Clean (Severed Heads album)

Clean is the second full-length studio album by the experimental Australian group Severed Heads, released in 1981 through Dogfood Productions and Terse Tapes, two labels that the band themselves operated. Originally released on vinyl and cassette formats, both of which contained unique artwork and were released in small quantities, the vinyl in particular only being released as an edition of 400. Ellard reissued it on CD-R in 2005 on his own Sevcom label, with the order shuffled, the song "Food City" removed, and bonus tracks. In 2020, the album was reissued on LP by Dark Entries in its original form, with a second LP featuring 14 bonus songs, five of which had never been released before, culled from live performances, the Side 3 cassette and a Clean demo tape that only resurfaced in 2019. It was also made available digitally on Bandcamp.

Clean
Studio album by
Severed Heads
Released1981
Recorded1981 at Terse Tapes, Australia
GenreIndustrial, experimental
Length37:15
LabelDogfood Productions, Terse Tapes, Sevcom, Dark Entries
ProducerTom Ellard
Severed Heads chronology
Side 2
(1980)		 Clean
(1981)		 Blubberknife
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rolling StonePositive [1]
The Virgin PressPositive [2]

Track listing
Side One
No.TitleLength
1."Food City"4:45
2."Our Own Home"2:07
3."Charivari"2:36
4."Nightsong"7:04
5."Car Advertisement"2:49
Side Two
No.TitleLength
6."Love"2:06
7."Don't Saxophone"3:13
8."Book"4:04
9."Tiny Fingers"3:17
10."Heavily Tattooed Men + Women"3:20
11."Violins And Moonlight"3:37

2020 Dark Entries reissue 2nd LP

Side Three
No.TitleLength
1."Stomach"1:38
2."You Will"2:49
3."Turtledove"1:53
4."Flower"3:15
5."Clean Loops"10:53
Side Four
No.TitleLength
6."Floopness"1:08
7."Ladies + Gents Digital"2:53
8."Somehow Pain"2:33
9."Subjective"1:34
10."Always Randy"3:05
11."Unbreakable"3:16
12."Traumat"2:00
13."Opera"2:11
14."Siren"1:20
2005 Sevcom reissue track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Love"2:06
2."Don't Saxophone"3:13
3."Book"4:19
4."Tiny Fingers"3:01
5."Heavily Tattooed Men + Women"3:19
6."Violins + Moonlight"3:36
7."Our Own Home"2:06
8."Charivari"2:36
9."Nightsong"7:04
10."Advertisement"2:55
11."Ladies + Gents Digital"2:59
12."Somehow Pain"2:33
13."Subjective Medicine"1:52
14."Floopness"1:14
15."Fifty Cycles"4:27
16."Traumat"2:16
17."Cowboy Muzak"3:47
18."Dressed In Air"1:47
19."Russian Rifles"3:31
Total length:58:42

Release history
Region Date Label Format Catalog Release Notes
Australia 1981 Dogfood Productions LP DOGMAT-1 Edition of 400
Terse Tapes CS Terse 007 includes different artwork
2005 Sevcom CD-R N/A Includes new track listing and bonus live material recorded in 1982 at The Film Makers
United States 2020 Dark Entries LP DE-265 Includes bonus tracks
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References
  1. Walker, Clinton. "Review of Clean by Severed Heads". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016 – via Sevcom.com.
  2. Crawford, Ashley. "Review of Clean by Severed Heads". Sevcom.com. The Virgin Press. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
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