Release Information
2xLP 1988 (no label) #RIFLE 1 Made in the UK
2xLP 1988 (no label) #RIFLEPIC 1 Made in the UK
CD 1988 (no label) #RIFLE 1 CD Made in the UK
CD 1988 Jungle/Ministry Of Power #RIFLE 1 CD / EFA 75179 26 CD Made in the UK
2xLP 1988 (no label, but by Jungle) #RIFLE 1 Made in the UK
2xLP 1996 (no label, but by Jungle) #RIFLEPIC 1 Made in the UK
CD 1998 Invisible #INV121 Made in the US
RIFE is an official raw live album recorded in Europe, 1988. The lineup is:
J.G. Thirlwell/Vocals
Algis Kizys/Bass (Swans)
Norman Westberg/Guitar (Swans)
Ted Parsons/Drums (Prong)
Raymond Watts/Keys and Guitar (Pig)
Track Listing
(LP Face A:)
01. Fin
02. Don’t Hide It*¹ / Don’t Hide It Provide It*²
03. Honey I’m Home
04. Dipsomaniac Kiss¹ / The Dipsomaniac Kiss²
(LP Face B:)
05. English Faggot
06. Grab Yo Ankles¹ / Grab Yr. Ankles²
07. Slut
08. Prayer For My Death¹ / A Prayer For My Death²
(LP Face C:)
09. Ichingarda!¹ / ¡Chingada!²
10. The Faith Healer¹ / Hate Feeler²
11. The Fudge Punch
(LP Face D:)
12. Clothes Hoist
13. Anything (Viva)¹ / Private War/Anything (Viva!)²
CD Tracks:
01. Fin – 2:58
02. Don’t Hide It Provide It – ?:?? LP formats only
03. Honey I’m Home
04. The Dipsomaniac Kiss
05. English Faggot
06. Grab Yr. Ankles
07. Slut (Thirlwell / Marc Almond)
08. A Prayer for My Death
09. ¡Chingada!
10. Hate Feeler (Alex Harvey / Hugh McKenna)
11. The Fudge Punch (Thirlwell / Roli Mosimann)
12. Clothes Hoist
13. Private War/Anything (Viva!) – 11:21 omitted from Invisible CD
* appears on LP versions only, and titling is as follows:
¹titling used on the plain black vinyl release.
²titling used on the picture disc and CD releases.
Release Notes
This is an official bootleg release (aka auto-bootleg). After the initial releases of the regular black vinyl double-LP (RIFLE 1), the double picture disc LP (RIFLEPIC 1), and the CD (RIFLE CD 1), Jungle / Ministry Of Power was awarded the rights to release 2,000 more copies, split between the three formats, in 1988. On June 29th 1996, Jungle began releasing double picture disc versions again, without consent, thus only 500 copies were made on this run.
Also of note is that there are two very slightly different versions of covers for the plain black vinyl LP releases; one has a flat sticker on the cover and the other a textured sticker on the cover, though both stickers have the same info re: artist, title, performers etc…
Performers on this live release were Clint Ruin, Algis Kizys, Norman Westberg, Ted Parsons and Ray Scaballero (aka Raymond Watts, Nainz Watts; credited as Raymondo Watts on the picture disc version, Ray Scaballero on the black vinyl and CD versions).
Information pertinent to the release was printed on the CD sleeve; directly on the picture discs; and for the black vinyl LP’s on a sticker affixed to the plain black cover as well as on an insert.
Hate Feeler / The Faith Healer originally by Alex Harvey.
The Invisible issue does not include the track Private War/Anything (Viva!).
Fin also appears on the Thaw and Male releases.
Don’t Hide It also appears on the Thaw release.
Honey I’m Home also appears on the Male release and the Feedus Foetus bootleg.
The Dipsomaniac Kiss also appears on the Thaw release.
English Faggot also appears on the Thaw and Male releases, as well as the Feedus Foetus bootleg.
Slut also appears on the Flesh Volcano Slut release, as well as reworked into Smut on the Ramrod and Sink releases.
A Prayer For My Death also appears on the Thaw release.
¡Chingada! also appears on the Thaw release.
The Faith Healer also appears on the Male release, as well as the Feedus Foetus bootleg.
The Fudge Punch also appears on the Wiseblood Dirtdish release, as well as reworked into Arschficken on the York release.
Clothes Hoist also appears on the Hole and Boil releases, the Various Artists A History Of The Future release, and was originally recorded for a John Peel Radio Session.
Anything (Viva!) also appears on the Male and Nail releases, as well as the Various Artists Industrial Strength Machine Music release.
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Picture Disc
Of note is that one face of the picture disc release can be made into a clock, if one installs the clock mechanism:
