Thaw (album)

Thaw
Studio album by Foetus Interruptus
Released September 1988
Recorded December 1987–March 1988 at BC Studio, Brooklyn, New York
Genre Industrial
Length 39:34
Label Self Immolation/Some Bizzare
Producer J. G. Thirlwell
J. G. Thirlwell chronology

Stinkfist
(1987)		 Thaw
(1988)		 Rife
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
NME [2]
Sounds [3]

Thaw is a Foetus Interruptus album released by Self Immolation/Some Bizarre in September 1988 and also released by Rough Trade in the same year. In 1995, Thaw was given a U.S. rerelease by Thirsty Ear. The track "English Faggot/Nothin Man" was inspired by a harassing message Thirlwell received on his answering machine.

Thaw is Self Immolation #WOMB FIP 5 and Rough Trade #RTD 81.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by J. G. Thirlwell. 

No. Title Length
1. "Don't Hide It Provide It"   4:29
2. "Asbestos"   5:01
3. "Fin"   0:37
4. "English Faggot/Nothin Man"   3:38
5. "Hauss-on-Fah"   5:56
6. "Fratricide Pastorale"   1:59
7. "The Dipsomaniac Kiss"   4:12
8. "Barbedwire Tumbleweed"   3:25
9. "¡Chingada!" (in Spanish, translation here) 3:16
10. "A Prayer for My Death"   7:01

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1988) Peak
position
UK Indie Chart[4] 3

References

  1. ↑ Harper, Jim. "Thaw". Allmusic. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  2. ↑ Swift, David (September 24, 1988). "Foetus Interruptus: Thaw". NME. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  3. ↑ King, Sam (April 14, 1990). "Foetus Interruptus: Thaw". Sounds. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  4. ↑ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Retrieved September 5, 2014.

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