Death by Manipulation

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Death by Manipulation
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Compilation album by
Released19 August 1991 (1991-08-19)
Genre
Length51:27
Label Relativity/Earache
Producer Napalm Death
Napalm Death chronology
Mass Appeal Madness
(1991)
Death by Manipulation
(1991)
Utopia Banished
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Spin Alternative Record Guide 7/10 [3]

Death by Manipulation is a compilation album of EPs by British band Napalm Death. It was released on 19 August 1991.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Mass Appeal Madness"3:29
2."Pride Assassin"2:05
3."Unchallenged Hate"2:07
4."Social Sterility"1:13
5."Suffer the Children"4:20
6."Siege of Power"3:33
7."Harmony Corruption (instrumental)"3:32
8."Rise Above"2:42
9."The Missing Link"2:17
10."Mentally Murdered"2:11
11."Walls of Confinement"2:56
12."Cause and Effect"1:26
13."No Mental Effort"4:08
14."Multinational Corporations Pt. 2"1:32
15."Re-address the Problem"0:33
16."Changing Colours"0:57
17."From the Ashes"0:49
18."Understanding"0:07
19."Stalemate"1:09
U.S. release bonus tracks (from 1992 live album Live Corruption ) [4]
No.TitleLength
20."Unchallenged Hate (live)"2:16
21."Mentally Murdered (live)"4:53
22."Walls of Confinement (live)"3:12
Total length:51:27

Tracks 1–4 are from the Mass Appeal Madness EP. Tracks 5–7 are from the "Suffer the Children" single. Tracks 8–13 are from the Mentally Murdered EP. Tracks 14–19 are from the Napalm Death/S.O.B. split 7-inch EP. Tracks 20–22 are from Live Corruption , recorded at the Salisbury Arts Centre on 30 June 1990. The Live Corruption tracks are only available on the United States edition.

Personnel

Tracks 1–7, 20–22

Tracks 8–19

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References

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