Sabotage/Live

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Sabotage/Live
Live album by John Cale
Released	December 1979
Recorded	CBGB's, New York, June 1979
Genre	Rock
Length	45 minutes
Label	Spy Records (original release), Diesel Motor Records (reissue)
Producer	John Cale
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone (favorable) link
John Cale chronology
Guts (1977) Sabotage/Live (1979) Honi Soit (1981)

Sabotage was recorded live at CBGB's, New York in June 1979. "Memphis", "Chicken Shit" and "Hedda Gabler" were released as an EP called "Animal Jusitice" in August 1977. "Rosegarden Funeral of Sores" was released as the b-side of the "Mercenaries" single in 1980; it was later covered by Bauhaus.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by John Cale, except "Walkin' The Dog" written by Rufus Thomas, Jr.

1. "Mercenaries (Ready For War)"
2. "Baby You Know"
3. "Evidence"
4. "Dr. Mudd"
5. "Walkin' The Dog"
6. "Captain Hook"
7. "Only Time Will Tell"
8. "Sabotage"
9. "Chorale"

The CD reissue contains four extra tracks, originally from the "Animal Justice" EP:

1. "Chickenshit"
2. "Memphis" (Chuck Berry)
3. "Hedda Gabler"
4. "Rosegarden Funeral of Sores"

[edit] Personnel

• John Cale - vocals, piano, guitar, fretless bass, viola
• Mark Aaron - lead guitar
• Joe Bidewell - keyboards, vocals
• Doug Bowne - drums, vocals
• Deerfrance - percussion, vocals
• George Scott - bass, vocals

"Animal Justice" EP

• John Cale - vocals
• Ritchie Flieger - guitar
• Jimmy Bain - bass
• Bruce Brody - Moog synthesizer
• Kevin Currie - drums