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Holy Money is an album not an EP
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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name = Holy Money
| name = Holy Money
| type = ep
| type = studio
| artist = [[Swans (band)|Swans]]
| artist = [[Swans (band)|Swans]]
| cover = File:Holy_Money_(1986)_cover.jpg
| cover = File:Holy_Money_(1986)_cover.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| released = March 27, 1986
| released = March 27, 1986
| recorded = June 1985 – January 1986
| recorded = June 1985 – January 1986
| venue =
| venue =
| studio = Intergalactic Studios <small>([[New York City]])</small>
| studio = Intergalactic Studios <small>([[New York City]])</small>
| genre = [[industrial music|Industrial]]
| genre = [[industrial music|Industrial]]
| length = 35:50
| length = 35:50
| label = K.422
| label = K.422
| producer = {{hlist|[[Michael Gira]]|Jorgé Estabon}}
| producer = {{hlist|[[Michael Gira]]|Jorgé Estabon}}
| prev_title = [[Greed (Swans album)|Greed]]
| prev_title = [[Greed (Swans album)|Greed]]
| prev_year = 1986
| prev_year = 1986
| next_title = [[A Screw|A Screw (EP)]]
| next_title = [[A Screw|A Screw (EP)]]
| next_year = 1986
| next_year = 1986
}}
}}


'''''Holy Money''''' is the second EP by American [[experimental rock]] band [[Swans (band)|Swans]]. It was released in March 1986, through record label K.422. The EP was recorded in the same sessions as "[[Time Is Money (Bastard)]]", "[[A Screw]]", and [[Greed (Swans album)|''Greed'']].<ref name="notes2">{{Cite AV media notes |title=''"Time Is Money (Bastard)"''|type=Vinyl liner notes |others=Swans |year=1986|publisher=K.422|id=KDE 212}}</ref><ref name="notes3">{{Cite AV media notes |title=''"A Screw"''|type=Vinyl liner notes |others=Swans |year=1986|publisher=K.422|id=KDE 312}}</ref><ref name="notes4">{{Cite AV media notes |title=Greed |type=Vinyl liner notes |others=Swans |year=1986|publisher=K.422|id=KCC 2}}</ref>
'''''Holy Money''''' is the fourth studio album by American [[experimental rock]] band [[Swans (band)|Swans]]. It was released in March 1986, through record label K.422. The album was recorded in the same sessions as "[[Time Is Money (Bastard)]]", "[[A Screw]]", and [[Greed (Swans album)|''Greed'']].<ref name="notes2">{{Cite AV media notes |title=''"Time Is Money (Bastard)"''|type=Vinyl liner notes |others=Swans |year=1986|publisher=K.422|id=KDE 212}}</ref><ref name="notes3">{{Cite AV media notes |title=''"A Screw"''|type=Vinyl liner notes |others=Swans |year=1986|publisher=K.422|id=KDE 312}}</ref><ref name="notes4">{{Cite AV media notes |title=Greed |type=Vinyl liner notes |others=Swans |year=1986|publisher=K.422|id=KCC 2}}</ref>


== Background ==
== Background ==
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[[Allmusic|AllMusic]] commented that ''Holy Money'' "well documents the continuing transformation of Swans into a more complex, intriguing beast."<ref name="allmusic1"/> ''[[Trouser Press]]'' called it "more or less a twin to ''Greed''; virtually identical in cover art and musical approach".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=swans |title=trouserpress.com :: Swans |last1=Leland |first1=John |last2=Sheridan |first2=David |last3=Kenny |first3=Glenn |last4=Frampton |first4=Scott |work=[[Trouser Press]] |access-date=March 4, 2013}}</ref> Aaron Lariviere of ''[[Stereogum]]'' described ''Holy Money'' as a "transitional album", but called it "brilliant in [its] own right".<ref name="SG1">{{cite web |last=Aaron |first=Lariviere |title=Swans Albums from Worst to Best |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1197001/swans-albums-from-worst-to-best/franchises/counting-down/attachment/holymoney/|work=[[Stereogum]] |access-date=August 10, 2018}}</ref> [[Maynard James Keenan]] of [[Tool (band)|Tool]] named the EP as a major influence.<ref name="UG1">{{cite web |last1=Jamatami |title=Tool's Maynard: These Are the Albums That Influenced Me the Most |url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tools_maynard_these_are_the_albums_that_influenced_me_the_most.html |publisher=[[Ultimate Guitar]] |access-date=December 13, 2018}}</ref>
[[Allmusic|AllMusic]] commented that ''Holy Money'' "well documents the continuing transformation of Swans into a more complex, intriguing beast."<ref name="allmusic1"/> ''[[Trouser Press]]'' called it "more or less a twin to ''Greed''; virtually identical in cover art and musical approach".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=swans |title=trouserpress.com :: Swans |last1=Leland |first1=John |last2=Sheridan |first2=David |last3=Kenny |first3=Glenn |last4=Frampton |first4=Scott |work=[[Trouser Press]] |access-date=March 4, 2013}}</ref> Aaron Lariviere of ''[[Stereogum]]'' described ''Holy Money'' as a "transitional album", but called it "brilliant in [its] own right".<ref name="SG1">{{cite web |last=Aaron |first=Lariviere |title=Swans Albums from Worst to Best |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1197001/swans-albums-from-worst-to-best/franchises/counting-down/attachment/holymoney/|work=[[Stereogum]] |access-date=August 10, 2018}}</ref> [[Maynard James Keenan]] of [[Tool (band)|Tool]] named the album as a major influence.<ref name="UG1">{{cite web |last1=Jamatami |title=Tool's Maynard: These Are the Albums That Influenced Me the Most |url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tools_maynard_these_are_the_albums_that_influenced_me_the_most.html |publisher=[[Ultimate Guitar]] |access-date=December 13, 2018}}</ref>


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==

Revision as of 13:54, 10 June 2024

Holy Money
Studio album by
Swans
ReleasedMarch 27, 1986
RecordedJune 1985 – January 1986
StudioIntergalactic Studios (New York City)
GenreIndustrial
Length35:50
LabelK.422
Producer
Swans chronology
Greed
(1986) 		Holy Money
(1986) 		A Screw (EP)
(1986)

Holy Money is the fourth studio album by American experimental rock band Swans. It was released in March 1986, through record label K.422. The album was recorded in the same sessions as "Time Is Money (Bastard)", "A Screw", and Greed.[1][2][3]

Background

The first CD issue contained the A Screw EP as bonus tracks. A later compilation released in 1992, Greed / Holy Money, combined Holy Money (barring "A Screw (Holy Money)", though "A Screw (Holy Money) (Mix)" was listed as this) and Greed (barring "Fool" and "Money Is Flesh", however "Fool (#2)" and "Money Is Flesh (#2)" were listed as these, respectively), as well as the entirety of the A Screw EP and an abridged version of "Time Is Money (Bastard) (Mix)" (listed as "Time Is Money (Bastard)") from the Time Is Money (Bastard) EP. This compilation, with its entirely re-organized track list, saw re-issue in 1999 in the double-disc set Cop/Young God / Greed/Holy Money, which included the Cop album and Young God EP.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Spin Alternative Record Guide7/10[5]

AllMusic commented that Holy Money "well documents the continuing transformation of Swans into a more complex, intriguing beast."[4] Trouser Press called it "more or less a twin to Greed; virtually identical in cover art and musical approach".[6] Aaron Lariviere of Stereogum described Holy Money as a "transitional album", but called it "brilliant in [its] own right".[7] Maynard James Keenan of Tool named the album as a major influence.[8]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."A Hanging"5:48
2."You Need Me"1:23
3."Fool (#2)"5:54
4."A Screw (Holy Money)"5:00
5."Another You"7:43
6."Money Is Flesh (#2)"5:02
7."Coward"5:10
Total length:36:00
CD bonus tracks: A Screw (EP)
No.TitleLength
8."A Screw"5:41
9."Blackmail"4:54
10."A Screw (Holy Money)" (Mix)5:00
Total length:51:35

Personnel

Credits adapted from Holy Money liner notes[9]

Performers

Additional personnel

  • Roli Mosimann – mixing (track 4)
  • Jorgé Estabon – engineering, production
  • Paul White – artwork

Charts

Chart (1986) Peak
position
UK Indie Chart[10] 6

References

  1. ^ "Time Is Money (Bastard)" (Vinyl liner notes). Swans. K.422. 1986. KDE 212.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ "A Screw" (Vinyl liner notes). Swans. K.422. 1986. KDE 312.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Greed (Vinyl liner notes). Swans. K.422. 1986. KCC 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ a b Raggett, Ned. "Holy Money – Swans". AllMusic. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  5. ^ Newman, Andy (1995). "Swans". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 390–391. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  6. ^ Leland, John; Sheridan, David; Kenny, Glenn; Frampton, Scott. "trouserpress.com :: Swans". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
  7. ^ Aaron, Lariviere. "Swans Albums from Worst to Best". Stereogum. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  8. ^ Jamatami. "Tool's Maynard: These Are the Albums That Influenced Me the Most". Ultimate Guitar. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  9. ^ Holy Money (Vinyl liner notes). Swans. K.422. 1986. KCC 3.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on June 8, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
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