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The upcoming White Zombie: It Came From N.Y.C. (Numero Group) CD/vinyl boxset, the quintessential resurrection of White Zombie‘s eternally out-of-print early EPs and LPs, becomes available to the masses in less than four weeks (June 3rd). With pre-orders going fast, make sure to order yours now before they are gone for good.
In anticipation of the release, White Zombie bassist Sean Yseult (I used to crush on her so hard) sat down with the Wall Street Journal to reflect on the old days of the band and share some unheard music. The interview covers everything from their influences to how Yseult and Rob Zombie co-founded the band, how they scraped cash together to press their early records, and beyond.
Visit wsj.com now to read the interview and listen to a newly unearthed classic track recorded in 1986, entitled “Scarecrow #2,” otherwise only available via the boxset.
Prepare yourself if you’ve never heard early White Zombie. Sure it has a boogie to it, but it’s far from the high production the band delivered in the ‘90. If you like a groovy ‘60s-era beat with a punk vibe in the vein of The Stooges, then “Scarecrow #2” is definitely for you.
In reference to White Zombie: It Came From N.Y.C. and the band’s experimental ways in their earlier years, Yseult states in the interview:
We knew exactly what we were doing. That’s what we were going for. There’s some really cool stuff in there.
White Zombie: It Came From N.Y.C. is the most exhaustive attempt so far to document the band’s wondrously ugly birth. Get reintroduced to White Zombie as New York noise-rock, a grotesque creation that clawed and threatened its way to crossover metal glory.
Spread across five LPs or three compact discs, all 39 tracks on White Zombie: It Came From N.Y.C. have been remastered by White Zombie guitarist J. Yuenger himself and packaged alongside the original lurid artwork. The accompanying 108-page book painstakingly documents White Zombie’s punishing progression through scores of unpublished photos, period discography, a T-shirtography, and tales from the terrifying early years that stitch together the sordid story of a band whose true power eclipsed its mainstream heyday.
If you missed the official unboxing video posted last week, check it out:
What you see inside is just a taste of what you can expect from this painstakingly arranged media documentation of White Zombie’s formative years.
It Came From N.Y.C. package details:
5LPs or 3 CDs
108 page hardcover book
20,000 word essay by Grayson Currin
Flyer gallery
Complete Shirtography, 1985-1990
50 previously unpublished photographs
Available on black, white*, and Toxic Waste Green* vinyl
*only available via Numero Group website
White Zombie: It Came From N.Y.C. track listing:
God’s On Voodoo Moon 7″-1985
Gentleman Junkie
King Of Souls
Tales From The Scare Crow Man
Cat’s Eye Resurrection
Black Friday*
Dead or Alive*
Pig Heaven 7″ – 1986
Pig Heaven
Scarecrow #2*
Red River Flow*
Rain Insane*
Paradise Fireball*
Slaughter The Grey
Psycho-Head Blowout 12″ EP – 1987
Eighty-Eight
Fast Jungle
Gun Crazy
Kick
Memphis
Magdalene
True Crime
Soul-Crusher 12″ LP – 1987
Ratmouth
Shack Of Hate
Drowning The Colossus
Crow III
Die Zombie Die
Skin
Truck On Fire
Future Shock
Scum Kill
Diamond Ass
Make Them Die Slowly 12″ LP – 1989
Demonspeed
Disaster Blaster
Murderworld
Revenge
Acid Flesh
Power Hungry
Godslayer
God Of Thunder 12″ EP – 1989
God Of Thunder
Love Razor
Disaster Blaster-2
*Previously unissued
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