Church of Anthrax

Church of Anthrax
Studio album by John Cale and Terry Riley
Released February 10, 1971
Recorded 1970
Genre Avant-garde
Length 33:48
Label Columbia
Producer John Cale, Terry Riley
John Cale chronology
Vintage Violence
(1970)		 Church of Anthrax
(1971)		 The Academy in Peril
(1972)
Terry Riley chronology
In C
(1968)		 Church of Anthrax
(1971)		 Persian Surgery Dervishes
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [1]
Robert Christgau C[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.

Track listing

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

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

Personnel

Additional personnel
Technical personnel

References

  1. ↑ 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.