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CLOCD5047

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2024-02-09

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889466504723

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Ministry

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Metal

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Cleopatra

Los Angeles-based independent record label founded in 1992 by entrepreneur and music fan, [a511570].
Brian acquired his love for the music business by becoming an active participant in the Los Angeles club scene through the 1980/90's. The label was officially launched with three releases, [a11286] (a space rock band from the SF bay area), followed by the release of [a233658]'s "On Parole". The third release, was actually a series of reissues by electronic pioneers [a4654].
They specialize in all genres, including A Capella, Acid, Adult, Aggro Rock, Ambient, Big Band, Blues, Breakbeat, Breaks, Chill, Drum & Bass, Electronica, Experimental, Gothic, Hardcore, Indie, Industrial, Krautrock, New Wave, Oi!, Punk, Reggae, Synthpop and Techno.

Ministry is the brainchild of Al Jourgensen. Beginning in 1981, playing synth-pop with a strong disco influence, they released their first 12" on Wax Trax! Records, before being signed to Arista and releasing their debut "With Sympathy," in 1983. After a falling out with the label and the direction of the project, Jourgensen returned to Wax Trax! to release a series of 12" Singles, including "Everyday Is Halloween," which became an instant club favorite and would go on to become one of the band's most popular songs.

Jourgensen then signed to Sire/Warner Bros. Records in 1985. Ministry's second album "Twitch," was produced by Adrian Sherwood, and had a more menacing sound reflecting Jourgensen's interest in the international EBM (electronic body music) scene of the time. Ministry's third album, "The Land of Rape and Honey," (1988), was both a natural evolution of their aesthetic and a sharp break with previous pop tendencies and, with the arrival of Paul Barker and other new members, Ministry's sound developed into a crossover between EBM, industrial, and heavy metal.

Their experimentation with heavy metal continued with subsequent albums like "The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste" (1989) where guitar took on much more importance to their sound. Ministry's breakthrough album, "Ps

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A deluxe 2CD edition of the early live collection from synthpop turned industrial metal outfit, Ministry!


With its unique view of Al Jorgensen & Co.’s early, raw talent, this collection continues to be one of the most sought after releases in the Ministry catalog! 

Bonus disc features remixes of the band's classic "Everyday (Is Halloween)" and two other rarities that have never appeared on CD before as well as four live tracks from the band's first show that have never appeared anywhere!

Chicago / Detroit 1982 Deluxe Edition

Music GB

Discover Ministry's Chicago / Detroit 1982 Deluxe Edition. A sought-after live collection showcasing the raw talent of this industrial metal outfit. Available in deluxe 2CD format from Cleopatra.