Various Artists - Music Is A Message From Space (LP)

A fascinating artifact from the early industrial underground, Mission Is Terminated / Nice Tracks brings together Throbbing Gristle's final recordings alongside a compilation of avant-garde and experimental work released on the Italian Nice Label in 1983. The Throbbing Gristle disc captures the group in their final chapter — raw, confrontational, and deeply strange — while the accompanying compilation weaves together cut-up spoken word and music from various artists into a cohesive sonic document of the era.

What makes this release particularly compelling is its boldly unconventional packaging: a gatefold sleeve designed to be read from either side, with one panel dedicated to Throbbing Gristle (featuring the now-iconic Pope illustration) and the other to the Nice Tracks compilation, each with its own credits and liner notes. The package also includes a 16-page fanzine, Red Ronnie's Bazar 3, featuring an extensive interview with Genesis P-Orridge printed in both English and Italian alongside photographs — making this a genuinely immersive piece of early-80s industrial and experimental music culture.

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• Format: Vinyl
• Label: Nice Label
• Genre: Electronic, Rock, Non-Music
• Release Date: 1983
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TRACKS

A1. Inno D' Italia
A2. J.T.J (Interview About Ice-cream – Summer 1982)
A3. Tape-cuttings From The Cassette "La Côte D' Azur"
A4. Las Vegas – August 22, 1969
A5. Phone Call – July 7, 1982
A6. Calì
A7. A&M Meeting In Police Tent – Reading – August 28, 1979
A8. Fade Sooner
A9. La Battaglia Di Algeri (Excerpt)
A10. Toby Dammit (Excerpt)
A11. 1.707.000
A12. Chinese Woman
A13. Giù La Testa (Excerpt)
A14a. La Storia Del West
A14b. Conversations In Bologna At The Tinello Restaurant On September 9, 1981
A15. Il Funerale Di Fruit Flavoured Drops
A16. Conversations In Bologna At The Tinello Restaurant On September 9, 1981
A17. Cervello
A18. From An Interview With Red Ronnie – London, Lindsay Hotel – June 2, 1981
B1. From William Shakespeare's "Giulietta E Romeo"
B2. Tattoo
B3. Discourse On September 1978
B4. From A Video-Interview In Modena On September 2, 1981
B5. Lacoste Azure
B6. Message On The Answering Service
B7a. Saionara
B7b. Russian Radio - Yuri Gagarin Is In The Space - From The Announcement
B8. From A BBC Interview
B9. Radio Prague - Last Appeals During The German Invasion Of September 1939
B10. Stelle E Strisce
B11. Taken From The Presentation Of Psychic TV – London, Ritzy Theatre – October 2, 1982
B12a. Tape Cuttings From Their First Public Exhibition During The Final Academy – London, Ritzy Theatre – October 2, 1982
B12b. Cut One
B12c. Words
B13. Hommage A Duke Ellington
B14. Excerpt From "Pour En Finir Avec Le Jugement De Dieu"
B15. Red Indians - Indian Song
B16. Frisbee
B17. Conversations In Rome At The Florentina Restaurant On March 20, 1981
B18. Conversations In Rome At The Florentina Restaurant On March 20, 1981
B19. French Girl - Heavy Breathings In The Porno Film "Les Petites Filles"
B20. Senza Titolo
B21. From An Interview In Austria At The F1 Grand Prix On August 1978, Two Weeks Before His Fatal Accident
B22. Toby Dammit (Excerpt)
B23. Femme Fatale
B24. Untitled
C1. You Dont No
C2. Damaru Sunrise
D1. Medicine For Catholic Sex (Love Song For Paula)
D2. Exotic Violence Della Morte