''The Desertshore Installation'' is a box set that was released by

Throbbing Gristle Throbbing Gristle were an English music and visual arts group formed in 1975 in Kingston upon Hull by Genesis P-Orridge, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Peter Christopherson, and Chris Carter (British musician), Chris Carter. They are widely regarded as pi ...

. The 12-CDr set documents the recording sessions of the

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Nico Naftiran Intertrade Company Société à responsabilité limitée#In Switzerland, limited (NICO) is a Switzerland, Swiss-based subsidiary of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC). NICO is a general contractor for the oil and gas industry. NIOC bu ...

's third studio album, ''

Desertshore ''Desertshore'' is the third studio album by German musician Nico. It was released in December 1970 on the Reprise label. Recording ''Desertshore'' was co-produced by John Cale and Joe Boyd. Unlike its predecessor ''The Marble Index'' it incor ...

''. These recordings were made as a document of TG's Desertshore Installation.Discogs - ''Desertshore Installation'' 2007 12CDr, Industrial Records, UK
/ref> These sessions were open to the public and a short question and answer session is included in the recordings. Each session lasted for approximately two hours and there were two sessions per day, an afternoon and an evening session. The box set only had one pressing. A number of jams recorded during the installation appear on Throbbing Gristle's tour-only album release ''

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CDr information

# Friday Afternoon Disc A - (1:09:02) # Friday Afternoon Disc B - (1:04:30) # Friday Evening Disc A - (1:02:47) # Friday Evening Disc B - (0:54:06) # Saturday Afternoon Disc A - (0:48:08) # Saturday Afternoon Disc B - (0:47:36) # Saturday Evening Disc A - (1:07:58) # Saturday Evening Disc B - (0:55:46) # Sunday Afternoon Disc A - (0:47:15) # Sunday Afternoon Disc B - (1:01:42) # Sunday Evening Disc A - (0:46:01) # Sunday Evening Disc B - (1:07:02)

Session set-lists

Friday, Session 1: *My Only Child - Gen Vox & Jam; *Janitor of Lunacy - Gen Vox & Jam Friday, Session 2: *Afraid - Gen Vox; *Jam to rhythm tracks; *The Falconer - Gen Vox; Saturday, Session 3: *Mutterlein - Gen Vox; *Jam Session to Mae Blue Gray; *Le Petit Chevalier - Gen Vox Saturday, Session 4: *Abschied- Check; *Springbankistan - Jam; *Abschied - Gen Vox; *Janitors of Lunacy - Vox; Mental Jam; *The Falconer - Gentle Vox Sunday, Session 5: *All that is my own - Jam & Vox; *The Falconer - Jam & Vox; *Janitor of Lunacy - Jam & Vox; *My Only Child - Jam & Vox; Mental Jam; Sunday, Session 6: *Le Petit Chevalier - Jam & Vox; *Mutterlein - Jam & Vox (mental end); *Afraid - Jam & Vox; *Abschied - Jam & Vox

References

External links

Tiny Mix Tapes article on the album

Fact article on the album
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Desertshore Installation ''The Desertshore Installation'' is a box set that was released by Throbbing Gristle. The 12-CDr set documents the recording sessions of the cover version of Nico's third studio album, ''Desertshore''. These recordings were made as a document o ...