The Shroud Of

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The Shroud Of
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Studio album by
Released1981 (1981)
Genre Industrial, post-punk
Label Subterranean
Minimal Man chronology
The Shroud Of
(1981)
Safari
(1984)

The Shroud Of is the debut studio album by American industrial act Minimal Man. It was released in 1981, through record label Subterranean.

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Critical reception

AllMusic's retrospective review of the album was positive, qualifying it as "murky", "moody" and "aggressive", comparing it to Suicide and Chrome. [1] Trouser Press described the album as "a veritable nightmare in wax". [2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Patrick Miller.

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Loneliness"3:41
2."Two People"2:13
3."High Why"1:59
4."Hospital"2:12
5."Blue Step"2:02
6."Hatemonger"1:27
7."The Shroud"3:13
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Now I Want It All"3:42
2."The Hex of Sex"2:00
3."You Are"2:34
4."I Don't Resist"2:04
5."Jungle Song"2:50
6."She Was a Visitor"3:41

Personnel

Additional personnel
Technical

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References

  1. Raggett, Ned. "The Shroud Of – Minimal Man : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  2. Robbins, Ira. "trouserpress.com :: Minimal Man". trouserpress.com . Retrieved June 9, 2013.