THE VIDEO ARCHIVE OF THROBBING GRISTLE
Limited Edition of 2000.
The set will be numbered and includes a 60-page book.
This Deluxe 7 disc DVD Collection showcases the phenomenon that was, and is now, Throbbing Gristle Live in Performance. Featuring 10 full shows, most never-before-seen, ranging from the fascinating beginnings in 1979, by way of the classic videos of Oundle and Heathen Earth, and including the notorious RE~TG “re-grouping” 23 years later at London’s Astoria Theatre in Spring 2004, as well as three more recent remarkable concerts, now available with a variety of newly mastered audio tracks including Dolby 5.1, Binaural and conventional stereo.
The Collection includes:
From 1979-81 shows at:
• Oundle School
• Recording Heathen Earth at the Industrial Records Studios, Martello St. London
• Sheffield University
• Rafters Club, Manchester
• The Lyceum, London
• Kezar Pavilion, San Francisco
PLUS
• Derek Jarman’s famous short film made as a tribute to TG:
“Psychic Rally in Heaven” London
From 2004-05:
• A short film of the Cabinet Gallery Exhibition “TG24” by Andrew Wheatley
• Rare footage of TG rehearsing at Mute Studios in February 2004.
• The astounding 'free' 80 minute RE~TG performance at the Astoria Theatre 2004
• All Tomorrow’s Parties perfomance at Camber Sands 2004
• Both perfomances from Turin, Italy 2005
PLUS
• A full colour 60-page book with TG photos and texts from 1979 to 2005
Please note: This Collection is made available for purposes of historical record, rather than as conventional ’concert’ footage.
The shows from 1979-81 were shot on a single VHS hand-held camera, often in poor lighting conditions, reflecting TG’s guerrilla
approach to live presentation, technology and documentation. DVD format is NTSC - All Region.
From throbbing-gristle.com: