Swans (EP)

Swans
Swans
EP (12") by Swans
Released	1982
Recorded	August 1981 – March 1982
Genre	No wave
Length	19:23
Label	Labor
Producer	Michael Gira
Swans chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	2/10^[3]

Swans is the first EP by the experimental rock band Swans. Their first project, it was released in 1982 on Labor.

Background[edit]

The EP was re-EQ'd by M. Gira and S. McAllister, remastered, and appended to the 1990 reissue of the follow-up album Filth LP on Gira's own Young God label. On the reissue CD the tracks are in a different order; the tracks on each side of the EP are reversed. The 1990 Filth CD on which the EP was reissued is long out of print. Although Filth was reissued again by Young God in 1999 and 2014, Swans did not appear on any subsequent Young God Records reissue until Spring 2015, as a Record Store Day Exclusive Release.

The 2015 12" reissue and versions appearing on the Filth Deluxe Edition 3-CD set are the original 1982 mixes faithfully restored.

Track listing[edit]

All lyrics are written by Michael Gira; all music is composed by Michael Gira

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Laugh"	4:06
2.	"Speak"	4:31

Side B
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Take Advantage"	4:29
2.	"Sensitive Skin"	6:16
Total length:		19:23

Personnel[edit]

Michael Gira – bass/vocals
Jonathan Kane – drums
Bob Pezzola – guitar
Daniel Galli-Duani – saxophone

References[edit]

^ Terich, Jeff (May 27, 2015). "Swans : Filth (Deluxe Edition)". Treble. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
^ Raggett, Ned. "Swans - Swans | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
^ Newman, Andy (1995). "Swans". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 390–391. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.

[1] Terich, Jeff (May 27, 2015). "Swans : Filth (Deluxe Edition)". Treble. Retrieved July 17, 2020.

[2] Raggett, Ned. "Swans - Swans | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 2, 2013.

[3] Newman, Andy (1995). "Swans". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 390–391. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.

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v t e Swans
Michael Gira Jarboe Algis Kizys Ted Parsons Thurston Moore Roli Mosimann Vincent Signorelli Bill Rieflin Jonathan Kane Kristof Hahn Thor Harris Christopher Pravdica Phil Puleo Paul Wallfisch Norman Westberg
Studio albums	Filth Cop Greed Holy Money Children of God The Burning World White Light from the Mouth of Infinity Love of Life The Great Annihilator Soundtracks for the Blind My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky The Seer To Be Kind The Glowing Man Leaving Meaning The Beggar
Fundraiser albums	I Am Not Insane We Rose from Your Bed with the Sun in Our Head Not Here / Not Now The Gate What Is This? Is There Really a Mind?
Live albums	Public Castration Is a Good Idea Feel Good Now Anonymous Bodies in an Empty Room Real Love Omniscience Kill the Child Swans Are Dead We Rose from Your Bed with the Sun in Our Head Not Here / Not Now The Gate Deliquescence
Compilation albums	Body to Body, Job to Job Children of God/World of Skin Various Failures Filth/Body to Body, Job to Job Cop/Young God Greed/Holy Money Forever Burned
EPs	Swans Young God A Screw Love Will Tear Us Apart Die Tür ist zu Oxygen
Singles	"Time Is Money (Bastard)" "New Mind" "Can't Find My Way Home" "Saved" "Paradise Is Mine"
Related articles	Discography Young God Records Angels of Light The Body Lovers / The Body Haters Cop Shoot Cop Of Cabbages and Kings Prong Sulfur Unsane World of Skin Where Does a Body End?