Throbbing Gristle
United/Zyklon B Zombie

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1977

UK 7" Industrial IR0003

  1. United - [TGCD2] [MP3]
  2. Zyklon B Zombie - [TGCD2] [MP3]

Chris Carter
Peter Christopherson
Cosey Fanni Tutti
Genesis P-Orridge

Original pressing by Industrial Records had cream centre labels with very blurred Death factory Logo and picture sleeve. After approximately 20,000 sales re-pressing was taken over by Rough Trade and the single was re-cut with message scratched in the centre "Salon Kitty" on the ZBZ side and "437 666 OTO" "RE-CUT 4 NOV 79" and "20,000 DOWN" scratched in the United side. The centre section of ZBZ with Cosey's guitar was cut extra loud also as an improvement upon the original version. This version still had the cream/white labels with blurred Death Factory Logo. Some were sold without picture sleeves though not many. Januaury 1980 Industrial Records re-released "UNITED" with a new version of Zyklon B Zombie (5:10 long with train noises, rain, and burning flesh eventually running into a locked groove) with Black center labels and White and abstracted Death Factory logo. There were 1000 copies only on WHITE vinyl with messages scratched in the centre. On the UNITED side "Memorial Issue" on the ZBZ side "The End of The Line".A further 1000 copies of this version were pressed exactly the same as the WHITE vinyl version mentioned above except they were pressed on CRYSTAL CLEAR vinyl.

UNITED:
You and I
You and I
Living together
Loving forever
At our distance
Another for instance
United United
You become me
And I becomy you
She is she
And she is you too
United United
A corresponding game to play
A special way for us to stay
United United
Its a lie
Its the same
It's a sigh
It's a game
Its the why
Its the where and the when we're United
United
You and I You and I
United United
Four faces blending blending blending
Neverending
Our places sending
Shades of evening
You and I You and I United United
Oceans between us
Sky between us
Land between us
Fire between us
We're United United

Can't stop it

United United
You are my Knight
You are my night-night my evening
Its very plain to say
Its a strange system
You miss them
You want to be them
You have to see them
You have to be them
United United
You and me la la la la
You and I
Make ourselves forever together forever and ever
United United
Love is the law
Love is the law
Love is the law
Love is the law
United United United You and I You and I United
TIme will see us
Time will free us
Time will be us
We are everywhere
There is no why
There is no sky anymore
There is just us United
United


ZYKLON B ZOMBIE:
I'm just alittle jewish girl
Ain't got no clothes on
And if I had a steel hammer
I'd smash your teeth in
And as I walk her to to the gas chamber
I'm out there laughing

Zyklon Zyklon Zyklon B Zombie Zombie
Zyklon Zyklon Zyklon B Zombie Zombie

And if I had a little leather
I'd rub your tail off
I'm just a poor jewish girl
I've got no clothes pm
And as I walk into the room
They're all stood laughing

Zyklon Zyklon Zyklon B Zombie
Zyklon Zyklon Zyklon B Zombie

And if I had a little manners
I'd beat the call-up
While the people in the chamber
They form a pyramid
And as I kiss the shiny leather
I've got no clothes on

Zyklon Zyklon Zyklon B Zombie
Zyklon Zyklon Zyklon B Zombie

AND THEN MY HEAD SPLIT OPEN!

Zyklon Zyklon Zyklon B Zombie Zombie
Zyklon Zyklon Zyklon B Zombie

See all these little jewish girls
They have no clothes on
And with my mind I see you
With all your clothes on
And so I spare you from your friends
Who I give Zyklon
Just as they take a big warm breath
Some more pure Zyklon

Zyklon Zyklon Zyklon B Zombie
Zyklon Zyklon Zyklon B Zombie
Zyklon Zyklon Zyklon B Zombie [repeat]