Throbbing Gristle
24 Hours
Label ©  Industrial Records
Release Year  1981
Length  24:14:15
Genre  Industrial
Personal Star Rating [1-5]  
  Live Recording Info  
  Ref#  T-0185
Bitrate  ~217 Kbps
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    Track Listing:
      CD1:
      1.  
      		 (IRCD02) 18th Oct 1976 ICA London Track 01  
       60:00  
      CD2:
      1.  
      		 (IRCD03) 6th July 1976 Winchester Track 01  
       38:28  
      2.  
      		 (IRCD03) 21st Aug 1976 Air Gallery London Track 02  
       21:31  
      CD3:
      1.  
      		 (IRCD04) 11th Feb 1977 Nag s Head High Wycombe Track 01  
       60:00  
      CD4:
      1.  
      		 (IRCD05) 26th Mar 1977 Brighton Polytechnic Track 01  
       47:23  
      2.  
      		 (IRCD05) 26th Mar 1977 Brighton Polytechnic Track 02  
       12:36  
      CD5:
      1.  
      		 (IRCD06) 7th May 1977 Nuffied Theatre Southampton Track 01  
       31:31  
      2.  
      		 (IRCD06) 7th May 1977 Nuffied Theatre Southampton Track 02  
       28:28  
      CD6:
      1.  
      		 (IRCD07) 22nd May 1977 Rat Club Pindar London Track 01  
       47:27  
      2.  
      		 (IRCD07) 22nd May 1977 Rat Club Pindar London Track 02  
       12:33  
      CD7:
      1.  
      		 (IRCD08) 29th Sept 1977 Highbury Roundhouse London Track 01  
       32:30  
      2.  
      		 (IRCD08) 29th Sept 1977 Highbury Roundhouse London Track 02  
       27:30  
      CD8:
      1.  
      		 (IRCD09) 11th Nov 1977 Winchester Art School Track 01  
       31:26  
      2.  
      		 (IRCD09) 11th Nov 1977 Winchester Art School Track 02  
       28:33  
      CD9:
      1.  
      		 (IRCD10) 17th Dec 1977 Rat Club Valentino Room London Track 01  
       28:11  
      2.  
      		 (IRCD10) 17th Dec 1977 Rat Club Valentino Room London Track 02  
       31:49  
      CD10:
      1.  
      		 (IRCD11) 25th Feb 1978 Brighton Polytechnic Track 01  
       31:31  
      2.  
      		 (IRCD11) 25th Feb 1978 Brighton Polytechnic Track 02  
       28:28  
      CD11:
      1.  
      		 (IRCD12) 3rd March 1978 Architechtural Association London Track 01  
       46:08  
      2.  
      		 (IRCD12) 3rd March 1978 Architechtural Association London Track 02  
       13:52  
      CD12:
      1.  
      		 (IRCD13) 18th May 1978 GOLDSMITH COLLEGE London Track 01  
       32:02  
      2.  
      		 (IRCD13) 18th May 1978 GOLDSMITH COLLEGE London Track 02  
       27:57  
      CD13:
      1.  
      		 (IRCD14) 1st July 1978 Industrial Training College Wakefield Track 01  
       31:38  
      2.  
      		 (IRCD14) 1st July 1978 Industrial Training College Wakefield Track 02  
       28:21  
      CD14:
      1.  
      		 (IRCD15) 6th July 1978 FILM CO-OP London Track 01  
       31:51  
      2.  
      		 (IRCD15) 6th July 1978 FILM CO-OP London Track 02  
       28:09  
      CD15:
      1.  
      		 (IRCD16) 11th November 1978 CRYPT CLUB London Track 01  
       45:39  
      2.  
      		 (IRCD16) 11th November 1978 CRYPT CLUB London Track 02  
       14:20  
      CD16:
      1.  
      		 (IRCD17) 21st Jan 1979 CENTRO IBERICO London Track 01  
       46:42  
      2.  
      		 (IRCD17) 21st Jan 1979 CENTRO IBERICO London Track 02  
       13:17  
      CD17:
      1.  
      		 (IRCD18) 12th April 1979 AJANTA CINEMA Derby England Track 01  
       30:36  
      2.  
      		 (IRCD18) 12th April 1979 AJANTA CINEMA Derby England Track 02  
       29:24  
      CD18:
      1.  
      		 (IRCD19) 25th April 1979 NOW SOCIETY Sheffield England Track 01  
       29:45  
      2.  
      		 (IRCD19) 25th April 1979 NOW SOCIETY Sheffield England Track 02  
       30:14  
      CD19:
      1.  
      		 (IRCD20) 19th May 1979 The Factory Manchester Track 01  
       29:48  
      2.  
      		 (IRCD20) 19th May 1979 The Factory Manchester Track 02  
       30:11  
      CD20:
      1.  
      		 (IRCD21) 26th May 1979 Guild Hall Northampton Track 01  
       29:02  
      2.  
      		 (IRCD21) 26th May 1979 Guild Hall Northampton Track 02  
       30:57  
      CD21:
      1.  
      		 (IRCD22) 3rd Aug 1979 YMCA London Track 01  
       28:43  
      2.  
      		 (IRCD22) 3rd Aug 1979 YMCA London Track 02  
       31:16  
      CD22:
      1.  
      		 (IRCD24) 23rd Dec 1979 Butlers Wharf London Track 01  
       31:35  
      2.  
      		 (IRCD24) 23rd Dec 1979 Butlers Wharf London Track 02  
       42:37  
      CD23:
      1.  
      		 (IRCD25) 24th Feb 1980 Fan Club Leeds Track 01  
       30:02  
      2.  
      		 (IRCD25) 24th Feb 1980 Fan Club Leeds Track 02  
       30:06  
      CD24:
      1.  
      		 (IRCD29) 13th Mar 1980 Goldsmith's College London Track 01  
       31:25  
      2.  
      		 (IRCD29) 13th Mar 1980 Goldsmith's College London Track 02  
       28:43  
    Additional info: | top
      "Over the ruined factory, there's a strange noise".With these words 1976 the naselnde voice of the Sangers genesis p-Orridge the first concert of Throbbing Gristle in the Londoner ICA eroffnete. The remainder is, as one says in such a way, history: The volume defined a new music direction, a kind "Ambient Punk" with its improvisations, which was occupied by a friend that volume with the term "Industrial". From the unorthodox use of electronic or electronically verfremdeten instruments TG merged a concentrate consolidated by stadtischen Alltagsgerau, often to one low pressure-ends bombardments of industrieller sound. The Songs, which was often sent on the concerts with more extremely loud ones to more uber the pain threshold outside by the loudspeakers, brought up for discussion extreme Gewalttatigkeit, Agonie, series murders, state terrorism and deviante Sexualitat. The volume seemed to drive the Damonen out of the Ara Thatcher at the same time too sworn to and, ritual music fur industrielle the age. With 24 Hours one can almost pursue entire history that volume on the basis its concerts, from beginning up to the Auflosung 1981. The luxuriose box contain photographs nearly all British Gigs of the group, competently digitized from ex volume member Chris Carter -- only ten appearances are missing. The Wiederveroffentlichung of most Live photographs volume as quite cost-intensive set could appear as attempt to facilitate beinerne fans and collecting tanks around their cash but e.g. a compilation of all appearances of the Sex Pistols commodity is to be placed in calculation that the material is clearly more interesting, as it. TG noodles namlich not simply experienced its "Greatest hit" off: All concerts existed far going out of improvisations, which always also on taped area, on which tendency volume and to the reactions of the public to that referred; each appearance was to that extent unique. Throbbing Gristle are not only crucially fur everything that one occupies today with the key word "Industrial", their continuous success also again defined, what in the range of the Popmusik is acceptable. Their music extracts itself from the ublichen categories and documents ungewohnlich directly political, kunstlerische and sexual conflicts of its time. By Berucksichtigung of these contexts the photographs konnen only win. In this regard the equipment of the 24 is Hours box however suboptimal: Above all Merchandise (Aufnaher, postcards, Anhanger, Sticker) is provided, information uber volumes and concerts is rather scarcely held against it. Is therefore erganzend the book Wreckers OF Civilization of Simon Ford recommended to the fan, that after-draws history in detail by TG.

      Review by James Mason

      The lavish box set 24 Hours of Throbbing Gristle presents the bulk of Throbbing Gristle's live concerts, from their first gig at the Air Gallery in London on July 6, 1976 to March 13, 1980 at London's Goldsmith's College. Genesis P-Orridge, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Chris Carter, and Peter Christopherson here raise a holy racket, a churning mass of metal-on-metal percussion, droning bass, and swirling, stabbing, unidentifiable noises. The set lists appear largely improvised (the lack of any sort of track listing for each disc does not help). Tracks which seem to reappear in new versions over the course of the set include the classic "Discipline," "Persuasion," and "single" "Hamburger Lady." The gigs were recorded live to cassette, and are presented here with little cleanup. So what we have here are bootleg quality recordings of improvised industrial noise. More accurately, what we have here is the audio equivalent of mud, with no discernible instruments and "singer" P-Orridge's screeching-cat "singing." Some recordings sound better than others, but for the most part, these are aggressively lo-fi recordings. So the questions is, is that okay? For the die-hard fans who will purchase this set, it probably is. The age of the original tapes and the attendant degradation in sound quality is audible and adds to the overall gestalt. Very few bands from this era have made the entirety of their live recordings available for sale, and even fewer so-called industrial bands. So as documentation of a scene, this set is important. For the casual listener, this is prohibitively expensive, and a daunting set to approach. There's 24 hours of music here! For the truly dedicated, the remaining ten live concerts are released in a follow-up set, TG+.
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