Sod's Law (album)

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Sod's Law
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1992
StudioEastcote Studios, London; except track 8, Glasstank, London
Genre Rock
Length61:25
Label Burning Rome Records (1992); Original Masters/Snapper Music (1997 re-issue)
Producer Zeus B. Held and Philip Bagenal; except track 8, Terry Razor
Spear of Destiny chronology
The Price You Pay
(1988)
Sod's Law
(1992)
Religion
(1997)

Sod's Law is the sixth studio album by Spear of Destiny, released by Burning Rome Records in 1992 (see 1992 in music) and subsequently re-issued by Snapper Music in 1997.

Contents

Track listing (1997 reissue)

All songs written by Kirk Brandon

  1. "Goldmine" - 3:55
  2. "Into The Rising Sun" - 4:04
  3. "Black Country Girl" - 4:30
  4. "Bull Comes Down" - 4:12
  5. "Slow Me Down" - 4:58
  6. "Taking Care Of Business" - 4:50
  7. "In The City" - 4:20
  8. "Babylon Talking" - 4:59
  9. "Crystalize" - 4:35
  10. "Captain America" - 3:45
  11. "Chemical Head" (Bonus)
  12. "Paradise" (Bonus)
  13. "Burn Out" (Bonus)

Personnel

Spear of Destiny

with:

  • Fiona Barrow - Violin on 2, 5, 7
  • Volker Janssen - Keyboards on 4

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