Twelve Inch Singles (1981–1984)

Twelve Inch Singles (1981–1984)
Compilation album by Ministry
Released	1987
Recorded	1981–1984
Genre	Post-industrial, new wave, synthpop
Length	54:50
Label	Wax Trax!
Producer	Alain Jourgensen and Jay O'Roarke
Ministry chronology
Twitch (1986) Twelve Inch Singles (1981–1984) (1987) The Land of Rape and Honey (1988)

Professional ratings
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Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[2]

Twelve Inch Singles (1981–1984) is a 1987 Ministry release including tracks from early Ministry singles originally released on the Wax Trax! label. The album was reissued by Cleopatra Records with a second CD of early Ministry tracks.

1987 track listing^[3]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"(Everyday Is) Halloween"	6:26
2.	"The Nature of Love"	6:57
3.	"All Day"	5:53
4.	"Cold Life"	5:12
5.	"Halloween Remix"	10:31
6.	"Nature of Love" (Cruelty Mix B)	6:52
7.	"All Day" (Remix B)	6:38
8.	"Cold Life" (Dub)	6:21

• Tracks 1 and 3 are originally from the All Day single.
• Tracks 2 and 6 are originally from the single The Nature of Love.
• Tracks 4 and 8 are originally from the Cold Life single.
• Track 5 is originally from the (Everyday Is) Halloween single.

2014 track listing^[4]

Disc One

No.	Title	Length
1.	"(Everyday Is) Halloween"	6:36
2.	"The Nature of Love"	7:04
3.	"All Day"	5:51
4.	"Cold Life"	5:11
5.	"Halloween Remix"	10:25
6.	"Nature of Love" (Cruelty Mix)	6:43
7.	"All Day" (Remix)	6:34
8.	"Cold Life" (Dub)	6:22

Disc Two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Same Old Madness"	5:58
2.	"Primental"	5:14
3.	"I'm Falling"	4:24
4.	"Nature Of Outtakes"	8:09
5.	"I'm Falling"	4:04
6.	"Overkill"	4:31
7.	"He's Angry"	3:54
8.	"Move" (Original Mix)	6:21
9.	"Nature Of Love" (Cruelty B Mix)	6:43

Personnel

• Alain Jourgensen – vocals, guitar (4, 8), production, engineer (5, 7)
• Thom Moore – engineer (1, 3)
• Patty Jourgensen – additional vocals (2)
• Richard 23 – additional vocals (2)
• Stevo – additional percussion (3), drums (4)
• Jay O'Roarke – production (4)
• Lamont Welton – bass (4)
• Preston – horns (4)
• Steve Brighton – additional vocals (4)
• Jon Mathias – remixing (6), engineer (6)
• Sturm – remixing (6), engineer (6)
• Iain Burgess – engineer (8)
• Nancy Taylor – assistant engineer (8)
• Brian Shanley – album cover

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Brackett, Nathan. "Ministry". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. November 2004. pg. 544, cited March 20, 2010
3. "Twelve Inch Singles (1981-1984) / Wax Trax! Records - WAXCD 035". Discogs. Retrieved 2015-01-28.
4. "Twelve Inch Singles (1981-1984) / Cleopatra - CLP 1931". Discogs. Retrieved 2015-01-28.