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Animal Justice is the first EP by Welsh musician John Cale. It was released in September 1977 by record label Illegal. "Chickenshit" was Cale's response to his decapitation of a chicken during a gig in Croydon on April 24, 1977. This prompted the vegetarian rhythm section of Mike Visceglia and Joe Stefko to walk off and leave Cale's band.

Animal Justice
EP by John Cale
Released	September 1977
Studio	Chalk Farm Studios, London
Genre	Art rock
Length	14:33
Language	English
Label	Illegal
Producer	John Cale
John Cale EP chronology
Animal Justice (1977) 5 Tracks (2003)

Professional ratings

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Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Recording

Animal Justice was recorded at Chalk Farm Studios in London, England. Two other songs were recorded during these sessions, "Jack the Ripper (In the Moulin Rouge)" and "Ton Ton Macoute", but were not released.[2]

Content

The album cover is by rock photographer Jill Furmanovsky.[3]

Release

Animal Justice was released in September 1977 by record label Illegal.[4]

In 1999 this EP was released as bonus tracks on the reissue of the live album Sabotage/Live (1979).

Track listing

1. "Chickenshit" (Cale) − 3:25
2. "Memphis" (Chuck Berry) − 3:15
3. "Hedda Gabler" (Cale) − 7:53

Personnel

• John Cale − vocals, guitar, piano, viola
• Ritchie Flieger − guitar
• Jimmy Bain − bass guitar
• Bruce Brody − Moog synthesizer
• Kevin Currie − drums
• Chris Spedding - guitar on "Memphis"
• Jane Friedman − background vocals on "Chicken Shit"

References

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