The Second Annual Report Of Throbbing Gristle

CD1

1. Industrial Introduction
2. Slug Bait - ICA
3. Slug Bait - Live At Southampton
4. Slug Bait - Live At Brighton
5. Maggot Death - Live At Rat Club
6. Maggot Death - Studio
7.  Maggot Death - Southampton
8. Maggot Death - Brighton
9. After Cease To Exist - The Original Soundtrack Of The Coum Transmissions Film
10. Zyclon B Zombie    
11. United

CD2

CD two features 9 tracks recorded live at Winchester 76, Brighton Poly, Nuffield and London 77 plus the United 7".
 

Throbbing Gristle's first album - the 'second' refers to it coming out at the end of their second year together - must have sounded like it came from another planet upon its 1977 release. Later industrial bands arguably introduced too much 'normal' musical content, but very little about Second Annual Report could be called normal. From its deadpan sleeve to the peculiar choice of structuring the album with three live versions of the horrific Slug Bait and four of the more straightforward Maggot Death, it's a startling document. Simply essential.