A Pagan Day

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Name = A Pagan Day
Type = studio album
Artist = Psychic TV


Released = 1984
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Label = Temple Records TOPY 003
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Upper caption = A Pagan Day
Type = studio album


Lower caption = TOPY 017 1986, black vinyl

"A Pagan Day" is a 1984 album by electronic music group Psychic TV.

This recording was first released as "TOPY 003" on 23 December 1984 as a picture disc, limited to 999 copies. One side was a full color photograph of Carresse P-Orridge as a baby, the other side had text in red on white. It was only available to shops and distributors between 11am and 12am on launch day.

All music was recorded on a 4-track cassette machine under the guidance of Alex Fergusson, an original co-founder of the group, with Genesis P-Orridge. "A Pagan Day" was subtitled "Pages From A Notebook" as the material was a sketch of the songs, revealing of the process itself.

All songs were written by Genesis P-Orridge and Alex Ferguson, with the exception of "Translucent Carriages" written by Tom Rapp of the group Pearls Before Swine.

Temple Records releases

ide One

#"Cadaques"
#"We Kiss"
#"Opium"
#"Cold Steel"
#"L.A."
#"Iceland"

ide Two

#"Translucent Carriages"
#"Paris"
#"Baby's Gone Away"
#"Alice"
#"New Sexuality"

The 1984 picture disc release was limited to 999 copies (TOPY 003) and had the scratched message "Just Like Arcadia". High collector prices being paid for the original picture disc. [e.g. $125 [http://www.musicstack.com/album/psychic_tv/a_pagan_day at a online marketplace] , accessed June 24, 2008]

The 1986 black vinyl unlimited edition (TOPY 017) was released due to popular demandFact|date=February 2007 and had the scratched message "TOPY 017: for Alex".

Cleopatra Records CD release

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Label = Cleopatra Records CD, CLEO 94692,1994
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Misc = Rereleased in 1994 as "Genesis P-Orridge & Psychic TV - Pagan Day", with a cover noting the original date as 25^th December 1986, incorrectly, by Cleopatra Records (CLEO94692).

Track listing

#"Cadaques"
#"We Kiss"
#"Opium"
#"Cold Steel"
#"Lost Angeles"
#"Iceland"
#"Translucent Carriages"
#"Paris"
#"Baby's Gone Away"
#"Alice"
#"New Sexuality"
#"Farewell" Bonus Tracks (listed on sticker on shrinkwrap only):
*"As Tears Go By"
*"Unclean (Gen's mic mix)"
*"Pirates"

Notes

References

* "A Pagan Day", cover notes, Temple Records TOPY 003, 23rd December, 1984
* "Pagan Day", cover notes, Temple Records TOPY 017, 1986
* "Pagan Day", cover notes, Cleopatra Records, 1994