Since the Accident

Since the Accident is the fourth studio album released by Australian electronic dance music group Severed Heads, first released in 1983. Released through Ink Records, it was the first major label release by the group. The album's lead single "Dead Eyes Opened" received critical and commercial success, peaking at #16 on the ARIA Charts.[1] Throughout the years following the album's initial release in 1983, the recording has been reissued many times on multiple different formats through a variety of record labels.

Since the Accident
Studio album by
Severed Heads
Released1983
Recorded1982-1983 at Terse Tapes, Australia
GenreIndustrial, experimental, dance, EBM
Length44:38
LabelInk, Virgin, Nettwerk
Severed Heads chronology
Blubberknife
(1982)		 Since the Accident
(1983)		 City Slab Horror
(1985)
Singles from Since the Accident
  1. "Dead Eyes Opened"
    Released: February 1984

Background

According to Tom Ellard, Since the Accident was initially a C60 cassette tape that was recorded around the time Garry Bradbury began to want to leave the group. The tape, which was packaged in a folder, was given to Dave Gibson, an associate of Ink Records, and after he listened to it on repeat during a 14-hour train ride, he decided to help release an abridged version of the tape via Ink Records.[2] Originally, "Dead Eyes Opened" was only left on the original cassette to help fill up the remaining blank space on the tape,[3] and the spoken word sample used in the song originated from the TV series Scales of Justice.[4]

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [5]
BrainwashedPositive [6]
Juno DownloadVery Positive [7]
Peek-A-Boo80/100[8]

In the Juno Download review, Since the Accident was described as "one of Severed Heads’ finest moments". In Sounds magazine, the album was described as "essential alternative sound"[9] and later as "gutsy, emotional and melodic".[10] Tom Ellard expressed his distaste for "Dead Eyes Opened", calling the track "insipid".

Track listing
Side One
No.TitleLength
1."A Relic Of The Empire"1:01
2."A Million Angels"3:07
3."Houses Still Standing"4:14
4."Gashing The Old Mae West"6:05
5."Dead Eyes Opened"3:22
6."Golden Boy"4:22
Side Two
No.TitleLength
7."Godsong"4:30
8."Epilepsy '82"3:40
9."Exploring The Secrets Of Treating Deaf Mutes"5:02
10."Brassiere, In Rome"8:00
11."Wasps"0:58

Personnel
  • Tom Ellard - drum programming, synthesizers
  • Garry Bradbury - drum programming, synthesizers
  • Simon Knuckey - guitar [credited as Simon Insectocutor]
  • Stephen Jones - video synthesizer
  • J. Mansfield - recording, engineering
  • Patrick Gibson - engineering, remixing
  • Marx Town & Country Plan - design
  • Severed Heads - design, composition

Release history
Region Date Label Format Catalog Release Notes
United Kingdom 1983 Ink Records LP INK 002 First vinyl pressing
Australia Virgin Records
United Kingdom 1988 Ink Records CD INK CD002 First pressing on CD
Canada 1989 Nettwerk W2-30039 Expanded edition that included alternative artwork and tracks from Blubberknife
Volition Records VOLT 20/1
Netwerk CS W4-30039 First cassette pressing, including the same art as the "expanded CD edition", also includes tracks from Blubberknife
Australia 2003 Sevcom CD-R N/A Comes packaged in a DVD case
United States 2014 LP Medical Records MR-034 Pressing of 1000 black-and-white colored vinyl copies

References
  1. "ARIA Charts". Australian-Charts.com. Australian Charts.
  2. Radio, Joe. "Interview: Severed Heads". eyesore.no. Eye Sore. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  3. Garratt, John. "Severed heads: Dead Eyes Opened". popmatters.com. Pop Matters. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  4. Jones, Todd. "Severed Heads: Tom Ellard Keeps His Severed Heads Under Gail Succubus". oocities.org. oocities. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  5. Since the Accident at AllMusic
  6. D'Amico, Anthony. "Severed Heads, Since The Accident". brainwashed.com. Brainwashed. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  7. Plus, Juno. "Severed Heads - Since The Accident". JunoDownload.com. Juno Download. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  8. Heselmans, Peter. "Severed Heads, Since The Accident". www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be/. Peek-A-Boo Music Magazine. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  9. Henderson, Dave (October 1983). SOUNDS. SOUNDS. p. 42. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  10. Henderson, Dave (25 February 1984). Sounds: Dave Henderson Achieves Maximum Penetration. Sounds Magazine. p. 31. Archived from the original on 22 January 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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