Pleasure Death

Pleasure Death
Studio album by Therapy?
Released	27 January 1992
Genre	Rock / Heavy Metal
Length	22:25
Label	Wiiija Records
Producer	Harvey Birrell, Therapy?
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Therapy? chronology
Babyteeth (1991) Pleasure Death (1992) Caucasian Psychosis (1992)

Pleasure Death was the second (mini-)album by the band Therapy?^[1]. It was released on January 27, 1992 on Wiiija Records. The album was recorded in 1991 at Southern Studios, London. It reached number 1 in the UK Indie Charts^[2].

The album was originally released by Wiiija on 12” vinyl. In 1993, Southern Records re-issued the album on 12” vinyl, CD and Cassette.

Track listing

All songs written by Therapy?

1. "Skinning Pit" - 6:01
2. "Fantasy Bag" - 3:40
3. "Shitkicker" - 2:33
4. "Prison Breaker" - 4.26
5. "D.L.C." - 2:32
6. "Potato Junkie" - 3:09

Personnel

• Andy Cairns - vocals, guitar
• Fyfe Ewing - vocals, drums
• Michael McKeegan - bass
• Harvey Birrell and Therapy? - producer
• Harvey Birrell and John Loder - engineers
• George Henry Smyth - cover art

Trivia

• The sample in "Skinning Pit" (“Every once in a while I had to take a beating. Back then, I didn’t care. The way I saw it, everyone takes a beating sometimes”) is taken from the 1990 movie Goodfellas and is spoken by actor Ray Liotta.
• The sample in "Potato Junkie" (“Don’t you ever feel attracted to the girls you photograph…”) is taken from the 1978 movie Pretty Baby and is spoken by actress Brooke Shields and actor Keith Carradine.

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