SWANS Cop 1984 UK K.422 1st PRESSING - TEXTURED SLEEVE w/LYRIC INNER - NEAR MINT
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SWANS Cop 1984 UK K.422 1st PRESSING - TEXTURED SLEEVE w/LYRIC INNER - NEAR MINT
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1984 K.422 UK FIRST PRESSING OF SWANS' SECOND LP
AN OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL COPY WHICH HAS SEEN LITTLE, IF ANY USE
MATRIX: KCC 1 A² MPO / KCC 1 B² MPO
HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL TEXTURED MATT SLEEVE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL LYRIC/INFO INNER SLEEVE
R Mosimann on drums, tapes
N Westberg on guitar
H Crosby on bass
M Gira on vocal, tapes
On their second full album Swans add even more vicious crunch to their basic approach, resulting in quite possibly one of the darkest, most brutal recordings set down on vinyl.
Gira's words come across a little more forcefully and cleanly than before, and the existential horror shows that he details, almost always phrased in confessional/accusatory "I - you" terms, make up in sheer power what they lack in any kind of subtlety.
Matching his at-times unearthly moans and cries perfectly, the pounding music mostly consists of one slow, descending chord progression or a repetitive series of one or two notes after another, extending the power of loud feedback and amped drums to indescribably forceful effect.
The opening grind alone on "Why Hide," as Westberg stretches out his strings behind Mosimann and Crosby's pummelling, is crushing enough before Gira delivers a harrowing vocal.
The most legendary track from the album is the title cut; as a vicious anti-boys-in-blue rant - with such thoroughly bilious Gira lines as "Nobody rapes you like a cop with a club" providing the mental pictures, a slow, steady punch of music gets slowly but surely more aggressive and destructive as the song unfolds to its raging conclusion.
Jim Thirlwell, aka Foetus, helps contribute to the apocalyptic noise on the release, but you somehow figure that Swans would have reached this state quite well on their own regardless.
Ugly, compelling, and overpowering, Cop remains the pinnacle of Swans' brutal early days.
Side 1:
Half Life
Job
Why Hide
Clay Man
Side 2:
Your Property
Cop
Butcher
Thug
LABELS: MINT/NEAR MINT
Clean unmarked labels - possibly one tiny spindle trace on one side, none on the other
VINYL Visual: MINT
Both surfaces shine like-new
VINYL Audio: MINT
Outstanding sound quality - crystal clear, sharp, deep, rich and incredibly heavy - plays beautifully throughout
A stunning piece of work (if you can take it) and I recall an NME quote of the time referring to someone being so hard that “…they listened to Swans for breakfast"
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
As crisp, sharp and fresh as the day it was made
INNER SLEEVE: MINT
Again, like-new - no seam splits
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: FREE (2nd class standard)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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