Church of Anthrax

Church of Anthrax
Studio album by John Cale and Terry Riley
Released February 10, 1971
Recorded 1970
Genre
Length 33:48
Label Columbia
Producer
John Cale chronology
Vintage Violence
(1970)		 Church of Anthrax
(1971)		 The Academy in Peril
(1972)
Terry Riley chronology
A Rainbow in Curved Air
(1969)		 Church of Anthrax
(1971)		 Persian Surgery Dervishes
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauC[2]

Church of Anthrax is a collaborative studio album by musicians John Cale and Terry Riley. It was released in February 1971 by record label Columbia, nearly a year after the material was recorded; in fact, it was recorded prior to Cale's solo debut Vintage Violence.

Content

"The Soul of Patrick Lee" is the only vocal track on the album; all others are instrumentals. No singles were taken from the album.

Reception

Melody Maker described the album as, "An uneven record, remarkable for one excellent Cale song ("The Soul Of Patrick Lee") and the title track, a brilliantly dense piece of production. Cale's viola and bass and Riley's organ and saxophone create an impenetrable, organic vortex of sound. One of the all-time great headphones tracks, featuring the avant-garde at its funkiest."[3]

Track listing

All tracks written by John Cale and Terry Riley, except "The Soul of Patrick Lee" by John Cale.

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Church of Anthrax"9:05
2."The Hall of Mirrors in the Palace at Versailles"7:59
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."The Soul of Patrick Lee"2:49
2."Ides of March"11:03
3."The Protégé"2:52

Personnel

Additional personnel
Technical personnel
  • Don Meehan - engineer
  • John Berg, Richard Mantel – cover design
  • Kim Whitesides – cover art
  • Don Huntstein – cover photography

References

  1. 1 2 Mason, Stewart. "Church of Anthrax – John Cale,John Cale & Terry Riley,Terry Riley | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: John Cale and Terry Riley". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Mick Gold. "John Cale: Caged Heat". Rock's Backpages.
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