Maximum Security (Alien Sex Fiend album)
Maximum Security is the third studio album by English gothic rock band Alien Sex Fiend, released in October 1985 by Anagram Records.
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| Released | October 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Length | 42:42 | |||
| Label | Anagram | |||
| Producer | Alien Sex Fiend | |||
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Release
Maximum Security peaked at No. 100 in the UK Albums Chart, and is to date their only charting album.[1]
The record was reissued in 1986 in CD format, retitled as The First Alien Sex Fiend Compact Disc and featuring four additional tracks including the single "E.S.T. (Trip to the Moon)". The entire album appeared on the B-side of the 1986 cassette "It" the Cassette.
Reception
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Trouser Press described the album as "bleak and predominantly slow" and that it "suffers from a somewhat monotonous sameness".[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'm Doing Time in a Maximum Security Twilight Home" | 6:01 |
| 2. | "Mine's Full of Maggots" | 5:44 |
| 3. | "Do You Sleep?" | 4:03 |
| 4. | "In and Out of My Mind" | 4:45 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Spies" | 4:45 |
| 2. | "Fly in the Ointment" | 3:45 |
| 3. | "Seconds to Nowhere" | 2:34 |
| 4. | "The Beaver Destroys Forests" | 1:28 |
| 5. | "Do You Sleep? (Version)" | 3:58 |
| 6. | "Depravity Lane (Think I'll Take a Trip...)" | 5:39 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "E.S.T. (Trip to the Moon) (7" Version)" | |
| 12. | "Boneshaker Baby" | |
| 13. | "Ignore the Machine (Electrode Mix)" | |
| 14. | "Attack!!! (12" Version)" |
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References
- "Official Charts Company". Official Charts. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- "Maximum Security – Alien Sex Fiend | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- Fasolino, Greg; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Alien Sex Fiend". Trouser Press. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
External links
- Maximum Security at Discogs (list of releases)
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