Jehovahkill
| Untitled | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B+)[2] |
| Q | [3] |
| Rolling Stone |  [4] |
| Piero Scaruffi |    [5] |
Jehovahkill is the eighth album by Julian Cope, released in 1992.
History
In 1992 Cope delivered his eleven-track Julian H. Cope album to Island Records.[6] Its "dark and challenging"[7] content was not well-received, with Cope's A&R man going as far as to describe "Slow Rider" as "the worst song he'd heard by anybody in his life".[8] According to Cope, the "results were certainly more sonically imbalanced and experimental" than anything he'd previously achieved.[9]
Island refused to issue the album.[10] When Cope explained that it was what he'd set out to achieve and "would prefer to stand or fall by the results"[11] he was allowed additional recording sessions. Although the existing content remained almost untouched, the album, re-titled Jehovahkill, was "ameliorated" with six further songs, including "Fa-Fa-Fa-Fine", "The Mystery Trend" and "No Hard Shoulder To Cry On".[12]
Within a week of the album's release, Island dropped Cope claiming, "his critical appeal is on the up but his commercial appeal is dropping",[13] the dismissal causing unexpected outrage in the music press.[14] In 2006 a "Second Edition" was released, containing material from Julian H. Cope and the Fear Loves This Place EP, including the Dictaphone-recorded "Nothing".[15]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Julian Cope, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Soul Desert" | 3:53 |
| 2. | "No Hard Shoulder to Cry On" | 2:44 |
| 3. | "Akhenaten" | 2:52 |
| 4. | "The Mystery Trend" | 4:17 |
| 5. | "Up-Wards at 45°" | 5:46 |
| 6. | "Know (Cut My Friend Down)" | 3:19 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Necropolis" | 4:40 | |
| 8. | "Slow Rider" | 2:18 | |
| 9. | "Gimme Back My Flag" | Cope and Skinner | 5:33 |
| 10. | "Poet Is Priest..." | Cope and Skinner | 6:23 |
| 11. | "Julian H. Cope" | 2:49 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "The Subtle Energies Commission" | 7:49 |
| 13. | "Fa-Fa-Fa-Fine" | 2:25 |
| 14. | "Fear Loves This Place" | 4:16 |
| 15. | "The Tower" | 10:23 |
| 16. | "Peggy Suicide Is Missing" | 0:42 |
Chart positions
| Charts (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart[16] | 20 |
Personnel
Julian Cope – vocals, wah wah guitar, bass
- Donald Ross Skinner – guitar, bass
- Rooster Cosby – guitar, drums, saxophone
- Hugoth Nicolson – synthesizer, mixer
- James Dowdall – Executive Producer
References
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "Peggy Suicide". Allmusic. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ^ DiMartino, Dave. "Jehovahkill". Entertainment Weekly. January 1993. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ^ Columnist. "Peggy Suicide". Q. October 1994. pg. 135, cited 7 October 2012
- ^ Columnist. "Peggy Suicide". Rolling Stone. May 1991, cited 7 October 2012
- ^ Scaruffi, Piero. "Julian Cope". scaruffi.com (Italian). 1999. Retrieved on 7 October 2012.
- ^ Houghton, Mick (2006). "The JEHOVAHKILL Story". Booklet accompanying 2006 CD release.
- ^ Houghton, Mick (2006). "The JEHOVAHKILL Story". Booklet accompanying 2006 CD release.
- ^ Houghton, Mick (2006). "The JEHOVAHKILL Story". Booklet accompanying 2006 CD release.
- ^ Cope, Julian (2006). Booklet accompanying 2006 CD release.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Houghton, Mick (2006). "The JEHOVAHKILL Story". Booklet accompanying 2006 CD release.
- ^ Cope, Julian (2006). Booklet accompanying 2006 CD release.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Houghton, Mick (2006). "The JEHOVAHKILL Story". Booklet accompanying 2006 CD release.
- ^ Houghton, Mick (2006). "The JEHOVAHKILL Story". Booklet accompanying 2006 CD release.
- ^ Houghton, Mick (2006). "The JEHOVAHKILL Story". Booklet accompanying 2006 CD release.
- ^ Houghton, Mick (2006). "The JEHOVAHKILL Story". Booklet accompanying 2006 CD release.
- ^ "Julian Cope - Jehovahill". chartarchive.org. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
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