Revelations | ||||
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Released | July 1982 | |||
Studio | Conny's Studio, Wolperath, Cologne, Germany | |||
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Length | 37:24 | |||
Label | E.G., Polydor | |||
Producer | Conny Plank | |||
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Revelations is the third studio album by English post-punk band Killing Joke, released in July 1982 by E.G. via Polydor Records. It was recorded in Cologne, Germany[ citation needed] and produced by Conny Plank, making it their first album not to be self-produced. Since bassist Youth departed from the band after the album's release, Revelations was the band's last album to feature the original line-up (until their 2010 album Absolute Dissent).
Revelations was released in July 1982 by E.G. Records. It reached number 12 in the UK Albums Chart. [2] Youth was disappointed the way the album turned out, as it later contributed to him leaving the band, saying "It came out a bit dirgy". [3]
Two singles were released from the album: " Empire Song" and " Chop-Chop". "Empire Song" was performed on Top of the Pops, but without singer Jaz Coleman, who had departed for Iceland fearing nuclear holocaust at the time.[ citation needed]
A remastered version was released in 2005, including an alternate recording of "We Have Joy".
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Drowned in Sound | 5/5 [6] |
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Revelations has generally received mixed-to-favourable reception by critics. Nick Lancaster of Drowned in Sound praised the album, calling it "a less individual work – record company pressures and an outside producer necessarily toning down the band's nihilistic excesses – but it's all the better for it." [6] Christopher Gray of The Austin Chronicle called it "faster" and "sleeker" than previous albums. [5] Fact put the album at no. 11 on their list titled "20 Best: Goth Records Ever Made". [1] In negative retrospective reviews, AllMusic believed the album had a "lack of cohesion and direction", [4] while Trouser Press wrote that it "suffers from an uninvolving lethargy". [10]
All tracks are written by Killing Joke ( Jaz Coleman, Paul Ferguson, Youth and Geordie Walker)
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Hum" | 4:58 |
2. | " Empire Song" | 3:19 |
3. | "We Have Joy" | 2:56 |
4. | " Chop-Chop" | 4:19 |
5. | "The Pandys Are Coming" | 4:27 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Chapter III" | 3:13 |
2. | "Have a Nice Day" | 3:13 |
3. | "Land of Milk and Honey" | 2:38 |
4. | "Good Samaritan" | 3:28 |
5. | "Dregs" | 4:57 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "We Have Joy" (Alternate Mix) | 4:21 |
Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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UK Albums Chart | 12 [2] |
New Zealand | 33 [11] |