''Gods on Voodoo Moon'' is the first recording and release by American rock band
White Zombie, released independently as an
EP in November 1985.
It was their only release with
Paul "Ena" Kostabi on guitar and
Peter Landau on drums.
Production
The six songs, including "Black Friday" and "Dead or Alive", were all recorded in one session and in one take each.
[Take 5 with Sean Yseult of White Zombie, cited January 21, 2009]
Release and reception
The EP was initially only released to vinyl. The songs "Black Friday" and "Dead Or Alive" were recorded during the same sessions but were excluded from the vinyl pressings due to lack of space. A cassette version was released in 1989 on
Caroline Records
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featuring the two unreleased tracks. Due to a lack of funds at the time, only 300 copies of vinyl were pressed at Macola Records,
Hollywood, California
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, 100 of which were sold, while the others remained in the possession of the band.
The EP was re-released by the
Numero Group on June 3, 2016, as part of the ''
It Came from N.Y.C.'' retrospective box set. Remastered by Jay Yuenger, the set was available on 5 vinyl discs with a free digital download in 320 KBps MP3 format, or as a 3-CD set. This release includes the two tracks previously only available on cassette.
It was re-released on
Record Store Day
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, in April 2017, on red ("Zombie Blood") vinyl and white ("Zombie Pus") vinyl, on 750 copies total.
Track listing
Personnel
Adapted from the ''Gods on Voodoo Moon'' liner notes.
;White Zombie
*
Paul Kostabi
Paul Indrek Kostabi (also known as Ena; born October 1, 1962 in Whittier, California, United States) is an American visual artist, musician, record producer and audio engineer. He is the brother of the visual artist and musician Mark Kostabi.
...
(as Ena Kostabi) – guitar
*
Peter Landau – drums
*
Sean Yseult – bass guitar, photography
*
Rob Zombie
Robert Bartleh Cummings (born January 12, 1965), known professionally as Rob Zombie, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, filmmaker, and actor. His music and lyrics are notable for their horror and sci-fi themes, and his live show ...
(as Rob Straker) – vocals, illustrations
;Production and additional personnel
* Gary Dorfman – engineering
* White Zombie – production
Release history
References
External links
*
White Zombie (band) albums
1985 EPs
1985 debut albums
Self-released EPs
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