Work Makes Freedom

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Work Makes Freedom
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EP by
ReleasedSeptember 11, 1992
Genre Noise rock, industrial rock
Length14:20
Label Bomp! Records
Producer Distorted Pony
Distorted Pony chronology
Work Makes Freedom
(1992)
Punishment Room
(1992)

Work Makes Freedom is an EP by Distorted Pony, released on September, 1991 through Bomp!. [1] [2] The EP was initially released as a 12" vinyl, however all of the tracks would later appear on the CD version of the band's 1992 album Punishment Room . Some versions of the record were single-sided, with the second side containing etchings of song lyrics.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Distorted Pony.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Fee Schedule"2:26
2."Sinner's Prayer"2:44
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Forensic Interest"2:47
2."Blare"4:50
3."Pillar of Salt"1:32

Personnel

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References

  1. Goldman, Marlene (2007). "Distorted Pony". Trouser Press . Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  2. Peterson, Adam (2001). "Discography: Work Makes Freedom". distortedpony.com. Retrieved March 18, 2013.