The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord is the seventh full-length studio album by the
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band
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. The album was released in November,
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. The album's title was shorted to
The Arm of the Lord for its
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edition, released in the United States on
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.
Background
When released on vinyl in 1985, the album was simply called "The Arm of the Lord," a play on the phrase "the long arm of the law." When finally released in Compact Disc format in 1990, the album included tracks from the EP "Drinking Gasoline" and renamed. Neither recording is separately available on Compact Disc. The album name is unrelated to (CSA), a radical
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organization formed in 1971.
Cabaret Voltaire were warned by their label, Virgin RecordsVirgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...
that they were required to have a charting single or face getting dropped, the group defiantly produced the track "I Want You", which Richard H. KirkRichard H. Kirk is an English musician specialising in electronic music since the 1970s.-Background:Richard H. Kirk first came to prominence in the 1970s as a member of the seminal industrial band Cabaret Voltaire...
later admitted was about masturbationMasturbation refers to sexual stimulation of a person's own genitals, usually to the point of orgasm. The stimulation can be performed manually, by use of objects or tools, or by some combination of these methods. Masturbation is a common form of autoeroticism...
. The album peaked at #57 in the UKThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, which secured their future with the label. However the group switched to EMIThe EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
for the release of CodeCode is an album by British electronic band Cabaret Voltaire. The track "Don't Argue" was released as a single, as was "Here To Go"....
, their 1987 follow up album.
Track listing
- "L21ST" - 5:33
- "I Want You" - 4:40
- "Hells Home" - 5:10
- "Kickback" - 5:37
- "The Arm of the Lord" - 1:44
- "Warm" - 3:21
- "Golden Halos" - 5:13
- "Motion Rotation" - 4:03
- "Whip Blow" - 4:57
- "The Web" - 4:49
- "Sleepwalking" - 8:24
- "Big Funk" - 8:09
11 and 12 are CD bonus tracks from the
Drinking Gasoline-Band members:* Stephen Mallinder – vocals, bass, production* Richard H. Kirk – guitars, keyboards, production-Other personnel:* Mark Tattersall – drums on "Kino" and "Sleepwalking"* Paul White – artwork...
EP.
Personnel
- Stephen Mallinder
Stephen William Mallinder was a founding member of Cabaret Voltaire, Sassi and Loco and the Ku-Ling Bros. While in Cabaret Voltaire he contributed lead vocals, bass and occasional keyboards.-Biography:...
- vocals, bass, keyboards
- Richard H. Kirk
Richard H. Kirk is an English musician specialising in electronic music since the 1970s.-Background:Richard H. Kirk first came to prominence in the 1970s as a member of the seminal industrial band Cabaret Voltaire...
- guitars, keyboards, tapes
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