Released 18 September 1992 Length 79:19 Artist Killing Joke Label Caroline Records | Recorded 1979–1990 Laugh? I Nearly Bought One!
(1992) Wilful Days
(1995) Release date 18 September 1992 Producers Chris Kimsey, Conny Plank | |
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Genres Post-punk, New wave, Industrial metal Similar Killing Joke albums, Industrial metal albums | ||
Laugh? I Nearly Bought One! is a compilation album by English rock band Killing Joke, released in 1992 by record label Caroline.
Contents
Content
The album contained tracks from every album Killing Joke had released to that point except Fire Dances and Outside the Gate. It also featured a previously unreleased mix of "Wintergardens" and several non-album tracks.
The album's cover image of a priest blessing Nazi soldiers was previously used by the band for a concert poster in the early 1980s. Because of its theme, it caused quite a stir and the band were banned from playing a concert in Glasgow, Scotland. Contrary to popular belief, the priest in the picture was not Pope Pius XII, but German Nazi abbot Alban Schachleiter.
Reception
Ned Raggett of AllMusic wrote, "not the best compilation that could have been assembled [...] Laugh? is still a reasonable overview of the first decade of Killing Joke and its checkered [sic] but still important history". Trouser Press called the album "commendable", but "a few obscure tracks take the place of more essential choices".
Personnel
Songs
1Turn to Red4:04
2Pssyche (live)4:46
3Requiem3:44