Killing Puritans

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Killing Puritans
Studio album by Armand van Helden
Released 6 June 2000
Genre House music/Big Beat
Label Armed Records Inc.
Armand van Helden chronology
Armand Van Helden's Nervous Tracks
(1999)		 Killing Puritans
(2000)		 Gandhi Khan
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]

Killing Puritans is the 4th studio album by Armand van Helden. It was released as CD and as quadruple vinyl.

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[edit] Controversy

Its cover art prominently featured an African child soldier, prone, and aiming a rifle. The image was controversial enough to prompt calls for a ban. Eventually, UK versions of the album were sold in a plain brown cardboard sleeve that concealed the offending image.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Killing Puritans" (Intro) – 2:06 (Armand Van Helden)
  2. "Little Black Spiders" (feat. Fiona Marr) – 8:15 (Armand Van Helden/Klaus Meine/Herman Harebell/Rudolph Schenker)
  3. "Breakdancers Call" – 6:21 (Armand Van Helden)
  4. "House Boxing" (feat. Lord Sear) – 2:05 (Armand Van Helden)
  5. "Full Moon" (featuring Common) – 4:19 (Armand Van Helden/Lonnie Lynn/James Bedford)
  6. "Koochy" – 8:07 (Armand Van Helden/Gary Numan)
  7. "Watch Your Back" (feat. Herbie Hancock & N'Dea Davenport) – 8:23 (Bill Summers/Paul Jackson/Mike Clark/Bennie Mauphin/N'Dea Davenport/Trevant Hardson)
  8. "Hybridz" (feat. The Mongoloids) – 10:01 (Armand Van Helden/E. Sanchez/Michael Smith)
  9. "Flyaway Love" – 9:08 (Armand Van Helden)
  10. "Swamp Thang" – 5:49 (Armand Van Helden)
  11. "Conscience" (featuring Tekitha)– 9:07(Armand Van Helden/Tekitha Washington)

[edit] Charts

Year Chart Peak Position
2000 UK Albums Chart #38
2000 Belgium Albums Chart #49[2]

[edit] Release history

Country Release Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia May 29, 2000[3] CD Album London 8573833195[3]
USA October 1, 2005[4] CD Album

[edit] References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Steffen Hung. "Armand van Helden - Killing Puritans". australian-charts.com. http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?key=21089&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-10-12. 
  3. ^ a b [1][dead link]
  4. ^ [2][dead link]
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