Basic Pain Basic Pleasure

Basic Pain Basic Pleasure is the second album by Of Cabbages and Kings, released in 1990 by Triple X Records.[1][2]

Basic Pain Basic Pleasure
Studio album by Of Cabbages and Kings
Released	1990
Recorded	Fun City Studios (New York City, NY)
Genre	Noise rock
Length	42:10
Label	Triple X
Producer	Algis Kizys, Carolyn Master, Wharton Tiers
Of Cabbages and Kings chronology
Face (1988) Basic Pain Basic Pleasure (1990) Hunter's Moon (1992)

Track listing

All music is composed by Of Cabbages and Kings.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Vocals	Length
1.	"The Reign"	Algis Kizys	Algis Kizys, Diane Wlezien	6:05
2.	"Snake"	Algis Kizys	Algis Kizys, Diane Wlezien	3:25
3.	"Of Service"	Diane Wlezien	Carolyn Master, Diane Wlezien	5:19
4.	"Land of the '57 Chevy"	Carolyn Master	Diane Wlezien	7:05
5.	"Crawl"	Diane Wlezien	Carolyn Master, Diane Wlezien	4:25
6.	"Crawl Again"	Diane Wlezien	Diane Wlezien	3:10
7.	"Locked in Position"	Carolyn Master	Algis Kizys, Carolyn Master, Diane Wlezien	3:55
8.	"John Barleycorn Must Die"	traditional, Algis Kizys	Diane Wlezien	8:46

Personnel

Adapted from the Basic Pain Basic Pleasure liner notes.[3]

Of Cabbages and Kings Richard Hutchins – drums, percussion, Chinese temple bells (1, 7) Algis Kizys – bass guitar, vocals (1, 2, 7), ukelin (6, 8), production Carolyn Master – guitar, vocals (3, 5, 7), keyboards (6), production Diane Wlezien – vocals, percussion (1)

Technical personnel Edward G. Lines – photography Wharton Tiers – production, engineering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1990	Triple X	CD, CS, LP	51055

References

1. "Basic Pain Basic Pleasure". Allmusic. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
2. Black, Art (2007). "Of Cabbages and Kings". Trouser Press. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
3. Basic Pain Basic Pleasure (booklet). Of Cabbages and Kings. Los Angeles, California: Triple X Records. 1990.CS1 maint: others (link)

External links

• Basic Pain Basic Pleasure at Discogs (list of releases)