''Sphinctour'' is a live CD/DVD/VHS release by the
industrial metal
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band
Ministry
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released in 2002. It contains various tracks recorded on their 1996 world tour in support of the album ''
Filth Pig
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''. The album title is a play on the word
sphincter.
Track listing
*Track 5 and 13 not included on CD releases
Album release
The original objective of ''Sphinctour'' was as a home video release, though a CD version was also made. There are no discernible differences audio-wise from the DVD, although, like their ''
In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up
''In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up'' is a live album by American industrial metal band Ministry, released on September 4, 1990, by Sire Records.
Critical reception and legacy
Audio from the live performance of "Breathe", subtitled "Live ...
'' release, two tracks were omitted from the CD release. In addition, the DVD features the song "
Happy Dust" as the intro and outro. The live video is edited as
jump cut
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, which is a combination of all the concerts that took place in America and Europe.
Personnel
Ministry
*
Al Jourgensen -
vocals
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,
mandolin
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("Reload"),
harmonica
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("Filth Pig"),
guitar
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("Just One Fix", "N.W.O."),
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Paul Barker
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bass guitar
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,
keyboard bass ("The Fall"), production
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Rey Washam
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drums
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Louis Svitek
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- guitar
* Duane Buford - keyboards
*
Zlatko Hukic - guitar
Additional personnel
* Tom Baker -
mastering
* Paul Elledge - image and design
Video personnel
* Jeffrey Kinart -
television director,
production
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,
editor
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* Doug Freel - director, editor
* Tom Tuntlend - assistant editor
* Todd Darling -
post-production
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supervisor
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References
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2002 live albums
2002 video albums
Live video albums
Ministry (band) albums
Sanctuary Records live albums
Sanctuary Records video albums
Albums produced by Al Jourgensen