Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Lay Down Your Soul...

This bit of ridiculousness from England's greatest band (next to Sabbath) has been brought to the public's attention through a 7" release by Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore and a page or two in one of those Rollins books about the relentless grind that was part and parcel to being in America's greatest band (next to Slayer.) The story is that Black Flag landed a gig opening for Venom in New Jersey on April 2nd 1986. Someone in Flag's crew had the good sense to slip a blank cassette to the sound dude. The tape was edited to just the amazing between song stage banter of Cronos, and widely dubbed and distributed to friends that Black Flag met along the way. This probably inspired a similar collection of amazing stage rants from Slayer's Tom Araya that has been making the rounds. Even more intense is in 1986 you could see Venom and Black Flag play an all ages show, and it would only cost you the low satanic price of $6.66. I need one of those Nocturnus time machines, like now.

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26 comments:

  1. ümlautJuly 15, 2009 at 12:51 AM

    $6.66?? Is that a legit flyer? Venom with Slayer in S.F. in 1985 was $12.50 according to my archives:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/umlaut555/3674803064/

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  2. smratJuly 15, 2009 at 12:52 AM

    Man... Cronos is fucking WASTED!!!

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  3. AesopJuly 15, 2009 at 12:57 AM

    Umlaut, that is with Slayer though. Hell, I don't know.

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  4. AnonymousJuly 15, 2009 at 4:05 AM

    there is also an edit of king diamonds' banter somewhere with him reciting the lords prayer backwards...there are other fantastic venom items a cassette single had the most amazing venom answer phone message on it, two fans ringing over and over again to tell venom they are GODS etc. i recently heard a little of the venom interview 12" picture disc if anyone can put that up here... ;-)

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  5. AnonymousJuly 15, 2009 at 4:37 AM

    no, man. the flier is fake. here's the real thing: http://www.randynow.com/images/1986b-lr.jpg

    -jeff

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  6. MillaJuly 15, 2009 at 5:11 AM

    I'm getting on that time machine with you!!!

    Once I get home from work I'll check on Rollin's Get in the van book if there is anything about the gig.

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  7. AnonymousJuly 15, 2009 at 6:33 AM

    hi great blog - there is also a cut up of king diamond banter out there somewhere including him reciting the lords prayer backwards. Another great Venom oddity is the answer phone messages on the b side of a cassette single, two fans phoneing up again and again to tell venom they are gods etc - priceless - i'd really like to hear the Venom interview 12" picture disc if anyone has it ?

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  8. DougJuly 15, 2009 at 8:43 AM

    venom and black flag at one show...motherfuck.

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  9. AnonymousJuly 15, 2009 at 8:52 AM

    When this came out I worked at Revolver and we talked like this for many moons... Still do sometimes... Indeed... INDEED.

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  10. dustinswansonJuly 15, 2009 at 9:40 AM

    when i first heard this i thought it was one of the most hilarious things of all time. you all thought venom were finished, but we're recording A NEW FUCKING ALBUM!!!

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  11. UnknownJuly 15, 2009 at 12:08 PM

    As good as this is, I find that Paul Stanley's stage banter tape is the superior article

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  12. AsaJuly 15, 2009 at 12:52 PM

    Thurston Moore pressed a totally bootleg Venom 7" that had the same thing going on: only stage banter. I'm wondering if this is the same one.

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  13. AnonymousJuly 15, 2009 at 12:55 PM

    here's the nightmare single w/ the phone calls: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRVPFvwi_e8

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  14. AnonymousJuly 15, 2009 at 1:11 PM

    & those phone guys remind me of these guys: http://www.mediafire.com/?t3mzmrm22wq

    satan place

    -jeff

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  15. AnonymousJuly 15, 2009 at 2:42 PM

    yeah?!? YEAH?!? My fav is The vid of Exodus/Slayer and Cronus goes
    "Fast track, fast track, fast track". I would love/hated to party with those dudes.

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  16. AnonymousJuly 15, 2009 at 8:41 PM

    Here's the you tube link for the Chris Barnes Banter.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFjYMqLTHyw

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  17. IckyJuly 15, 2009 at 8:53 PM

    The Paul Stanley collection doesn't hold a candle to this shit, sorry. Venom is one of the greatest, and this is testament to all that is METAL.
    Funny timing on this, as I recently added this to my player over on my Tarpit Neanderthals blog. I had it one autoplay for a week or tow, and probably drove off the two folks who would frequent the site, ha ha.

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  18. the static fanaticJuly 15, 2009 at 11:56 PM

    "coz your wild man, WILD!"


    this was sampled on the beastie boys 1992 check your head album.

    hearing that blew my mind!


    paul stanleys banter is frickin wonky, that guy is out to lunch in his rock star self view.

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  19. DougJuly 16, 2009 at 8:47 AM

    so if venom and sabbath are England's greatest bands and black flag and aslayer are america;s greatest bands.....who's better?
    slayer or black flag?
    venom or black sabbath?

    my money's on both the black's, thank you.

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  20. Dave GJuly 16, 2009 at 9:52 AM

    This is what inspired me to put together the "SLAYER SPEAKS" collection that is up on my blog.

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  21. AnonymousJuly 16, 2009 at 12:00 PM

    here's the king diamond/mercyful fate raps: http://blogfiles.wfmu.org/KF/2006/01/shut/05_-_Mercyful_Fate_-_Mercyful_Fate.mp3

    -jeff

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  22. Devil DickJuly 20, 2009 at 9:56 AM

    trenton new fucking jersey...!!!
    i was there...

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  23. AnonymousAugust 28, 2009 at 1:18 PM

    I remember reading Rollins' and Joe Cole's accounts of this show.

    "Black funky metal!!!!"

    Too funny.

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  24. ErikAugust 29, 2009 at 4:52 PM

    Metal tenfold through the deadly black hole...

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  25. JIM HAYESDecember 6, 2009 at 12:07 AM

    wow! this is stunning. thanks for posting.

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  26. Clint BFebruary 28, 2011 at 12:01 PM

    I totally read about this show in Get In The Van. I think it will be just the right amount of time to fill up my tape of the Paul Stanley banter. Thanks!

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