Greed (Swans album)

Greed
Studio album by Swans
Released	1986
Recorded	June–August 1985 at Intergalactic Studios, New York City, United States
Genre	Noise rock, no wave, industrial
Length	37:34
Label	K.422
Producer	Michael Gira, Estabon
Swans chronology
Time Is Money (Bastard) (1985) Greed (1986) Public Castration Is a Good Idea (1986)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Greed is the third studio album by American post-punk band Swans. It was released in 1986, through record label K.422. Greed marks the slow turning point for Swans away from the harsh, brutal noise rock of prior releases,^[1] and is also the first Swans album to contain contributions from Jarboe.

Background

Certain tracks utilize drum machines. The lead instrument on "Fool" is a grand piano. "Money Is Flesh" uses a synthesizer.

The first CD issue contained the Time Is Money (Bastard) single as bonus tracks. A later compilation released in 1992, Greed / Holy Money, combined Greed (barring "Fool" and "Money Is Flesh", however "Fool (#2)" and "Money Is Flesh (#2)" were listed as these, respectively) and Holy Money (barring "A Screw (Holy Money)", though "A Screw (Holy Money) (Mix)" was listed as this), 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) single. This compilation, with its entirely re-organized tracklist, 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, as well as "Sealed In Skin" from "Time Is Money (Bastard)" and "Fool".

Track listing

All lyrics written by Michael Gira, all music composed by Swans.

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fool"	5:23
2.	"Anything for You"	4:32
3.	"Nobody"	4:49
4.	"Stupid Child"	5:19

Side B
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Greed"	6:17
2.	"Heaven"	4:54
3.	"Money Is Flesh"	6:20

CD bonus tracks: Time Is Money (Bastard)
No.	Title	Length
8.	"Time Is Money (Bastard)"	5:40
9.	"Sealed in Skin"	6:09
10.	"Time Is Money (Bastard) (Mix)"	7:05

Personnel

• Michael Gira – vocals, samples, tape operation, piano, bass guitar, production, album cover design
• Jarboe – backing vocals
• Norman Westberg – guitar
• Harry Crosby – bass guitar
• Ronaldo Gonzalez – drums
• Ted Parsons – drums
• Ivan Nahem – drums

Technical

• Estabon – production assistance
• Jorgé Estabon – engineering
• P. White – album cover artwork

Charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
UK Indie Chart[2]	6

References

1. Raggett, Ned. "Greed – Swans : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
2. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Retrieved September 5, 2014.

External links

• Greed at Discogs (list of releases)