Gods on Voodoo Moon

1985 EP by White Zombie

Gods on Voodoo Moon

EP by

White Zombie

Released| November 1985 (1985-11)
Recorded| October 18, 1985 (1985-10-18)
Studio| Batcave Studios (New York)
Genre|

* Noise rock
* garage rock
* horror punk
* post-punk

Length| 9:30 (vinyl)
14:30 (cassette)
Producer| White Zombie
White Zombie chronology
|  | Gods on Voodoo Moon
(1985)  | Pig Heaven/Slaughter the Grey
(1986)

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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 ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
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.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Length

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1.| "Gentleman Junkie"| Rob Zombie| White Zombie| 2:13
2.| "King of Souls [W.Z.]"| Rob Zombie| White Zombie| 2:19
3.| "Tales From the Scarecrow Man"| Rob Zombie| White Zombie| 3:17
4.| "Cat's Eye Resurrection"| Rob Zombie| White Zombie| 1:40
5.| "Black Friday" (Cassette only)| Rob Zombie| White Zombie| 3:09
6.| "Dead or Alive" (Cassette only)| Rob Zombie| White Zombie| 1:49

## Personnel

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

White Zombie

* Paul Kostabi (as Ena Kostabi) – guitar
* Peter Landau – drums
* Sean Yseult – bass guitar, photography
* Rob Zombie (as Rob Straker) – vocals, illustrations

Production and additional personnel

* Gary Dorfman – engineering
* White Zombie – production

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## Release history

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Region  | Date  | Label  | Format

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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)

## External links

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* Gods on Voodoo Moon at Discogs (list of releases)

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White Zombie

* Phil Buerstatte
* Tom Five
* Tim Jeffs
* Paul Kostabi
* Peter Landau
* Ivan de Prume
* John Ricci
* John Tempesta
* Sean Yseult
* Jay Yuenger
* Rob Zombie

Studio albums|

* Soul-Crusher
* Make Them Die Slowly
* La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Volume One
* Astro-Creep: 2000

Extended plays|

* Gods on Voodoo Moon
* Pig Heaven/Slaughter the Grey
* Psycho-Head Blowout
* God of Thunder

Remix albums|

* Nightcrawlers: The KMFDM Remixes
* Supersexy Swingin' Sounds

Compilations|

* Let Sleeping Corpses Lie
* It Came from N.Y.C.

Singles|

* "Thunder Kiss '65"
* "Black Sunshine"
* "More Human than Human"
* "Electric Head Pt. 2 (The Ecstasy)"
* "Super-Charger Heaven"
* "I'm Your Boogieman"

Promotional singles|

* "Children of the Grave"
* "I'm Your Boogieman"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Members
* Super-Charger Hell
* Unlistenable Hymns of Indulgent Damage

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* MusicBrainz release group

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