Church of Anthrax

Church of Anthrax
Studio album by John Cale and Terry Riley
Released	February 10, 1971
Recorded	1970
Genre	Avant garde, free jazz
Length	33:48
Label	Columbia
Producer	John Cale, Terry Riley
John Cale chronology
Vintage Violence (1970) Church of Anthrax (1971) The Academy in Peril (1972)
Terry Riley chronology
In C (1968) Church of Anthrax (1971) Persian Surgery Dervishes (1972)

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Robert Christgau	(C)

Church of Anthrax is a collaboration between John Cale and Terry Riley. The record was released in February 1971 by Cale's record company, Columbia Records, nearly a year after the material was recorded - whereas in fact it was recorded prior to Cale's solo debut Vintage Violence.

Track listing

All tracks by John Cale and Terry Riley, except "The Soul of Patrick Lee" by John Cale. "The Soul of Patrick Lee" is the only vocal track on the album. All others are instrumentals.

Side A

1. "Church of Anthrax" (9:05)
2. "The Hall of Mirrors in the Palace at Versailles" (7:59)

Side B

3. "The Soul of Patrick Lee" (2:49)
4. "Ides of March" (11:03)
5. "The Protege" (2:52)

No singles were released off the album.

Personnel

• John Cale – keyboards, bass guitar, harpsichord, piano, guitar, viola, organ
• Terry Riley – piano, organ, soprano saxophone

Additional personnel

• Adam Miller – vocals on "The Soul of Patrick Lee"
• Bobby Colomby – drums
• Bobby Gregg – drums

• Cover design: John Berg and Richard Mantel
• Cover art: Kim Whitesides
• Cover photo: Don Huntstein