Numb (Numb album)
1987 studio album by Numb
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Numb is the eponymously-titled debut studio album of Numb, released in 1987 by Edge and World Records.[1][2]
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | August 1986 – July 1987 | |||
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| Genre | Electro-industrial | |||
| Length | 46:19 | |||
| Label | Edge/World | |||
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.jpg) 1997 reissue cover | ||||
Reception
John Bush of AllMusic says "with its periodic stabs of metallic guitars, Numb's 1987 self-titled debut album is strongly reminiscent of two other bands who share their hometown, Front Line Assembly and Skinny Puppy."[3]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Don Gordon, David Hall and Sean Stubbs, except "God Is Dead", "Eat Me" and "Two Faces" by Anthony Valcic.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "God Is Dead" | 4:19 |
| 2. | "Eat Me" | 6:26 |
| 3. | "Lies" | 5:19 |
| 4. | "Guilt" | 7:13 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "The Hanging Key" | 6:14 |
| 2. | "Two Faces" | 4:46 |
| 3. | "The Morality of Altitude" | 6:34 |
| 4. | "Blue Light, Black Candle" | 5:03 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "God Is Dead" | 4:20 |
| 2. | "Eat Me" | 6:28 |
| 3. | "Lies" | 5:20 |
| 4. | "Guilt" | 6:59 |
| 5. | "The Hanging Key" | 6:16 |
| 6. | "Two Faces" | 4:49 |
| 7. | "The Morality of Altitude" | 6:29 |
| 8. | "Blue Light, Black Candle" | 5:06 |
| 9. | "Endless Descent" | 4:13 |
| 10. | "Carcinoma Angels" | 4:17 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "God Is Dead" | 4:20 |
| 2. | "Eat Me" | 6:28 |
| 3. | "Lies" | 5:22 |
| 4. | "Guilt" | 7:06 |
| 5. | "The Hanging Key" | 6:17 |
| 6. | "Two Faces" | 4:48 |
| 7. | "The Morality of Altitude" | 6:30 |
| 8. | "Blue Light, Black Candle" | 5:09 |
| 9. | "Carcinoma Angels" | 4:19 |
| 10. | "Cell" | 3:34 |
| 11. | "Endless Descent" | 4:13 |
| 12. | "Fragmentation Ballet" | 3:51 |
Personnel
Adapted from the Numb liner notes.[4]
Numb
- Don Gordon – instruments, production, arrangements
- David Hall (as Daivd Hall) – instruments, production, arrangements
- Sean Stubbs (Sean St. Hubbs) – instruments, production, arrangements
Production and design
- Ric Arboit – engineering
- Tom Ferris – engineering
- Dave Ogilvie – engineering
- Gord Martin – photography
- John Robert Mingo – photography
- Cal Stephenson – engineering
- Greg Sykes – design, typesetting
- Anthony Valcic – engineering, photography, production and arrangements (A1, A2, B2)
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| Canada | 1987 | Edge/World | CS, LP | EDG 003, WRC1-5680 |
| France | Lively Art | LP | ARTY 3 | |
| United States | 1992 | KK | CD | KK 085 |
| United States | 1997 | Metropolis | MET 071 |