TEST DEPT OG UK '86 LP THE UNACCEPTABLE FACE OF FREEDOM

TEST DEPT. THE UNACCEPTABLE FACE OF FREEDOM LPCategory / Style / Moods: Dance & DJ * Industrial * Industrial Dance * Electronica Moods * Lively * Paranoid * Nihilistic * Tense/Anxious * Exuberant * Cathartic * Brooding * Bleak * Angry24.35 / 2007-10-04 A asocc1986 MINISTRY OF POWER LPTITLE: THE UNACCEPTABLE FACE OF FREEDOMARTIST: TEST DEPT.CONDITIONCOVER: VG OR BETTERVINYL: VG+ OR BETTERClick here for info on grading and abbreviationsTOUGH TO FIND ORIGINAL PRESS WITH CUSTOM COVER THAT FOLDS OUT INTO A CROSS COMPLETE WITH INNER SLEEVEClick the pix for a better view TRACKS: Disc: 1 1.F*ckhead2.51ST State Of America3.Comrade Enver Hoxha4.Fist5.Statement6.The Crusher7.Victory8.Corridor Of CellsTHE UNACCEPTABLE FACE OF FREEDOM' released on Some Bizzare in 1986 was the second 'MINISTRY OF POWER' collaboration. It involved the artist MALCOM POYNTER whose sculptures formed the basis for the award winning album cover. His work used toy soldiers and guns to sculpt large scale figures such as his awesome 'Horsemen of the Apocalypse'. It was also the name of a massive event held at BR's Bishobsbridge Maintenance Depot at Paddington to commemorate the demise of the Greater London Council (undemocratically abolished by Margaret Thatchers Tory Government because of its radical programme), it was the beginning of a flowering relationship between the 'Railway Children' and the National Railways. Decorated with Sculpture from Malcom Poynter, dance from legendary choreographer Jacob Marley and the Company of Cracks, poetry from the radical miner Alan Sutcliffe, script by playwright Jonathan Moore, directed by Teddy Kiendl, set designed by Tom Dixon (now head designer at Habitat), banners by 53rd State Banner Co, brass played and conducted by John Eacott of Big Band Loose tubes and 360 degrees audio and visuals from infamous soundman 'Mad' Jack Balchin and acclaimed directors Brett Turnbull and Martine Thoquenne, gymnastics and pyrotechnics from Ra Ra Zoo. It was a truly awsome underground event featuring the cream of talent of a generation. The Ministry of Power was born. It was the first ever 'rave' in the UK and is still the benchmark for large scale site specific work in Britain. Biography by John Bush More expressly political than their German counterparts Einstürzende Neubauten, Test Department followed the same tack: A creative use of the ethos in which diverse objects (including large amounts of scrap metal and power tools) can be used as instruments. Formed in London's New Cross in 1982 by Alistair Adams, Graham Cunningham, Tony Cudlip, Gus Ferguson and Paul Jamrozy, the quintet became renowned for the staging of huge multimedia events at obscure venues -- a railway works in Glasgow, a sand quarry, Cannon Street Station in London, a Welsh car factory -- and their political agenda, which has included action against apartheid, the rise of neo-Nazism and Britain's Criminal Justice Act. The quintet signed to Some Bizarre Records for 1984's Beating the Retreat, and outlined their socialist agenda set to music on the following year's Shoulder to Shoulder, recorded with "the South Wales Striking Miners' Choir." After forming their own Ministry of Power label to organize multimedia events, Test Department released two records -- The Unacceptable Face of Freedom and A Good Night Out -- in a MOP/Some Bizarre conjunction, Test Dept. - The Unacceptable Face Of Freedom more images Label: Ministry Of Power Catalog#: MOP2 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: UK Released: 1986 Genre: Electronic Style: Industrial, Noise Credits: Artwork By [Images] - Malcolm Poynter Artwork By [Sleeve Design] - Malcolm Poynter , Paul White Bagpipes - Alistair Adams Engineer - Ben Young (2) Organ - Max (18) Photography - Brett Turnbull , Monica Curtain Producer - Ken Thomas , Test Dept. Programmed By - Phil Erb* Tracklisting: A1 Fuckhead A2 51ST State Of America A3 Comrade Enver Hoxha A4 Fist B1 Statement Voice - Alan Sutcliffe B2 The Crusher B3 Victory B4 Corridor Of Cells User Reviews: distantHum, LP cover unfolds to create a large (3 feet across, 4 feet from top to bottom) cross. "F*ckhead" is still an amazing feat of sound to me... bagpipes and a strident protest rant over minimalistic loops and a butt-shaking hardcore beat (accented by what seems to be a cowbell getting the crap beat out of it). Almost makes you forget that this is supposed to be "industrial" music. This exquisite piece of retro music history is a vinyl sound recording (not a CD). Please visit the A Sound Deal store for similar items and information on grading and shipping. Add me to your favorites for red hot sales bulletins and sneak previews of upcoming products. Combine Items to Save $$$! Click here to check the store for more!©A Sound Deal