Bearers Of The Imperial Seal, by The Skoptzies

Bearers Of The Imperial Seal

by The Skoptzies

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	1.	Intro 01:58
	2.	Elvis Will Live 04:37
	3.	Would Have Sand Wishes 05:57
	4.	Castration Inst. 02:54
	5.	Got That Man 02:35
	6.	You Don't Know 06:19
	7.	Pull Down Your Panties 04:14
	8.	Dark Shade Over The City Inst. 11:27
	9.	White Doves Inst. 05:22
	10.	No Scrotum Inst. 05:06
	11.	Blunt Instrument Inst. 09:28
	12.	Tell Me Why #2 04:47
	13.	Elvis Was My Friend 04:12
	14.	Skoptzies Reading 03:59
	15.	Cockroach Cha Cha 03:19
	16.	Meat Market 07:23
	17.	Mystery Trac 07:43
	18.	Bearers Of The Imperial Seal, Side A 46:37
	19.	Bearers Of The Imperial Seal, Side B 46:53

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Originally released on the Harsh Reality Music label
HR005 1983
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Skoptzies on this recording are Chris Phinney, Dave Grave, Kim Kruger on "Tell Me Why #2" and "Elvis Was My Friend", Jim Duckworth, Mike Honeycutt.

Recorded with an Akai 4-track reel-to-reel

Visit a special information page about this album:
www.haltapes.com/hr005-the-skoptzies---bearers-of-the-imperial-seal.html
— includes a review by Jerry Kranitz

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cassetteartclassics.bandcamp.com/album/why-should-we-play-their-game

This archival reissue was created with the approval and full cooperation and participation of Harsh Reality Music label owner Chris Phinney.

Transcriptions of the entire cassette sides are included for those people who want to listen to the tape sides as continuous listening experiences just like you would have heard in 1983.

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released February 11, 2019

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