Buchenwald (album)
Encyclopedia
Buchenwald is the fifth album by Whitehouse
released in 1981 by Come Organisation
(later reissued by Susan Lawly).
, Buchenwald has a high pitched sound of feedback throughout the entire album, except for a brief pause in the title track "Buchenwald". It also uses a distinct horn
-like sound, though it is electronic. The track "Dedicated to Albert de Salvo - Sadist and Mass Slayer" refers to the Boston Strangler
, which like the song "Dedicated to Peter Kürten" from their previous album, is an instrumental track.
Buchenwald was originally limited to 500 copies on vinyl
on the group owned record label Come Organisation
. It was later reissued by the group's second record label Susan Lawly on compact disc
in 1996.
Whitehouse (band)
Whitehouse are a pioneering English power electronics band formed in 1980, largely credited for the founding of the power electronics subgenre.-History and personnel:...
released in 1981 by Come Organisation
Come Organisation
Come Organisation was a record label started by William Bennett in 1979 as a way to release albums by his own band, Come, when he was unable to find a label willing to release them. It is best known for releasing the work of Bennett's subsequent band, Whitehouse.The label's first release was the...
(later reissued by Susan Lawly).
Overview
Though very common in many early WhitehouseWhitehouse (band)
Whitehouse are a pioneering English power electronics band formed in 1980, largely credited for the founding of the power electronics subgenre.-History and personnel:...
, Buchenwald has a high pitched sound of feedback throughout the entire album, except for a brief pause in the title track "Buchenwald". It also uses a distinct horn
Horn (instrument)
The horn is a brass instrument consisting of about of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. A musician who plays the horn is called a horn player ....
-like sound, though it is electronic. The track "Dedicated to Albert de Salvo - Sadist and Mass Slayer" refers to the Boston Strangler
Boston Strangler
The Boston Strangler is a name attributed to the murderer of several women in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, in the early 1960s. Though the crimes were attributed to Albert DeSalvo, investigators of the case have since suggested the murders were not committed by one person.-First Stage...
, which like the song "Dedicated to Peter Kürten" from their previous album, is an instrumental track.
Buchenwald was originally limited to 500 copies on vinyl
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
on the group owned record label Come Organisation
Come Organisation
Come Organisation was a record label started by William Bennett in 1979 as a way to release albums by his own band, Come, when he was unable to find a label willing to release them. It is best known for releasing the work of Bennett's subsequent band, Whitehouse.The label's first release was the...
. It was later reissued by the group's second record label Susan Lawly on compact disc
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
in 1996.
Track listing
All tracks by William Bennett- "Buchenwald" – 12:21
- "Dedicated to Albert de Salvo - Sadist and Mass Slayer" – 4:10
- "Incest 2" – 4:00
- "The Days at Florbelle" – 4:18
Personnel
- William Bennett – Producer
- Denis Blackham – Digital Mastering
- Peter McKay – Producer
- George Peckham – Mastering, Original Mastering