Drunk on the Pope's Blood/The Agony Is the Ecstacy

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Drunk on the Pope's Blood/The Agony Is the Ecstacy
EP by
ReleasedFebruary 18, 1982
RecordedNovember 26, 1981
VenueThe Venue, London, England
GenrePost-punk
Length34:47
Label4AD
The Birthday Party chronology
Prayers on Fire
(1981)
Drunk on the Pope's Blood/The Agony Is the Ecstacy
(1982)
Junkyard
(1982)
Lydia Lunch chronology
Queen of Siam
(1980)
The Agony Is the Ecstacy
(1982)
13.13
(1982)
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Drunk on the Pope's Blood/The Agony Is the Ecstacy is a split compilation EP by the post-punk acts The Birthday Party and Lydia Lunch, released on February 18, 1982, through 4AD. It contains live material from a show performed on November 26, 1981, at The Venue in London. Three of the four Birthday Party tracks were included on their Live 1981-82 CD. Their version of the song "Loose" and the Lydia Lunch piece have never been officially reissued on CD. The Lydia Lunch side is a single track recorded up to the run-out groove, causing the song to play endlessly on manual turntables.