Soul Discharge (ソウル・ディスチャージ) is a 1989 album by rock band Boredoms. It was named the 89th greatest album of the 1980s by Pitchfork on the site's 2002 list of the best albums of the decade.[6]
| Soul Discharge | ||||
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 Japanese cover. | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | December 1989 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 28:43 (Selfish) 38:23 (Warner) 70:10 (Shimmy Disc) | |||
| Label | Selfish (JP) WEA Japan (JP) Shimmy Disc (US, Neth.) Earthnoise (UK) | |||
| Boredoms chronology | ||||
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| Rerelease covers | ||||
 Soul Discharge: 1999 | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| NME | 7/10[3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [4] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 8/10[5] |
Track listing
editSoul Discharge
edit- Original Selfish Records LP release (1989)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bubblebop Shot" | 3:47 |
| 2. | "52 Boredom (Club Mix)" | 0:36 |
| 3. | "Sun, Gun, Run" | 2:47 |
| 4. | "Z & U & T & A" | 4:05 |
| 5. | "TV Scorpion" | 1:30 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pow Wow Now" | 3:48 |
| 2. | "JB Dick + Tin Turner Pussy Badsmell" | 3:07 |
| 3. | "G.I.L. 77'" | 3:41 |
| 4. | "Jup-Na-Keeeeeel" | 2:29 |
| 5. | "Catastro Mix 99'" | 2:53 |
Soul Discharge '99
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Your Name Is Limitless" | 2:35 |
| 2. | "Bubblebop Shot" | 3:47 |
| 3. | "52 Boredom (Club mix)" | 0:36 |
| 4. | "Sun, Gun, Run" | 2:47 |
| 5. | "Z & U & T & A" | 4:05 |
| 6. | "TV Scorpion" | 1:30 |
| 7. | "Pow Wow Now" | 3:48 |
| 8. | "J.B. Dick + Tin Turner Pussy" | 3:07 |
| 9. | "G.I.L. '77" | 3:41 |
| 10. | "Jup-Na-Keeeeeeeel" | 2:29 |
| 11. | "Catastro Mix '99" | 2:53 |
| 12. | "Milky Way" | 1:32 |
| 13. | "Songs Without Electric Guitars" | 0:52 |
| 14. | "Hamaiian Disco Bollocks" | 4:37 |
| 15. | "Hamaiian Disco Without Bollocks" | 0:04 |
Soul Discharge/Early Boredoms
editDespite being a CD release, the songs are divided into only two tracks.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Soul Discharge" ("Bubblebop Shot" / "52 Boredom (Club Mix)" / "Sun, Gun, Run" / "Z & U & T & A" / "TV Scorpion" / "Pow Wow Now" / "J.B. Dick + Tin Turner Pussy Badsmell" / "G.I.L. '77" / "Jup-Na-Keeeeeel" / "Catastromix '99") | 28:46 |
| 2. | "Early Boredoms" ("Overdrive Asssoul" / "Okinawa in Hawaii on Saturn" / "Hairhole Burners" / "Ultramagnetyic Surfin' Bird" / "Boredomer in Boretribe" / "Nose Is My Gun" / "God from Anal" / "Jah Called AC/DC" / "Planet '75" / "Hey By Hey" / "We Are Punk / Monarchy and Testpoy" / "Don't Fall in the Audio Hole" / "We Never Sleep / Cosmic Full Sleep" / "Call Me God") | 41:24 |
References
edit- ^ a b Soul Discharge on Allmusic
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "Soul Discharge – Boredoms". AllMusic. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
- ^ Goldsmith, Mike (October 22, 1994). "Boredoms: Onanie Bomb Meets the Sex Pistols / Soul Discharge '99". NME. p. 49.
- ^ Wolk, Douglas (2004). "Boredoms". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 95–96. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Rubin, Mike (1995). "Boredoms". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 53–54. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
- ^ "The Top 100 Albums of the 1980s". Pitchfork. November 20, 2002. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- ^ Soul Discharge/Early Boredoms at Discogs.com
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