''Testify'' is a remix EP by The Damned, released by

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in 1997.

Composition

The EP consists of remixes of material from their 1996 album '' Not of This Earth''. Among those contributing were the

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(Track 1),

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(Track 2), Claus Larsen (Track 3), Damien Deville of Nosferatu (Track 4),

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(Track 5) and Romell Regulacion (Track 6). A bonus live version of

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's "Looking at You" recorded at Woolwich Coronet on 11 July 1985, the same gig as '' Fiendish Shadows'' live album (but not included on that release) was included as a "bonus track" – something of a misnomer as the EP's never been issued without it.

Release

The EP was initially released in the United States only, but is relatively easy to find imported in the UK, among others. It was later included on Cleopatra's Damned Box Set.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Rat Scabies and Alan Lee Shaw; except where indicated # "Testify" (

Mix) – 2:19 # "I Need a Life – Resurrected" (

Mix) – 4:40 # "Shadow to Fall" (

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Mix) – 3:39 # "Testify" (

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Mix) – 2:57 # "No More Tears" (

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Mix) – 3:58 # "Shadow to Fall – Hypersensitive" (

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Mix) – 3:00 # "Looking at You" (Live) (

) – 3:37

References

{{The Damned The Damned (band) albums 1997 EPs Cleopatra Records EPs