gristle Throbbing Gristle At Butlers Wharf, London 23rd December 1979 ‎(Cass, C60) Industrial Records IRC 24 UK 1979 Sell This Version
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IRC 19 At The Now Society, Sheffield University — Throbbing Gristle Throbbing Gristle At The Now Society, Sheffield University ‎(Cass, C60) Industrial Records IRC 19 UK 1979 Sell This Version

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Tuaam

Tuaam

May 6, 2023
I kinda just finished off High School by listening to this sort of stuff, and then in college while studying I would put on their live shows and just listen in while doing work. This was in 2018, mind you, 5-6 years have passed and I'm not sure how I liked this stuff, I suppose it you'd tell anyone including your parents or sibilings they'd call you insane. But of course nowadays many people are aware about Throbbing Gristle through the internet much like how the Velvet Underground or the Stooges were eventually popularized through popular culture; but nobody truly knows what their music sounds like. Due to modern pop culture hijacking Industrial Music with Synth-Pop and Dance Music throughout the 80s alot of genuine Industrial Acts were sidelined towards what is now considered to be 'Dark Ambient' or 'Experimental'. Therefore, the monkier of the first wave of Industrial Music has been lost to time, essentially making their music completely timeless. They were original and groundbreaking now, and they will continue to be groundbreaking for future generations as nobody can recapture their feel.

With this in mind, they were always at their best during live shows, which I'd recommend taping to a cassette via youtube for that true bootleg feel, their entire atmosphere was dark and oppressive, categorical of the worst Humanity offered (Hence the 'music from the death factory phrase thrown around'). I like to read alot of books regarding military history and politics so the music fits for that.
Famicon

Famicon

October 12, 2021
Bought this as an innocent 15 year old when it first came out. Played the heck out of it but couldn't get my mates of the time into it (same story with Cab Volt, Pere Ubu, Robert Rental etc.) But... one day my dear long dead mother walked in whilst I was playing AB/7A at full volume on my tinny hifi. Strangely instead of chewing me out she stood there until the end of the song and then asked me to record it onto her (only) mix tape she played in her car - her driving music - mostly ABBA and Simon and Garfunkel. So I did....
Not sure if she'd be so keen on Blood on the Floor or Hamburger lady but I pride myself of introducing a mid 40's suburban housewife from North Somerset to something as deviant and out there as TG. Just for context, about three months earlier she destroyed my 7" of God Save The Queen in front of me, saying it was disrespectful and, in her words, "Evil". If only she knew.... 😆🤣😂😹
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Bradx

Bradx

July 23, 2021
Bought 2nd Annual Report and DOA back in the 70s. I liked them but more or less filed them after a while and didn't really go back to them. Liked Psychic TV ok and saw them a couple of times, once at the Hacienda with Wm Burroughs.

Interviewed Genesis once. I wish I could remember something about it but memory has been wiped. He came in with a woman, not sure who. The only thing I recall - at one point he had his hand up her skirt. Possibly to freak me out, I'm not sure. It didn't really. I wish I still had the tape. He lived in Brighton so it wasn't far for him to come in to the radio station.

Recently I saw a lot of the reissue double CDs in a second hand shop in town so I bought them all. They really hit home. We often play them at home and I enjoy them a lot more than I used to. I think they sound better than ever. Timeless. The live CDs are great.

I wish I had that box with all the cassettes. Too late for that. Not enough time left to listen to 26 cassettes.

In summary: fantastic.
lmrsf

lmrsf

January 31, 2021
I wish someone would reissue their 3 original albums (Second Annual Report, DOA and 20 Jazz Greats) on cassette. Their "music" really fits that format, I think.
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JorgAusfelt

JorgAusfelt

March 15, 2020
A fan of TG since 1980, when they released their then last LP, 'Heathen Earth'. Saw PTV once in Stockholm. Bye and cheers,

Jörg Ausfelt, Sweden
terrorguard23

terrorguard23

March 15, 2020
RIP Gen. A sad time - another of my childhood "heroes" gone.
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IndustrialSoundtrack

IndustrialSoundtrack

March 14, 2020
Extremely sad day. Industrial music pioneer Genesis-Breyer-P-Orridge has left us today. A lifelong inspiration. Sending our love to the industrial music community in these difficult times.
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cooked71

cooked71

February 15, 2018
Any word on the next lot of reissues? It's well past the late Jan release date.
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terrorguard23

terrorguard23

November 22, 2017
...yeah, it's surprising the Celluloid bootlegs of 2nd Annual Report & DoA are not banned from sale - they were responsible for Gen going off his nut in a Virgin Megastore & destroying the lot, back in the 70s! These were blatant rip-offs of official LPs made purely for profit by a major company whereas The Kill was (I believe) done by a fan, in a very limited edition, as a tribute.
Lautreamont

Lautreamont

November 20, 2017
edited over 6 years ago
I see some unofficial TG releases are banned here while others can be traded. I wonder how discogs determined this. I can understand banning newer bootlegs from the past few years but bootlegs that are decades old are musical artifacts especially for a band like TG. Something like The Kill live at Scala is a 30 year old bootleg that they made like 300 copies of. I really doubt that TG members object.
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