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Tattooed Beat Messiah is the 1988 debut full-length studio release by Zodiac Mindwarp and The Love Reaction. Engineered by Femi Jiya and Mark Freegard. Mixed by Nigel Green. The album reached #132 on the US Billboard 200 and #20 on the UK album charts in March 1988 supported by music videos for the "Prime Mover" (single, April 1987), "Backseat Education" (single, October 1987), and "Planet Girl" (single, March 1988). Tracks included on the album that had been released in 1987 were remixed for inclusion on the album [1].

Tracks

Side one

  1. Wolf Child Speech (0:30) - Manning
  2. Prime Mover (3:13) - Manning
  3. Skull Spark Joker (2:27) - Manning
  4. Backseat Education (3:04) - Manning
  5. Hey Baby (0:05) - Manning
  6. Bad Girl City (3:00) - Manning
  7. Untamed Stare (2:41) - Manning
  8. Tattooed Beat Messiah (3:36) - Manning

Side two

  1. Born To Be Wild (3:20) - Manning
  2. Upside Down (0:09) - Manning
  3. Let's Break The Law (3:35) - Manning
  4. Spasm Gang (2:44) - Manning
  5. Holy Gasoline (4:14) - Manning
  6. Planet Girl (2:37) - Manning
  7. Kids Stuff (4:55) - Manning
  8. Messianic Reprise (1:05) - Manning

2007 Rock Candy Reissue Bonus Tracks

  1. Laughing In The Face Of Death (2:52) - Manning
  2. Hangover From Hell (3:41) - Manning
  3. Mess With The Killer (2:32) - Manning
  4. Whore Of Babylon (3:32) - Manning
  5. Lager Woman From Hell (3:18) - Manning / Munro
  6. Messin' With My Best Friend's Girl (3:25) - Manning
  7. Dog Face Driver (2:03) - Manning
  8. Born To Be Wild (3:20) - Bonfire
  9. Go Go Baby Dream Show (3:18) - Manning

In some markets "Born To Be Wild" had originally only been available as a bonus track on the "Planet Girl" single. For the 2007 reissue it was integrated as one of the bonus tracks rather than appearing in the original track order. The B-sides were produced by Zodiac Mindwarp. Lead vocals on 'Lager Woman From Hell" by Evil Bastard.

Other B-sides

  1. Prime Mover (Automatic Cannibal Mix) (4:42) - Manning – US "Prime Mover" 12" single (Vertigo/Mercury PRO 553-1).
  2. The Zodiac-Scream (0:07) - Manning – German one-sided promo single (Mercury 888 675-7).

Band

  • Zodiac Mindwarp - Vocals
  • Cobalt Stargazer - Guitars
  • Evil Bastard - Guitars
  • Thrash D. Garbage - Bass
  • Slam Thunderhide - Drums

Notes

  1. ^ Kerrang, Oct. 1987