Death Penalty (album)
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Death Penalty is the debut album by British
heavy metal band Witchfinder General
. It was released in 1982 on Heavy Metal Records. The album received some criticism for the cover photograph, which featured topless model Joanne Latham
. The photograph had been taken in the yard of St Mary the Blessed Virgin Church in Enville, Staffordshire
, without the permission of the local Reverend. The album was originally released on LP and picture disc
and was later reissued on CD. Pictured on the cover is Phil Cope, Zeeb Parkes, Graham Ditchfield and a member of the then Road Crew. While Peter Hinton is credited with producing this recording the writers Phil Cope and Zeeb Parkes always felt the credit should have gone to the engineer Robin George.
United Kingdom
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heavy metal band Witchfinder General
Witchfinder General (band)
Witchfinder General is a doom metal band from Stourbridge, England. They were part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal scene and have been cited as a major influence on the doom metal genre.-Biography:...
. It was released in 1982 on Heavy Metal Records. The album received some criticism for the cover photograph, which featured topless model Joanne Latham
Joanne Latham
Joanne Kandy Latham is a former and current English glamour model.After studying classical ballet for ten years and taking a scholarship to the Royal Ballet School Joanne started modelling at the age of 16 and was an instant success...
. The photograph had been taken in the yard of St Mary the Blessed Virgin Church in Enville, Staffordshire
Enville, Staffordshire
Enville is a small village in rural Staffordshire, England, on the A458 road between Stourbridge and Bridgnorth. Enville is also the name of the parish in which it lies....
, without the permission of the local Reverend. The album was originally released on LP and picture disc
Picture disc
Picture discs are gramophone records that show images on their playing surface, rather than being of plain black or coloured vinyl.-Development:...
and was later reissued on CD. Pictured on the cover is Phil Cope, Zeeb Parkes, Graham Ditchfield and a member of the then Road Crew. While Peter Hinton is credited with producing this recording the writers Phil Cope and Zeeb Parkes always felt the credit should have gone to the engineer Robin George.
Track listing
- "Invisible Hate" – 6:05 (Cope/Parkes)
- "Free Country" – 3:10 (Cope/Parkes)
- "Death Penalty" – 5:35 (Cope/Parkes)
- "No Stayer" – 4:25 (Cope/Parkes)
- "Witchfinder General" – 3:51 (Cope/Parkes)
- "Burning a Sinner" – 3:28 (Cope/Parkes)
- "R.I.P." – 4:04 (Cope/Parkes)
Credits
- Zeeb Parkes - vocals
- Phil Cope - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- (bass credited as Woolfy Trope) - Steve Kinsell - drumDrumThe drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
s (as Kid Rimple)