Public Castration Is a Good Idea

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Public Castration Is a Good Idea
Live album by Swans
Released	1986
Recorded	1986
Genre	Noise Rock, No Wave, Experimental Rock
Length	73:56
Label	Burn One Thirsty Ear Recordings
Producer	Michael Gira
Professional reviews
Pitchfork Media (6.0/10) link
Swans chronology
Greed (1985) Public Castration Is a Good Idea (1986) A Screw EP (1986)

Public Castration Is a Good Idea is a live release by the New York No Wave band Swans. It was recorded from shows in London and Nottingham on the Greed/Holy Money tour in 1986, the first six songs taken from a show at London's I.C.U. Public Castration is often regarded as the band's most brutal extant live album, the song performances here musically quite different from their studio versions, in particular the lengthy, minimal version of "A Screw".

[edit] Track listing

1. "Money Is Flesh"
2. "Fool"
3. "A Screw"
4. "Anything for You"
5. "Coward"
6. "A Hanging"
7. "Stupid Child"
8. "Another You"

[edit] External links

• Swans official website - Public Castration Is a Good Idea

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