Erector (album)

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Erector
Whitehouse - Erector.jpg
Front cover of the 1995 reissue by Susan Lawly
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1981
RecordedDecember 1980 – January 1981 at IPS Studio, London
Genre Power electronics, noise, avant-garde
Length26:38
Label Come Organization
Producer William Bennett
Whitehouse chronology
Total Sex
(1980)
Erector
(1981)
Dedicated to Peter Kürten
(1981)
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Erector is the third full-length studio album by power electronics band Whitehouse, released in February 1981 through Come Organization. The record was reissued twice: once in 1995 on CD through Susan Lawly, and again in 2008 on vinyl through Very Friendly.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Whitehouse.

Side One
No.TitleLength
1."Erector"7:08
2."Shitfun"6:09
Side Two
No.TitleLength
3."Socratisation Day"7:05
4."Avisodomy"6:16

Personnel

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References

  1. Schaefer, Peter. Whitehouse – Erector > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2015.