Prophecies of Beautiful Regression

Prophecies of Beautiful Regression is the fourth studio album from The Deadweights, released August 4, 1987, on Slash Records. The album was re-released on CD in 1990.

Reception and break up

The album is noted for its negative reception from fans and critics alike. The sound on the album takes a much more experimental approach than any of the band's prior work, and would remain much more diverse and experimental than the band's future albums. The biggest example of this is the final track, "A Manifesto on the World", a 7 minute spoken word piece. White Jimmy looks back on this album as a "terrible attempt at breaking ground".

On the following tour, the band, which was already in constant conflict, finally had enough, and broke up halfway through touring.

Track listing

1. "Move" (White Jimmy) - 0:13
2. "Slide" (White) - 2:58
3. "Traces of Brain Activity" (White) - 4:04
4. "Feed the Obese and Starve the Hungry" (White) - 3:26
5. "Politics of Death" (White/Urland)- 2:13
6. "Syphilitic Mind" (White) - 2:19
7. "NWD" (White) - 4:41
8. "Proclamation" (White) - 2:41
9. "Funding the Apocalypse" (White) - 3:03
10. "Criminals at Large" (White) - 2:58
11. "Ronnie Wants a Nuclear Holocaust" (White) - 4:27
12. "Planet Dumbass" (White) - 1:45
13. "Livin' in Anarchy" (White/Urland) - 3:14
14. "A Manifesto on the World" (White) - 6:55

Personnel

• White Jimmy - vocals, production
• Eddie Urland - lead guitar, production, cover "art"
• Dopey - drums
• Ricky Scaggs - bass
• Nick Fulton - production, vocals
• Tom Calliendo - rhythm guitar (Tracks 5, 7, & 14)
• Henry O'Donnell - mixing

Charting positions

Trivia

• The album's artwork was drawn on a piece of paper by Eddie Urland with a Bic pen at the studio, while tracking the album.