Crispy Ambulance / Fin + Frozen Blood
Artist Crispy Ambulance
Album Title: Fin + Frozen Blood
Album Cover:
Primary Genre Alternative & Punk: Post-Punk
Format CD (2)
Released 10/06/2023
Label Factory Benelux
Catalog No FBN 18 CD
Bar Code No 7 08527 23042 8
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
Fin (Disc 1)
1. Rainforest Ritual (2:23)
2. United (5:19)
3. Chora (4:52)
4. Green Shirt/White Shirt (Deaf) (3:47)
5. Brutal 6. The Plateau Phase (3:01)
6. Nightfall Ends the Ceasefire (6:08)
7. Bardo Plane (4:19)
8. At the Sounding of the Klaxon (3:36)
9. Chill (4:01)
10. I Talking/You Talking Pts. 1 + 2 (5:03)
11. Lucifer Rising (6:39)
12. Black Death (Life is Knife) (12") (5:17)
13. From the Cradle to the Grave (7") (8:40)
14. Four Minutes From the Frontline (7") (3:22)
15. Come on (Demo) (4:23)
16. Untitled (2:14)
Frozen Blood (Disc 2)
1. Not What I Expected (10") (4:02)
2. Deaf (10") (3:58)
3. Come on (Peel Session) (2:13)
4. Drug User-Drug Pusher (Peel Session) (6:26)
5. October 31st (Peel Session) (3:36)
6. Egypt (Peel Session) (5:13)
7. A Sense of Reason (Piccadilly Session) (4:02)
8. Eastern Bloc (Piccadilly Session) (5:13)
9. Concorde Square (Piccadilly Session) (3:19)
10. The Presence (Piccadilly Session) (5:19)
11. Headhunters (2:55)
12. Frozen Blood (4:39)
13. Turnbuckle (4:59)
14. The Gift of Danger (3:23)
15. Hollow Points (4:31)
16. The Grind (4:30)
17. Cult (3:14)
Date Acquired 02/06/2024
Personal Rating
Acquired from Darla Records
Purchase Price 15.00

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Notes

Notes:
Disc 1 previously released as "Fin".
Track 16 unlisted (it's actually the same as the Peel Session version, 2-03, taken from a low quality cassette)

Disc 2 previously released as "Frozen Blood (1980-82)".

Note: the Piccadilly Session tracks 2-7 thru 2-10 are from the master tape unlike the original release where they were from a cassette copy, previously only available as a limited edition CDR or download from LTM.


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Analyzed Folder: Crispy Ambulance\2023.10.06.Fin + Frozen Blood [CD1 - Fin]_dr.txt
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DR13   -7.40 dB   -25.21 dB  01 - Rainforest Ritual.aif    
DR10   -5.48 dB   -17.30 dB  02 - United.aif      
DR13   -1.22 dB   -16.77 dB  03 - Choral.aif      
DR13   -2.77 dB   -17.32 dB  04 - Green Light - White Shirt (Deaf).aif
DR12   -3.73 dB   -17.33 dB  05 - Brutal.aif      
DR13   -3.94 dB   -18.60 dB  06 - The Plateau Phase.aif    
DR13   -3.73 dB   -18.99 dB  07 - Nightfall Ends the Ceasefire.aif
DR12   -3.72 dB   -18.80 dB  08 - Bardo Plane.aif      
DR11   -6.29 dB   -20.16 dB  09 - At the Sounding of the Klaxon.aif
DR09   -7.25 dB   -19.33 dB  10 - Chill.aif        
DR10   -6.95 dB   -19.63 dB  11 - I Talking - You Talking, Parts 1 & 2.aif
DR10   -3.50 dB   -17.15 dB  12 - Lucifer Rising.aif  
DR12   -1.44 dB   -16.97 dB  13 - Black Death (Life Is Knife).aif
DR14   -0.26 dB   -19.27 dB  14 - From the Cradle to the Grave.aif
DR15   -2.53 dB   -19.17 dB  15 - Four Minutes from the Frontline.aif
DR12   -2.20 dB   -15.38 dB  16 - [Untitled].aif      
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Number of Files: 16
Official DR Value: DR12
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Analyzed Folder: Crispy Ambulance\2023.10.06.Fin + Frozen Blood [CD2 - Frozen Blood]_dr.txt
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DR14   +0.00 dB   -16.50 dB  01 - Not What I Expected.aif  
DR12    -0.00 dB   -14.19 dB  02 - Deaf.aif          
DR14   +0.00 dB   -16.47 dB  03 - Come On.aif        
DR14   +0.00 dB   -15.79 dB  04 - Drug User-Drug Pusher.aif
DR13   +0.00 dB   -15.12 dB  05 - October 31st.aif      
DR14    -0.00 dB   -16.96 dB  06 - Egypt.aif          
DR14   +0.00 dB   -15.64 dB  07 - A Sense of Reason.aif    
DR13    -0.00 dB   -16.23 dB  08 - Eastern Bloc.aif      
DR12   +0.00 dB   -13.96 dB  09 - Concorde Square.aif  
DR12   +0.00 dB   -15.20 dB  10 - The Presence.aif      
DR14   +0.00 dB   -16.58 dB  11 - Headhunters.aif      
DR11   +0.00 dB   -14.97 dB  12 - Frozen Blood.aif      
DR13    -0.00 dB   -16.64 dB  13 - Turnbuckle.aif        
DR11   +0.00 dB   -15.24 dB  14 - The Gift of Danger.aif  
DR14    -0.00 dB   -16.08 dB  15 - Hollow Points.aif    
DR10   +0.00 dB   -11.42 dB  16 - The Grind.aif      
DR11   +0.00 dB   -13.14 dB  17 - Cult.aif          
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Number of Files: 17
Official DR Value: DR13
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Reviews
All Music Guide Fin Review by Ned Raggett:

Drawing in large part from the Open Gates of Fire release, Fin, so named since the band had already called it a day, makes for an excellent adjunct to the band's studio work, showing that the quartet didn't merely enjoy live performances, they thrived on them. Those not convinced by the attractive dark glow of Crispy Ambulance's studio work might well be surprised at how powerful and yet still mysterious the four members sounded in concert. Hempsall throws out some humorous between-song comments here and there -- "Here's a song you might just know...It's Howdy Doody time!" -- but his performances are no joke, the rough-voiced charisma of the studio work carrying over well. If anything, his singing is the most prominent part of the performance in the mix, seconded by Darbyshire's bass and, when soloing, Davenport. It's a slightly odd combination but still works well, though it sometimes leaves Madeley out in the cold. The song selection, in keeping with the group's creative bent, for the most part consists of songs that were then unreleased or not formally recorded. Of these, the engrossing "The Plateau Phase" (not found on the album of the same name) is arguably the standout number, its driving, rampaging post-punk power simply stunning. The immediately following "Nightfall Ends the Ceasefire" is also quite worthy, a lovely Davenport intro turning into a queasy rumble of sound that Madeley's drumming transforms into a majestic psych trip. Evidence of the band's own way of doing things comes in the form of a favorite live cover version -- Throbbing Gristle's wonderful "United," introduced amusingly by Hempsall (with heavy echo) as "a classic from the new wave era!" and given a great, obsessive, and nervous arrangement. Later versions of Fin contained the B-side of the Sexus single, "Black Death (Life Is Knife)," and, in a slightly unusual touch, the group's derivative debut single, From the Cradle to the Grave.

All Music Guide Frozen Blood (1980-1982) Review by Ned Raggett:

While various CD reissues had resurrected much of the Crispies' back catalog, there was still a variety of singles and random tracks kicking around by the time Les Temps Moderne embarked on a proper re-release program. As a result, the label topped everything off with Frozen Blood, meant to put the final seal on the group in the digital age. Starting with the long out-of-print second single Unsightly & Serene, the core of the release consists of two radio sessions, one for legendary U.K. DJ John Peel and another for Piccadilly Radio. Both are notable as together they contain six songs never officially recorded or released elsewhere by the group. Hempsall's vocals on the Peel session cuts are a touch hoarser than usual -- explained in the exhaustive liner notes as resulting from an unfortunate cold -- but collectively the band is on fire, exuding energy and confidence. "Drug User-Drug Pusher" is the winner from the Peel cuts, a six-minute rip with a fantastic midsong break and swirling lead melody from Davenport. Derbyshire and Madeley lay down an intricate rhythm line that stops and stutters even as it grooves, and there's the strong sense that a little more time spent on the song would have made a killer single. That sense is borne out by two of the Piccadilly session cuts, "The Presence" and "Concorde Square," both sounding fine here but later turned into something epic on the Live on a Hot August Night release. The final seven songs are often intriguing outtakes from the various live tapes that would end up forming Open Gates of Fire and its CD cousin Fin, taken from a number of dates around Europe in 1982, plus one studio rehearsal, "Cult." Three come from the band's last ever show, at which the band played wholly new material -- a fine way to go down fighting.
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