Death Church is the first studio album by British anarcho-punk band Rudimentary Peni. It was released in 1983 on Corpus Christi Records.[3][4] The recording and mixing took place at Southern Studios in April 1983 and was engineered by John Loder. "Rotten to the Core" is a direct verbal attack against John Lydon and Joe Strummer, accusing them of being hypocrites.

Death Church
Studio album by
Released16 May 1983
RecordedApril 1983
StudioSouthern Studios
GenrePunk rock, anarcho-punk
LabelCorpus Christi Records[1]
Rudimentary Peni chronology
Farce
(1982)
Death Church
(1983)
The E.P.s of R.P.
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing

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  • The vinyl release denotes tracks 1-11 as "The Corpus Christi Side", which then lists tracks 12-21 as "The Rudimental Human Side".
  1. "¼ Dead"
  2. "Blissful Myth"
  3. "The Psycho Squat"
  4. "Rotten to the Core"
  5. "Poppycock"
  6. "Cosmic Hearse"
  7. "The Cloud Song"
  8. "Vampire State Building"
  9. "Blasphemy Squad"
  10. "When You are a Martian Church"
  11. "Pig in a Blanket"
  12. "Inside"
  13. "Nothing but a Nightmare"
  14. "Flesh Crucifix"
  15. "Slimy Member"
  16. "Love is Not"
  17. "Radio Schizo"
  18. "Happy Farm"
  19. "Alice Crucifies the Paedophiles"
  20. "Army of Jesus"
  21. "Dutchmen"

Personnel

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  • Jon (Greville) – drums
  • Nick (Blinko) – "mouth-guitar-pen" (vocals, guitar, cover artwork)
  • Grant (Brand) – "bass-writing" (bass guitar, lyrics)

References

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  1. ^ Glasper, Ian (1 May 2014). The Day the Country Died: A History of Anarcho Punk 1980–1984. PM Press. ISBN 9781604869880 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Death Church at AllMusic
  3. ^ "Death Church - Record Collector Magazine". recordcollectormag.com.
  4. ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Rudimentary Peni". trouserpress.com.