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Gods on Voodoo Moon

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Gods on Voodoo Moon
EP by
White Zombie
ReleasedNovember 1985 (1985-11)
RecordedOctober 18, 1985 (1985-10-18)
StudioBatcave Studios (New York)
Genre
Length9:30 (vinyl)
14:30 (cassette)
ProducerWhite Zombie
White Zombie chronology
Gods on Voodoo Moon
(1985) 		Pig Heaven/Slaughter the Grey
(1986)

Gods on Voodoo Moon is the first recording and release by American rock band White Zombie, released independently as an EP in November 1985.[1][2] It was their only release with Paul "Ena" Kostabi on guitar and Peter Landau on drums.

Production

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The six songs, including "Black Friday" and "Dead or Alive", were all recorded in one session and in one take each.[3]

Release and reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork(6.5/10)[4]

The EP was initially only released to vinyl. The songs "Black Friday" and "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. Due to a 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 remained in the possession of the band.[3]

The EP was re-released by the Numero Group on June 3, 2016, as part of the It Came from N.Y.C. retrospective box set. Remastered by Jay Yuenger, the set was available on 5 vinyl discs with a free digital download in 320 KBps MP3 format, or as a 3-CD set. This release includes the two tracks previously only available on cassette.

It was re-released on Record Store Day, in April 2017, on red ("Zombie Blood") vinyl and white ("Zombie Pus") vinyl, on 750 copies total.

Track listing

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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

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

Release history

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

References

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