Song and Legend is the debut studio album by English gothic rock band Sex Gang Children. It was released in 1983 by record label Illuminated.

Song and Legend
Studio album by
Released1983
RecordedNovember 1982
StudioJacobs Studios, Farnham, England
Genre
Length53:19
LabelIlluminated
ProducerTony James
Singles from Song and Legend
  1. "Sebastiane"
    Released: 1983

Content

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Trouser Press described Tony James' production as "[smothering] everything [...] in tons of echo, giving the album a haunting, catacomb sheen".[1]

Release

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According to The Rough Guide to Rock, the album "shot to the top of the indie charts, along with its accompanying single 'Sebastiane'".[2]

Critical reception

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Trouser Press called Song and Legend "a landmark in gothic/post-punk, holding forth with an unequalled baroque fury".[1]

Track listing

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Side A
No.TitleLength
1."The Crack Up"3:42
2."German Nun"3:08
3."(Chant) State of Mind"3:28
4."Sebastiane"3:14
5."Draconian Dream"3:59
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Shout and Scream"3:30
2."Killer 'K'"3:15
3."Cannibal Queen"2:01
4."(Abyss)"2:24
5."Kill Machine"2:00
6."Song and Legend"3:48
7."(Dream Reprise)"3:02
CD bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."Shout and Scream" (Acoustic Version)4:49
15."Sebastiane" (Acoustic Version)4:39
16."Song and Legend" (Acoustic Version)5:18

Personnel

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Sex Gang Children
Technical

References

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  1. ^ a b Fasolino, Greg. "trouserpress.com :: Sex Gang Children". trouserpress.com. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  2. ^ Buckley, Peter, ed. (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. p. 919. ISBN 9781858284576. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
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