''Animal Justice'' is the debut
extended play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record. (EP) by the Welsh rock musician
John Cale
John Davies Cale (born 9 March 1942) is a Welsh musician, composer, singer, songwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the American rock band the Velvet Underground. Over his six-decade career, Cale has worked in various styl ...
. It was released in September 1977 by
Illegal Records
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Copeland ...
. "Chickenshit" was Cale's response to his decapitation of a chicken during a gig in
Croydon
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, South London on 24 April 1977. This prompted the
vegetarian
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Vegetarianism m ...
rhythm section of Mike Visceglia and Joe Stefko to walk off and leave Cale's band.
Recording
''Animal Justice'' was recorded at Chalk Farm Studios in London, England. Two other songs were recorded during these sessions, "Jack the Ripper (In the Moulin Rouge)" and "Ton Ton Macoute", but were not released.
Content
The album cover is by rock photographer
Jill Furmanovsky
Jill Furmanovsky (born 1953) is a British photographer who has specialised in documenting rock musicians.
Life and work
Born in Southern Rhodesia, Furmanovsky emigrated with her parents and brother Michael to London in 1965. She studied text ...
.
Release
''Animal Justice'' was released in September 1977 by Illegal Records.
In 1999, this EP was released as bonus tracks on the reissue of the live album ''
Sabotage/Live'' (1979).
Track listing
# "Chickenshit" (Cale) − 3:25
# "
Memphis" (
Chuck Berry) − 3:15
# "Hedda Gabler" (Cale) − 7:53
Personnel
* John Cale − vocals, guitar, piano, viola
* Ritchie Flieger − guitar, backing vocals on "Chickenshit"
*
Jimmy Bain − bass guitar
* Bruce Brody − Moog synthesizer
* Kevin Currie − drums
*
Chris Spedding — guitar on "Memphis"
*
Jane Friedman
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− backing vocals on "Chickenshit"
"Chickenshit" contains part of a telephone conversation between Cale and Joe Stefko at the Portobello Hotel, London in April 1977.
References
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John Cale EPs
1977 debut EPs
Albums produced by John Cale
Illegal Records albums