Nero 12" - Theatre Of Hate

Posted by request for Longy, inspired by 'Nuzz Prowling Wolfs earlier posting of 'The Hop'

The excellent 'Theatre of Hates' 3rd single, this one on 12" not sure if there was a 7" release.
It reached number 2 in the UK indie chart but was always too heavy for the general radio listeners. It took the more commercial (but still brilliant) 'Do You Believe in the Westworld' to break into the national charts.

When I ripped this it nearly blew the meter of the scale with a wall of noise. Brandon's distinctive vocals blast over the noise making this a classic in my opinion, but then I have always been a fan of Kirk Brandon and all the various bands he has created. The 12" version of 'Nero is a might' 7.30 minutes long. The b-side Incinerator at 4.23 minutes gives you a fair amount of Theatre of Hate for your money.

Etchings on both sides, on the a-side "A Personal Invitation...." and on the b-side ".... To The Ides of March". From Kirk Brandon, who knows?

By the way I didn't bother scanning the back cover as its just black.

Band: Theatre Of Hate
Label: Burning Rome
Year: 1981
Tracks:
1. Nero
2. Incinerator

Ripped from glorious scratched vinyl:


If you like this start with this, it has all of their singles as the Pack and Theatre of Hate,

The Complete Singles Collection

and then go and buy their classic debut album

Westworld

Senate - The Original Sin 12" Megamix

After "The Pack", there was "Theater of Hate".
After "Theater of Hate" there was "Spear Of Destiny". After "Spear Of Destiny" there was "Senate".

Mmmmm I'm not so sure about this Kirk Brandon incarnation. I loved everything Kirk Brandon did and rushed out to buy this 12" Megamix of an old "Theater of Hate" classic "Original Sin". Senate was a collaboration with "Kirk Brandon" and "Rusty Egan" (who was in the Rich Kids, Skids, Visage and DJ'd at Blitz).

I think this was the one and only collaboration of "senate" but if anyone knows of anymore leave a comment. Also leave a comment and tell ASFM what you think of the dance version of Original Sin. if someone had told me that they were going to use this track for a dance song, I would never of believed it. But here it is.

So what do you get? Well two 7 minute plus long versions of "Original Sin" with electronic drumbeats and lots of synthesizer additions which never really worked for me, however the 7" version of this is far better (I will post this next up). You also get a live version of "Theater Of Hates" classic "Do you believe in the Westworld?", I'm not sure where this was recorded (it was in 1982) but listen to the polite clapping at the end, made me smile.

Band: Senate
Label: WAR
Year: 1984
1. Original Sin
2. Original Sin (Version)

Band: Theater Of Hate
Year: 1982
3. Do You Believe In The Westworld? (live)

Ripped from glorious (and a bit too) scratched 12" vinyl

Senate - The Original Sin 7"

So as promised here is the much improved 7" version, this one is just over 5 minutes long and a bit more faithful to the original. For some reason the 7" was released on Burning Rome records.

Not much more to add as it was all in the previous posting. So try it out and see what you think.

The flip side is again the "Theater Of Hate" classic "Do You Believe In The Westworld?", but this time its the studio version (which I can't believe anyone who likes any of Kirk Brandon's incarnations hasn't already got.

So leave a comment and tell ASFM whether you like this version or not.

Band: Senate
Label: Burning Rome
Year: 1984
Tracks:
1. Original Sin

Band: Theatre Of Hate
Year: 1982
Tracks:
2. Do You Believe In The Westworld?

Ripped from glorious scratched vinyl

If you like "Senate", there's nothing left to find, however if you like Kirk Brandon, then I would recommend the following three classic albums. one from Theatre of Hate:

Westworld
and two brilliant "Spear Of Destiny" albums (at last available on CD):

Grapes of Wrath

One Eyed Jacks