Noise for Music’s Sake

~ Release by Napalm Death (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Best-of of their Earache material along with rare and unreleased studio & early live tracks.
1-1 to 1-4 taken from "Scum"
1-5, 1-16 and 1-23 taken from "Fear Emptiness Despair"
1-6 and 1-9 taken from "Greed Killing"
1-8 and 1-10 taken from "Suffer The Children"
1-7, 1-11, 1-17 and 2-7 released as "Mass Appeal Madness"
1-12 and 1-26 taken from "Words From The Exit Wound"
1-13 and 1-20 taken from "Utopia Banished"
1-14 and 1-18 taken from "From Enslavement To Obliteration"
1-15 and 1-22 taken from "Harmony Corruption"
1-19 and 1-24 taken from "Inside The Torn Apart"
1-21 taken from "Diatribes"
1-25, 2-13 and 2-14 taken from "The World Keeps Turning"
1-27 taken from "Nazi Punks Fuck Off"
2-1 to 2-6 released as "Mentally Murdered"
2-8 taken from the bonus LP that came with "Harmony Corruption"
2-9 to 2-12 released as bonus 7" that came with "Utopia Banished"
2-15 and 2-16 were digipak bonus tracks of "Fear Emptiness Despair"
2-17 and 2-18 released as split CD with Coalesce
2-20 taken from the Carbon 14 Compilation #8 7"
2-21 taken from the "Pathological" compilation
2-22 to 2-24 taken from the "North Atlantic Noise Attack" compilation.
2-25 to 2-29 previously unreleased.

Annotation last modified on 2019-02-26 17:18 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Rise Above
engineer:
Colin Richardson (producer/engineer) (in 1989-05)
producer:
Lee Dorrian (in 1989-05), Shane Embury (in 1989-05), Mick Harris (ex Napalm Death drummer) (in 1989-05), Digby Pearson (in 1989-05) and Bill Steer (in 1989-05)
lead vocals:
Lee Dorrian (in 1989-05)
recording of:
Rise Above (Napalm Death) (in 1989-05)
lyricist:
Lee Dorrian
composer:
Shane Embury
Napalm Death2:41
2Missing Link
engineer:
Colin Richardson (producer/engineer) (in 1989-05)
producer:
Lee Dorrian (in 1989-05), Shane Embury (in 1989-05), Mick Harris (ex Napalm Death drummer) (in 1989-05), Digby Pearson (in 1989-05) and Bill Steer (in 1989-05)
lead vocals:
Lee Dorrian (in 1989-05)
recording of:
The Missing Link (Napalm Death) (in 1989-05)
lyricist:
Lee Dorrian
composer:
Bill Steer
Napalm Death2:14
3Mentally Murdered
engineer:
Colin Richardson (producer/engineer) (in 1989-05)
producer:
Lee Dorrian (in 1989-05), Shane Embury (in 1989-05), Mick Harris (ex Napalm Death drummer) (in 1989-05), Digby Pearson (in 1989-05) and Bill Steer (in 1989-05)
lead vocals:
Lee Dorrian (in 1989-05)
recording of:
Mentally Murdered (in 1989-05)
lyricist:
Lee Dorrian
composer:
Shane Embury and Mick Harris (ex Napalm Death drummer)
publisher:
Earache Songs (publisher; do NOT use as a release label!)
Napalm Death2:09
4Walls of Confinement
engineer:
Colin Richardson (producer/engineer) (in 1989-05)
producer:
Lee Dorrian (in 1989-05), Shane Embury (in 1989-05), Mick Harris (ex Napalm Death drummer) (in 1989-05), Digby Pearson (in 1989-05) and Bill Steer (in 1989-05)
lead vocals:
Lee Dorrian (in 1989-05)
recording of:
Walls of Confinement (Napalm Death) (in 1989-05)
lyricist:
Lee Dorrian
composer:
Mick Harris (ex Napalm Death drummer)
Napalm Death2:55
5Cause and Effect
engineer:
Colin Richardson (producer/engineer) (in 1989-05)
producer:
Lee Dorrian (in 1989-05), Shane Embury (in 1989-05), Mick Harris (ex Napalm Death drummer) (in 1989-05), Digby Pearson (in 1989-05) and Bill Steer (in 1989-05)
lead vocals:
Lee Dorrian (in 1989-05)
recording of:
Cause and Effect (in 1989-05)
lyricist and composer:
Shane Embury
Napalm Death1:23
6No Mental Effort
engineer:
Colin Richardson (producer/engineer) (in 1989-05)
producer:
Lee Dorrian (in 1989-05), Shane Embury (in 1989-05), Mick Harris (ex Napalm Death drummer) (in 1989-05), Digby Pearson (in 1989-05) and Bill Steer (in 1989-05)
lead vocals:
Lee Dorrian (in 1989-05)
recording of:
No Mental Effort (in 1989-05)
lyricist:
Lee Dorrian
composer:
Mick Harris (ex Napalm Death drummer)
Napalm Death4:08
7Pride Assassin
engineer:
Dan Sprigg (from 1991-03-01 until 1991-03-04)
producer:
Shane Embury (from 1991-03-01 until 1991-03-04), Barney Greenway (from 1991-03-01 until 1991-03-04), Mick Harris (ex Napalm Death drummer) (from 1991-03-01 until 1991-03-04), Mitch Harris (from 1991-03-01 until 1991-03-04) and Jesse Pintado (from 1991-03-01 until 1991-03-04)
bass guitar:
Shane Embury (from 1991-03-01 until 1991-03-04)
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Mick Harris (ex Napalm Death drummer) (from 1991-03-01 until 1991-03-04)
guitar:
Mitch Harris (from 1991-03-01 until 1991-03-04) and Jesse Pintado (from 1991-03-01 until 1991-03-04)
lead vocals:
Barney Greenway (from 1991-03-01 until 1991-03-04)
recording of:
Pride Assassin (from 1991-03-01 until 1991-03-04)
lyricist:
Barney Greenway
composer:
Shane Embury, Mitch Harris and Jesse Pintado
Napalm Death2:05
8Avalanche Master Song (live)
guest lead vocals:
Justin Broadrick
guest performer:
Godflesh
recorded at:
The I.C.A. in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1990-06-29)
live cover recording of:
Avalanche Master Song (on 1990-06-29)
composer:
Justin Broadrick
Napalm Death feat. Godflesh5:00
9One and the SameNapalm Death1:48
10Sick and Tired
recording of:
Sick and Tired
lyricist:
Barney Greenway
composer:
Jesse Pintado
Napalm Death1:25
11Malignant Trait
recording of:
Malignant Trait
lyricist:
Barney Greenway
composer:
Jesse Pintado
Napalm Death2:18
12Killing With KindnessNapalm Death2:02
13A Means to an End
recording of:
A Means to an End
lyricist:
Barney Greenway
composer:
Shane Embury
Napalm Death2:57
14Insanity Excursion
recording of:
Insanity Excursion
lyricist and composer:
Shane Embury
Napalm Death2:15
15Truth Drug
recording of:
Truth Drug
lyricist:
Barney Greenway
composer:
Shane Embury
Napalm Death3:51
16Living in Denial
recording of:
Living in Denial
lyricist:
Shane Embury
composer:
Jesse Pintado
Napalm Death2:59
17Food Chains
recording of:
Foodchains
lyricist:
Barney Greenway
composer:
Jesse Pintado
Napalm Death3:15
18Upwards and UninterestedNapalm Death2:25
19I Abstain
recording of:
I Abstain
lyricist:
Barney Greenway
composer:
Jesse Pintado
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Napalm Death3:34
20Politics of Common SenseNapalm Death2:59
21Internal Animosity
lead vocals:
Lee Dorrian
recording of:
Internal Animosity
lyricist and composer:
Shane Embury
Napalm Death feat. Dorrian5:19
22Scum
guitar:
Bill Steer
lead vocals:
Lee Dorrian
recording of:
Scum
lyricist:
Justin Broadrick and Nik Bullen
composer:
Justin Broadrick, Nik Bullen and Mick Harris (ex Napalm Death drummer)
publisher:
Earache Songs (publisher; do NOT use as a release label!)
Napalm Death feat. Dorrian & Steer2:21
23Life?
guitar:
Bill Steer
lead vocals:
Lee Dorrian
recording of:
Life?
lyricist:
Jim Whitely
composer:
Mick Harris (ex Napalm Death drummer)
Napalm Death feat. Dorrian & Steer0:37
24Retreat to NowhereNapalm Death feat. Dorrian & Steer0:28
25Remain Nameless (Pete Coleman original mixdown)
mixer:
Pete Coleman
recording of:
Remain Nameless
lyricist:
Shane Embury
composer:
Jesse Pintado
Napalm Death3:32
26Twist the Knife (Slowly) (Pete Coleman original mixdown)Napalm Death2:51
27Deceiver (w/Swanky’s intro) (live)
recorded at:
Uilte Panne in Wakken, West-Vlaanderen (West Flanders), Flanders (Flemish Region), Belgium (on 1987-11-07)
live recording of:
Deceiver (on 1987-11-07)
lyricist:
Jim Whitely
composer:
Mick Harris (ex Napalm Death drummer)
Napalm Death0:48
28The Traitor (live)
recorded at:
The Mermaid in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (on 1986-11-01)
Napalm Death3:24
29Abattoir (live)
recorded at:
The Mermaid in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (on 1986-03-30)
live recording of:
Abattoir (on 1986-03-30)
Napalm Death3:13