The Initial Command

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Length 48:40 Artist Front Line Assembly Label 77 KK Records		The Initial Command(1987) State of Mind(1988) Release date 1986 Genre Industrial music

Released December 1987 (1987-12) Producer Bill Leeb, Michael Balch Similar Front Line Assembly albums, Industrial music albums

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The Initial Command is the first album released by Canadian Industrial band Front Line Assembly. Their first two releases, Nerve War and Total Terror, were demo tapes. The music was created mostly by Bill Leeb with some help from Michael Balch. Since the 1987 release of The Initial Command, the album has been re-issued twice. The first release, in 1992, contained no changes. The second release, in 1997, contained two new tracks and new cover art.

The 1997 re-release incorrectly listed the second track "Core" as "Intelligence Dream" while the liner notes have the correct title. "Complexity" and "Core" appear to be new songs at the time of release.

Track listing

All tracks written by Bill Leeb, except where noted.

Front Line Assembly

Bill Leeb – production, engineering, vocals

Michael Balch – production (1987 Release), mixing (1987 Release)

Rhys Fulber (1987 Release 1, 3, 4)

Chris Peterson – mixing (1997 Re-release 1, 2)

Technical personnel

Carylann Loeppky – cover art (1987 Release)

David Rosychuk – design (1987 Release), artwork (1987 Release)

Songs

1SulakBrainwash
2What a Way to GoButcher
3Brigitte XOffensive

References

The Initial Command Wikipedia

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