JOHN CALE – ANIMAL JUSTICE 12″ EP – EXC+ A1 UK VELVET UNDERGROUND

John Cale – Animal Justice
(Illegal Records  1977  IL003)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing

Sleeve in Excellent+ condition
 – a little ringwear at the top

Vinyl in Excellent+ condition
Some nasty looking surface marks on Side One but they don’t affect the sound quality
 

John Davies Cale, OBE (born 9 March 1942) is a Welsh musician, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the experimental rock band the Velvet Underground.

Though best known for his work in rock music, Cale has worked in various genres including drone and classical. Since departing from the Velvet Underground in 1968 he has released approximately 30 albums. Of his solo work, Cale is perhaps best known for his album Paris 1919, and his cover version of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”, plus his mid-1970s Island Records trilogy of albums: Fear, Slow Dazzle, and Helen of Troy.

Cale has produced or collaborated with Lou Reed, Nico, La Monte Young, John Cage, Terry Riley, Hector Zazou, Cranes, Nick Drake, Mike Heron, Kevin Ayers, Brian Eno, Patti Smith, The Stooges, Lio, The Modern Lovers, Art Bergmann, Manic Street Preachers and frontman James Dean Bradfield, Marc Almond, Element of Crime, Squeeze, Happy Mondays, LCD Soundsystem, The Replacements, and Siouxsie and the Banshees.

Cale was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as member of the Velvet Underground in 1996, and appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2010.

Animal Justice is the first EP by Welsh musician John Cale. It was released in September 1977 on Illegal Records label. It featured album cover by rock photographer Jill Furmanovsky. In 1999 this EP was released as bonus tracks on reissue of live album Sabotage/Live.

Track listing

1. “Chickenshit” (Cale) − 3:25
2. “Memphis” (Berry) − 3:15
3. “Hedda Gabler” (Cale) − 7:53

Personnel

• John Cale − vocals, guitar, piano, viola
• Ritchie Flieger − guitar
• Jimmy Bain − bass guitar
• Bruce Brody − Moog synthesizer
• Kevin Currie − drums
• Jane Friedman − background vocals