Song and Legend

Song and Legend is the debut studio album by English gothic rock band Sex Gang Children. It was released in 1983 by record label Illuminated.

Song and Legend
Studio album by Sex Gang Children
Released	1983
Recorded	November 1982
Studio	Jacobs Studios, Farnham, England
Genre	Gothic rock post-punk
Length	53:19
Label	Illuminated
Producer	Tony James
Singles from Song and Legend
"Sebastiane" Released: 1983

Content

Trouser Press described Tony James' production as "[smothering] everything [...] in tons of echo, giving the album a haunting, catacomb sheen".[1]

Release

According to The Rough Guide to Rock, the album "shot to the top of the indie charts, along with its accompanying single 'Sebastiane'".[2]

Critical reception

Trouser Press called Song and Legend "a landmark in gothic/post-punk, holding forth with an unequalled baroque fury".[1]

Track listing

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Crack Up"	3:42
2.	"German Nun"	3:08
3.	"(Chant) State of Mind"	3:28
4.	"Sebastiane"	3:14
5.	"Draconian Dream"	3:59

Side B

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Shout and Scream"	3:30
2.	"Killer 'K'"	3:15
3.	"Cannibal Queen"	2:01
4.	"(Abyss)"	2:24
5.	"Kill Machine"	2:00
6.	"Song and Legend"	3:48
7.	"(Dream Reprise)"	3:02

CD bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Shout and Scream (Acoustic Version)"	4:49
15.	"Sebastiane (Acoustic Version)"	4:39
16.	"Song and Legend (Acoustic Version)"	5:18

Personnel

Sex Gang Children

• Andi (Andi Sexgang) – vocals, guitar
• Terry MacLeay – guitar
• Dave Roberts – bass guitar
• Rob Stroud – drums

Technical

• Tony James – production
• Ken Thomas – engineering

References

1. Fasolino, Greg. "trouserpress.com :: Sex Gang Children". trouserpress.com. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
2. Buckley, Peter, ed. (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. p. 919. Retrieved 1 May 2013.

External links

• Song and Legend at Discogs (list of releases)