| Basic Pain Basic Pleasure | ||||
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| Released | 1990 | |||
| Recorded | Fun City Studios (New York City, NY) | |||
| Genre | Noise rock | |||
| Length | 42:10 | |||
| Label | Triple X | |||
| Producer | Algis Kizys, Carolyn Master, Wharton Tiers | |||
| Of Cabbages and Kings chronology | ||||
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Basic Pain Basic Pleasure is the second album by Of Cabbages and Kings, released in 1990 by Triple X Records. [1] [2]
All music is composed by Of Cabbages and Kings
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Reign" | Algis Kizys | Algis Kizys, Diane Wlezien | 6:05 |
| 2. | "Snake" | Algis Kizys | Algis Kizys, Diane Wlezien | 3:25 |
| 3. | "Of Service" | Diane Wlezien | Carolyn Master, Diane Wlezien | 5:19 |
| 4. | "Land of the '57 Chevy" | Carolyn Master | Diane Wlezien | 7:05 |
| 5. | "Crawl" | Diane Wlezien | Carolyn Master, Diane Wlezien | 4:25 |
| 6. | "Crawl Again" | Diane Wlezien | Diane Wlezien | 3:10 |
| 7. | "Locked in Position" | Carolyn Master | Algis Kizys, Carolyn Master, Diane Wlezien | 3:55 |
| 8. | "John Barleycorn Must Die" | Traditional, Algis Kizys | Diane Wlezien | 8:46 |
Adapted from the Basic Pain Basic Pleasure liner notes. [3]
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| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| United States | 1990 | Triple X | CD, CS, LP | 51055 |
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