Pope Adrian 37th Psychristiatric
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| Released | 1995[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1992, Southern Studios | |||
| Genre | Art punk, anarcho-punk | |||
| Label | Outer Himalayan[2] | |||
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| Punknews.org |   [3] |
Pope Adrian 37th Psychristiatric is a concept album by the band Rudimentary Peni.[4] It was recorded in 1992 and released in 1995. The majority of the album was written while lead singer/guitarist Nick Blinko was being detained in a psychiatric hospital under section 3 of the Mental Health Act 1983. The subject matter of the album relates to the delusions Blinko was experiencing at the time, particularly the idea that he was "Pope Adrian 37th" — a reference to Pope Adrian IV.[5]
Adding to the album's unique sound, the pseudo-latinized phrase "Papas Adrianus" (Pope Adrian) is looped and can be heard in the background through the entire album.
Blinko provided the artwork for the album.[6]
Track listing
- "Pogo Pope"
- "The Pope with No Name"
- "Hadrianich Relique"
- "Il Papus Puss"
- "Muse Sick (Sic)"
- "Vatican't City Hearse"
- "I'm a Dream"
- "We're Gonna Destroy Life the World Gets Higher and Higher"
- "Pills, Popes And Potions"
- "Ireland Sun"
- "Regicide Chaz III"
- "Iron Lung"
References
- ^ Cogan, Brian (2006). Encyclopedia of Punk Music and Culture. Greenwood Press. p. 189.
- ^ "Rudimentary Peni". Trouser Press. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "Rudimentary Peni - Pope Adrian 37th Psychristiatric [reissue]". www.punknews.org. 25 March 2013.
- ^ Glasper, Ian (1 June 2014). The Day the Country Died: A History of Anarcho Punk 1980–1984. PM Press. ISBN 9781604865165 – via Google Books.
- ^ Aitch, Iain (20 April 2021). "'Nobody else could make this music': the return of underground punks Rudimentary Peni". Music. The Guardian.
- ^ Warwick, Kevin (21 October 2013). "In Rotation: Artist Heather Gabel on Lungfish's secret truths". Chicago Reader.
