| D.o.A: The Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle | ||||
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| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | September 1977 – May 1978 | |||
| Genre | Industrial | |||
| Length | 42:37 | |||
| Label | Industrial | |||
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D.o.A: The Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle is the second studio album by English industrial band Throbbing Gristle. [1] It was released in 1978 by their Industrial Records label. [2]
The first 1,000 records issued were enclosed with a card calendar with color photos of a little girl on a bed. Another pressing of 1,000 copies was recut with false track markers (the "bands" visible on a vinyl disc) to give it the appearance of having fifteen tracks of exactly equal length and a short sixteenth track. The official TG discography called this pressing the "Structuralist Spirals" edition. The single "United", which had garnered some popularity due to its relatively accessible style, was included on the album on fast forward, reducing its running time from 4:03 to sixteen seconds. [3] Later reissues of the album omit the inset and card calendar due to its resemblance to child pornography.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Austin Chronicle | [5] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [6] |
| Pitchfork | 9.5/10 [7] |
| (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide | [8] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 7/10 [9] |
| Uncut | 8/10 [10] |
The Montreal Star wrote that the album "invites comparisons to Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music, Eno's obscene phone calls and the sound your refrigerator makes when it short-circuits." [11]
Writing for Pitchfork , Drew Daniel of Matmos described the album as "a nauseating masterpiece, and an essential recording", noting "Hamburger Lady" as "probably Throbbing Gristle's greatest song". [7] AllMusic stated that the album "is nearly as harsh and uncompromising as The Second Annual Report," though "much more stylistically varied -- rather than focusing on multiple versions of the same pieces (plus a 20-minute film score), each of the 13 tracks is distinct, ranging from captured conversations to thoroughly composed creations." [4]
The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die . [12] Chris Carter recalled in the book that "DoA showcased some of our strongest work and established the course we would head in." [10]
All tracks are written by Throbbing Gristle (Genesis P-Orridge, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Chris Carter, Peter Christopherson), except as noted
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I.B.M." | 2:35 | ||
| 2. | "Hit by a Rock" | 2:32 | ||
| 3. | "United" | 0:16 | ||
| 4. | "Valley of the Shadow of Death" | Christopherson | Christopherson | 4:01 |
| 5. | "Dead on Arrival" | 6:08 | ||
| 6. | "Weeping" | P-Orridge, Ewa Zajac | P-Orridge | 5:31 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hamburger Lady" | Dr. Al Ackerman (original text author) | 4:15 | |
| 2. | "Hometime" | Fanni Tutti | Fanni Tutti | 3:46 |
| 3. | "AB/7A" | Carter | Carter | 4:31 |
| 4. | "E-Coli" | 4:16 | ||
| 5. | "Death Threats" | 0:41 | ||
| 6. | "Walls of Sound" | 2:48 | ||
| 7. | "Blood on the Floor" | 1:07 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Five Knuckle Shuffle" | 6:43 |
| 15. | "We Hate You (Little Girls)" | 2:08 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Introduction" (live) | 1:15 |
| 2. | "It's Always the Way" (live) | 5:40 |
| 3. | "Industrial Muzak" (live) | 6:23 |
| 4. | "Cabaret Voltaire" (live) | 4:03 |
| 5. | "Hamburger Lady" (live) | 3:53 |
| 6. | "IBM" (live) | 5:22 |
| 7. | "New After Cease to Exist Soundtrack" (live) | 4:46 |
| 8. | "Whistling Song" (live) | 5:35 |
| 9. | "Mother Spunk" (live) | 3:38 |
| 10. | "Five Knuckle Shuffle" | 2:08 |
| 11. | "We Hate You (Little Girls)" | 6:48 |
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