''Tattooed Beat Messiah'' is the 1988 debut full-length studio release by

Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction are a British hard rock group, which was formed in 1985. Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction play a sleazy style of commercial hard rock featuring big riffs and choruses, as was the trend in the band ...

. Engineered by Femi Jiya and Mark Freegard. Mixed by Nigel Green. The album reached #132 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and #20 on the UK album charts in March 1988 supported by music videos for the "Prime Mover" (single, April 1987), "Backseat Education" (single, October 1987, UK #49), and "Planet Girl" (single, March 1988, UK #63). Tracks included on the album that had been released in 1987 were remixed for inclusion on the album. "Prime Mover" would be the band's most successful single reaching #18 on the UK singles charts in May 1987, well in advance of the eventual album release. The single also charted in New Zealand hitting #12. The album was reissued in January 1998 as "The Best of Zodiac Mindwarp" including the "Born To Be Wild" track. Rock Candy Records issued a 24-bit remastered version of the album in August 2007 including the 9 tracks that had originally been used as singles B-sides.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Mark Manning; except where indicated

Side one

# "Wolf Child Speech" (0:30) # "Prime Mover" (3:13) # "Skull Spark Joker" (2:27) # "Backseat Education" (3:04) # "Hey Baby" (0:05) # "Bad Girl City" (3:00) # "Untamed Stare" (2:41) # "Tattooed Beat Messiah" (3:36)

Side two

# " Born to Be Wild" (3:20) – (

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) # "Upside Down" (0:09) # "Let's Break the Law" (3:35) # "Spasm Gang" (2:44) # "Holy Gasoline" (4:14) # "Planet Girl" (2:37) # "Kids Stuff" (4:55) # "Messianic Reprise" (1:05)

2007 Rock Candy reissue bonus tracks

# "Laughing in the Face of Death" (2:52) – Manning # "Hangover from Hell" (3:41) – Manning # "Mess With the Killer" (2:32) – Manning # "Whore of Babylon" (3:32) – Manning # "Lager Woman from Hell" (3:18) – Manning, Munro # "Messin' With My Best Friend's Girl" (3:25) – Manning # "Dog Face Driver" (2:03) – Manning # "Born to Be Wild" (3:20) – Bonfire # "Go Go Baby Dream Show" (3:18) – Manning In some markets "Born To Be Wild" had originally only been available as a bonus track on the "Planet Girl" single. For the 2007 reissue it was integrated as one of the bonus tracks rather than appearing in the original track order. The B-sides were produced by Zodiac Mindwarp. Lead vocals on "Lager Woman from Hell" by Evil Bastard.

Other B-sides

# "Prime Mover" (Automatic Cannibal Mix) (4:42) – Manning – US "Prime Mover" 12" single (Vertigo/Mercury PRO 553-1). # "Planet Girl" (The Invader Mix) (4:27) - Manning – UK "Planet Girl" 12" single (Mercury/Phonogram ZOD-312). # "The Zodiac-Scream" (0:07) – Manning – German one-sided promo single (Mercury 888 675-7).

Band

* Zodiac Mindwarp – vocals * Cobalt Stargazer (Geoff Bird) – guitars * Flash Bastard – guitars * Trash D. Garbage – bass * Slam Thunderhide (Stephen Landrum) – drums

References

1988 debut albums Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction albums Albums produced by Bill Drummond Vertigo Records albums {{1980s-hard-rock-album-stub