Total Sex

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Total Sex
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Front cover of the 2008 reissue by Very Friendly Records
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1980
RecordedAugust 1980 at IPS Studio, London
Genre Power electronics, noise
Length32:20
Label Come Organization
Producer William Bennett
Whitehouse chronology
Birthdeath Experience
(1980)
Total Sex
(1980)
Erector
(1981)
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Total Sex is the second full-length studio album by power electronics band Whitehouse, which was released in November 1980 through Come Organisation, only a few months after the band's debut, Birthdeath Experience . The album was reissued twice, first on CD in 1994 through Susan Lawly, and again in 2008 on double vinyl format through Very Friendly. The original release was limited to 1,200 copies on vinyl, the first pressing consisted of 800 copies, the second consisted of 400 copies on translucent green vinyl.

Contents

Both reissue versions of the album came with two bonus tracks: "Her Entry" and "Foreplay", both of which originated from the Hoisting the Black Flag compilation.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Whitehouse.

Side One
No.TitleLength
1."Total Sex"6:05
2."Phaseday"6:03
3."Dominate You"6:03
Side Two
No.TitleLength
4."Politics"1:55
5."Roller Coaster"6:08
6."Ultrasadism"6:06
Reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
7."Her Entry"6:06
8."Foreplay"6:07
Total length:44:33

Note: Track 4 is approximately ten seconds of feedback with the remaining time being silent

Personnel

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References

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