Church of Anthrax is a collaborative studio album by musicians John Cale and Terry Riley. It was released in February 1971 by record label Columbia, nearly a year after the material was recorded; in fact, it was recorded prior to Cale's solo debut Vintage Violence.
Content
"The Soul of Patrick Lee" is the only vocal track on the album; all others are instrumentals. No singles were taken from the album.
Reception
Melody Maker described the album as, "An uneven record, remarkable for one excellent Cale song ("The Soul Of Patrick Lee") and the title track, a brilliantly dense piece of production. Cale's viola and bass and Riley's organ and saxophone create an impenetrable, organic vortex of sound. One of the all-time great headphones tracks, featuring the avant-garde at its funkiest."[3]
Track listing
All tracks are written by John Cale and Terry Riley, except "The Soul of Patrick Lee" by John Cale
Side A
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Church of Anthrax"
9:05
2.
"The Hall of Mirrors in the Palace at Versailles"
7:59
Side B
No.
Title
Length
1.
"The Soul of Patrick Lee"
2:49
2.
"Ides of March"
11:03
3.
"The Protégé"
2:52
Personnel
John Cale – keyboards, bass guitar, harpsichord, piano, guitar, viola, organ
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