The Priest They Called Him (A Junkies Christmas)
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Track:The Priest They Called Him
Is your mind on the blink? Are you searchin' for that immaculate fix? If so, er, well, now is yer time. Because today the doctors and nursemaids here at the asylum have a first of its kind. A collaboration of doom struck minds.
In 1992, William S. Burroughs (the author of Naked Lunch) & Kurt Cobain (you know) released an 'album' entitled, The Priest They Called Him. The collaboration was caught in the middle of Nirvana's Nevermind & In Utero.
The story is read by the "thinlipped cold bluelipped faced" Burroughs and is addled with Cobain's junk-sick distorted noise. Think of it as a moonshine aided Kentucky horse race and a clandestine burial ceremony all rolled up into a thunderhead of smoke.
Does anyone have any background on this track?
Liner Notes:
Willaim S. Burroughs - voice
Kurt Cobain - guitar
Willaim S. Burroughs was recorded at Red House Studios, Lawrence, KS on September 25, 1992.
Engineered by Brad Murphy
Kurt's Guitar part was recorded in November, 1992. Barrett Jones pushed the record button straight to DAT at Laundry Room Studios in Seattle, WA.
Mixdown engineered by E.J. Rose with James Grauerholz at Red House Studios.
Produced by Jamse Grauerholz
Executive Producer: Thor Lindsay
Lyrics published by Nova LArk Music (administerd by Salter Street Music); music published by EMI Virgin Songs, Inc. / The End of Music BMI
Photography: cover image & treatment by Mark Trunz; William S. Burroughs by Gus Van Sant, from his book 108 Photographs; Kurt Cobain by Mark Trunz.
Design and Layout: Stevev Connell
Special thanks to: Christ Novoselic for posing for the front cover photo, to Courtney Love, John Silva and Gold Mountain, and everyone at DGC for working with us to make this project possible
Kurt Cobain appears by kind permission of DGC Records.
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Enjoy this single cc of Burroughs & Cobain...
Artist: William S. Burroughs & Kurt Cobain
'Song': Quiet Waters
Album: The Priest They Call Him
William S Burroughs & Kurt Cobain-Quiet Waters
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Comments (1)
i have this on vinyl - a 10" picture disc with photos of Kurt and WSB and etched on one side with their autographs. i also had the luck to sit with WSB in his KS home 1 year after he recorded this. he told story after story as if i were his own grandaughta.... it sounded a little different than his reading voice, but no less gravelly. i LOVE this record (The Priest...), highly recommend it to Burroughs fans and any fans of distorted guitar noise. the music is VERY avant-garde but excellent at that.