It Came from N.Y.C.

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It Came from N.Y.C.
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Box set by
White Zombie
ReleasedJune 3, 2016 (2016-6-3)
RecordedOctober 18, 1985 (1985-10-18) – October 1989 (1989-10)
Genre
Label Numero Group
Producer
White Zombie chronology
Let Sleeping Corpses Lie
(2008)		It Came from N.Y.C.
(2016)

It Came from N.Y.C. is a three-disc or five-LP anthology by American rock band White Zombie, released on June 3, 2016, by The Numero Group. [1] It collects all the material the group officially released between 1985 and 1989, including previously unreleased tracks from the Pig Heaven/Slaughter the Grey sessions. The audio was remastered by guitarist Jay Yuenger and the box set includes a one-hundred and eight page book comprising unpublished photos, anecdotes by the band and a twenty-thousand-word essay written by Pitchfork contributor Grayson Currin. [2] [3]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Classic Rock Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
New Noise Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Pitchfork 8.1/10 [6]

In writing for Pitchfork Media, Evan Minsker praised the staying power of the material, saying "This music pummels, and better still, it escapes the trap of self-seriousness that so many metal and noise bands seem to fall into. They had a sense of humor, which came through in their use of samples and in Zombie's deranged carnival barker performances." [6] Awarding the set four out of five stars, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote that "The music itself feels somewhat cemented to time, but that's also its appeal: this was a band that came from a very specific time and place, and that era is celebrated here, providing an interesting footnote in '80s underground history." [1]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Rob Zombie; all music is composed by White Zombie, except "God of Thunder" by Paul Stanley

Disc one
No.TitleFrom the album (date)Length
1."Gentleman Junkie" Gods on Voodoo Moon (1985)2:27
2."King of Souls"Gods on Voodoo Moon (1985)2:21
3."Tales from the Scarecrowman"Gods on Voodoo Moon (1985)3:26
4."Cat's Eye Resurrection"Gods on Voodoo Moon (1985)1:46
5."Black Friday"Gods on Voodoo Moon (1985)3:14
6."Dead or Alive"Gods on Voodoo Moon (1985)1:50
7."Pig Heaven" Pig Heaven (1986)4:49
8."Scarecrow #2"Pig Heaven outtake (1986)5:24
9."Red River Flow"Pig Heaven outtake (1986)5:33
10."Rain Insane" (omitted from vinyl release)Pig Heaven outtake (1986)7:49
11."Paradise Fireball"Pig Heaven outtake (1986)3:18
12."Slaughter the Grey"Pig Heaven (1986)4:33
13."Eighty-Eight" Psycho-Head Blowout (1987)3:45
14."Fast Jungle"Psycho-Head Blowout (1987)4:37
15."Gun Crazy"Psycho-Head Blowout (1987)4:30
16."Kick"Psycho-Head Blowout (1987)4:08
17."Memphis"Psycho-Head Blowout (1987)3:39
18."Magdalene"Psycho-Head Blowout (1987)4:14
19."True Crime"Psycho-Head Blowout (1987)4:52
Disc two
No.TitleFrom the album (date)Length
1."Ratmouth" Soul-Crusher (1987)3:41
2."Shack of Hate"Soul-Crusher (1987)2:55
3."Drowning the Colossus"Soul-Crusher (1987)4:54
4."Crow III"Soul-Crusher (1987)3:50
5."Die Zombie Die"Soul-Crusher (1987)4:07
6."Skin"Soul-Crusher (1987)3:37
7."Truck on Fire"Soul-Crusher (1987)4:06
8."Future Shock"Soul-Crusher (1987)3:10
9."Scum Kill"Soul-Crusher (1987)3:42
10."Diamond Ass"Soul-Crusher (1987)3:40
Disc three
No.TitleFrom the album (date)Length
1."Demonspeed" Make Them Die Slowly (1989)5:20
2."Disaster Blaster"Make Them Die Slowly (1989)6:05
3."Murderworld"Make Them Die Slowly (1989)6:13
4."Revenge"Make Them Die Slowly (1989)4:25
5."Acid Flesh"Make Them Die Slowly (1989)5:32
6."Power Hungry"Make Them Die Slowly (1989)5:15
7."Godslayer"Make Them Die Slowly (1989)7:15
8."God of Thunder" (Kiss cover) God of Thunder (1989)3:52
9."Love Razor"God of Thunder (1989)5:19
10."Disaster Blaster II"God of Thunder (1989)4:56

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes. [7]

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States2016 Numero Group CD, LP NUM204

References

  1. 1 2 3 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "White Zombie: It Came From N.Y.C. > Review". AllMusic . Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  2. ↑ Minsker, Evan (February 16, 2016). "Numero Group Releasing White Zombie Box Set". Pitchfork Media . Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  3. ↑ Hart, Ron (August 9, 2016). "'It Came From NYC' Remembers When White Zombie Ruled Noise Rock (Not Hot Topic)". Observer . Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  4. ↑ Wilding, Philip (June 8, 2016). "White Zombie - It Came From NYC album review". Classic Rock (loudersound). Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  5. ↑ Blumhagen, Dustin (June 8, 2016). "Album Review: White Zombie - 'It Came From NYC'". New Noise Magazine . Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  6. 1 2 Minsker, Evan (June 6, 2016). "White Zombie: It Came From N.Y.C.". Pitchfork Media . Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  7. ↑ It Came From N.Y.C. (booklet). White Zombie. Chicago, Illinois: Numero Group. 2016.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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