Animal Justice | ||||
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Released | September 1977 | |||
Studio | Chalk Farm Studios (London) | |||
Genre | Art rock | |||
Length | 14:33 | |||
Label | Illegal | |||
Producer | John Cale | |||
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Animal Justice is the debut extended play (EP) by the Welsh rock musician John Cale. It was released in September 1977 by Illegal Records. "Chickenshit" was Cale's response to his decapitation of a chicken during a gig in Croydon, South London on 24 April 1977. This prompted the vegetarian rhythm section of Mike Visceglia and Joe Stefko to walk off and leave Cale's band.
Animal Justice was recorded at Chalk Farm Studios in London, England. Two other songs were recorded during these sessions, "Jack the Ripper (In the Moulin Rouge)" and "Ton Ton Macoute", but were not released.[2]
The album cover is by rock photographer Jill Furmanovsky.[3]
Animal Justice was released in September 1977 by Illegal Records.[4]
In 1999, this EP was released as bonus tracks on the reissue of the live album Sabotage/Live (1979).
"Chickenshit" contains part of a telephone conversation between Cale and Joe Stefko at the Portobello Hotel, London in April 1977.