Church of Anthrax

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Church of Anthrax
Studio album by John Cale and Terry Riley
Released	February 10, 1971
Recorded	1970
Genre	Avant Garde/Free Jazz
Length	33:48
Label	Columbia Records
Producer	John Cale, Terry Riley
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (C) link
John Cale chronology
Vintage Violence (1970) Church of Anthrax (1971) The Academy in Peril (1972)
Terry Riley chronology
Church of Anthrax (1971)

Church of Anthrax is a collaboration between John Cale and Terry Riley. The record was released in February 1971 by Cale's record company, Columbia Records, nearly a year after the material was recorded.

Although this album captures musical qualities typical to each artist, it is said that neither were satisfied with the final product.^{[citation needed]} John Cale brings a harder edge to Terry Riley's hypnotic stylings, while Riley returns Cale to his experimental roots (including Cage inspired toy piano), without losing focus.^{[original research?]}

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Side A 1.2 Side B 2 Personnel 2.1 Additional musicians

[edit] Track listing

All tracks by John Cale and Terry Riley, except "The Soul Of Patrick Lee" by John Cale. "The Soul of Patrick Lee" is the only vocal track on the album. All others are instrumentals.

[edit] Side A

1. "Church of Anthrax" (9:05)
2. "The Hall of Mirrors in the Palace at Versailles" (7:59)

[edit] Side B

1. "The Soul of Patrick Lee" (2:49)
2. "Ides of March" (11:03)
3. "The Protege" (2:52)

[edit] Personnel

• John Cale – keyboards, bass guitar, harpsichord, piano, guitar, viola, organ
• Terry Riley – piano, organ, soprana saxophone

[edit] Additional musicians

• Adam Miller – vocals on "The Soul of Patrick Lee"
• Bobby Colomby – drums
• Bobby Gregg – drums

• Cover design: John Berg and Richard Mantel
• Cover art: Kim Whitesides
• Cover photo: Don Huntstein