A Pagan Day is a 1984 album by electronic music

Electronic music

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 group Psychic TV

Psychic TV

Psychic TV or PTV, is a video art and music group that primarily performs psychedelic, punk, electronic and experimental music...

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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 11 am and 12 am on launch day.

All music was recorded on a 4-track cassette machine

Multitrack recording

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 under the guidance of Alex Fergusson

Alex Fergusson (musician)

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, an original co-founder of the group, with Genesis P-Orridge

Genesis P-Orridge

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. 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

Tom Rapp

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 of the group Pearls Before Swine

Pearls Before Swine (band)

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Side Two

1. Translucent Carriages
2. Paris
3. Baby's Gone Away
4. Alice
5. 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.

The 1986 black vinyl unlimited edition (TOPY 017) was released due to popular demand and had the scratched message "TOPY 017: for Alex".

Cleopatra Records CD release

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

Track listing

1. Cadaques
2. We Kiss
3. Opium
4. Cold Steel
5. Lost Angeles
6. Iceland
7. Translucent Carriages
8. Paris
9. Baby's Gone Away
10. Alice
11. New Sexuality
12. Farewell

Bonus Tracks (listed on sticker on shrinkwrap only):

• As Tears Go By
• Unclean (Gen's mic mix)
• Pirates