''Rife'' is a

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by Foetus Corruptus released in 1988. It is an

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, initially released by

J. G. Thirlwell James George Thirlwell (born 29 January 1960), also known as Clint Ruin, Frank Want, and Foetus (band), Foetus, among other names, is an Australian musician, composer, and record producer. He is known for Juxtaposition, juxtaposing a variety o ...

with no record label credit. This album was released in three formats: a two-LP set on black vinyl, a two-LP

picture disc Picture discs are gramophone (phonograph) records that show images on their playing surface, rather than being of plain black or colored vinyl. Collectors traditionally reserve the term picture disc for records with graphics that extend at lea ...

set, and a CD. ''Rife'' is

Self Immolation Self Immolation is a record label and publishing company run by J. G. Thirlwell. Originally an actual label for Thirlwell's self-released early Foetus EPs and albums, Self Immolation became more akin to a vanity label for Thirlwell's releases ...

#RIFLE 1 and #RIFLEPIC 1 for the picture disc. After its initial release, Jungle Records was authorized in 1988 to produce a

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official release of 2,000 albums split between the three formats. Jungle itself self-bootlegged ''Rife'' in 1996, producing 500 additional, unauthorized picture disc albums. In 1998, Jungle licensed ''Rife'' to

Invisible Records Invisible Records is a Chicago based record label founded by Martin Atkins Martin Clive Atkins (born 3 August 1959) is an English drummer and session musician, best known for his work in post-punk and industrial groups including Public Image ...

, which began producing additional (and possibly unauthorized) CDs.

Track listing

All songs by

unless noted. #"Fin" – 2:58 #"Don't Hide It Provide It" – ?: '' LP formats only'' #"Honey I'm Home" – 7:47 #"The Dipsomaniac Kiss" – 5:51 #"English Faggot" – 6:12 #"Grab Yr. Ankles" – 6:00 #"Slut" (Thirlwell /

Marc Almond Peter Mark Sinclair "Marc" Almond, (born 9 July 1957) is an English singer. Almond first began performing and recording in the synthpop/ new wave duo Soft Cell where he became known for his distinctive soulful voice and androgynous image. He ...

) – 3:25 #"A Prayer for My Death" – 6:26 #"¡Chingada!" – 8:00 #"Hate Feeler" ( Alex Harvey / Hugh McKenna) – 8:10 #"The Fudge Punch" (Thirlwell /

Roli Mosimann Roli Mosimann is a drummer, electronic musician and record producer who has worked in genres ranging from industrial to pop. Originally from Switzerland, Mosimann first came to attention with the New York City no wave band Swans and later colla ...

) – 8:02 #"Clothes Hoist" – 4:37 #"Private War/Anything (Viva!)" – 11:21 ''omitted from Invisible CD'' *Many of the songs have slightly different titles on the black vinyl set. *"Slut" originally by Thirlwell's

Flesh Volcano The Flesh Volcano was a side project of singer Marc Almond and Clint Ruin, also known as Foetus. Its sole release was the ''Slut'' EP, which was expanded to album length in a number of reissues. Almond and Ruin were formerly bandmates in the Imma ...

project. *"Hate Feeler" is a

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of The Sensational Alex Harvey Band's "Faith Healer". *"The Fudge Punch" originally by Thirlwell's Wiseblood project.

Personnel

Algis Kizys Algis Kizys (born September 8, 1960 in Chicago) is a New York City bass guitarist most well known for his long-time membership in New York City band Swans. First joining Swans on 1986's ''Greed'' LP, he stayed with the group through ''The Great ...

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bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

Ted Parsons Ted Parsons is an American drummer most notable for his membership in bands such as Swans, Prong, Godflesh, Killing Joke, and Jesu. Biography Parsons' early career began in 1985 with Swans, when he contributed to their ''Holy Money'' album. ...

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(as Clint Ruin) –

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

Raymond Watts Raymond Watts (also known by his former stage names Nainz, Nainz Watts and Ray Scaballero) is an English musician, the founding and sole member of the industrial music project PIG, sometimes written as <PIG>. Watts was an early member and p ...

(as Ray Scaballero or Raymondo Watts) –

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Norman Westberg Norman Westberg is a guitarist from Detroit best known for his work with Swans. Present through almost the entirety of the band's existence, Westberg was brought on for Swans' debut album ''Filth'' (1983) and appeared on every album through 1991 ...

– guitar

References

External links

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''Rife''
at foetus.org {{J.G. Thirlwell Foetus (band) albums 1988 live albums