Gods on Voodoo Moon

Gods on Voodoo Moon is the first recording and release by White Zombie, released independently as an EP in November 1985.[2][3] It was their only release with Paul "Ena" Kostabi on guitar and Peter Landau on drums.

Gods on Voodoo Moon
EP by
White Zombie
ReleasedNovember 1985 (1985-11)
RecordedOctober 18, 1985 (1985-10-18)
StudioBatcave Studios
(New York City, NY)
GenreNoise rock, garage rock, horror punk, post-punk
LengthVinyl: 9:30
Cassette: 14:30
ProducerWhite Zombie
White Zombie chronology
Gods on Voodoo Moon
(1985)		 Pig Heaven/Slaughter the Grey
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork Media(6.5/10)[1]

Production

The six songs, including "Black Friday" and "Dead or Alive", were all recorded in one session and in one take each.[4]

Release and reception

The EP was first released only on vinyl. The songs "Black Friday" & "Dead Or Alive" were recorded during the same sessions but were excluded from the vinyl pressings due to lack of space. A cassette version was released in 1989 on Caroline Records featuring the two unreleased tracks. Because the lack of funds at the time only 300 copies of vinyl were pressed at Macola Records Hollywood, California, 100 of which were sold while the others are in the possession of the band members.[4]

The EP was rereleased by the Numero Group on June 3, 2016, as part of the It Came From NYC retrospective box set. Remastered by Jay Yuenger, the set came available on 5-disc vinyl with a free digital download in 320 kbit/s MP3 format, or as a 3-CD set. This release includes the two tracks previously only available on cassette.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Rob Straker; all music is composed by White Zombie.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Gentleman Junkie"Rob ZombieWhite Zombie2:13
2."King of Souls [W.Z.]"Rob ZombieWhite Zombie2:19
3."Tales From the Scarecrow Man"Rob ZombieWhite Zombie3:17
4."Cat's Eye Resurrection"Rob ZombieWhite Zombie1:40
5."Black Friday" (Cassette only)Rob ZombieWhite Zombie3:09
6."Dead or Alive" (Cassette only)Rob ZombieWhite Zombie1:49

Personnel

Adapted from the Gods on Voodoo Moon liner notes.[5]

Release history

Region Date Label Format
United States 1985 self-released CS, 7"

References

  1. Minsker, Evan (June 6, 2016). "White Zombie: Gods on Voodoo Moon". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  2. "White Zombie: Gods of Voodoo Moon > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  3. Fasolino, Greg; Sprague, David (2007). "White Zombie". Trouser Press. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  4. Take 5 with Sean Yseult of White Zombie, cited January 21, 2009
  5. Gods on Voodoo Moon (sleeve). White Zombie. New York City, New York. 1985.CS1 maint: others (link)


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