Chemical Playschool Volume 1

The Legendary Pink Dots, C90, 1981

1. Defeated - "1981 Version" also on Kleine Krieg and Legendary Pink Box.
2. Voices - "Full Band Version" also on Premonition and Legendary Pink Box.
3. Ideal Home - "Ka-Spel Version" also on Traumstadt 1.
4. Black Highway - "Full Band Version" also on Kleine Krieg and Legendary Pink Box.
5. Soma Bath - "Jolly Version" also on Kleine Krieg and Brighter Now.
6. Dolls' House - "1981 Version" also on Kleine Krieg and Ancient Daze.
7. Louder After Six - "Throbbing Keyboard Version" also on Ancient Daze.
8. (Throbbing Chorus) - unavailable elsewhere.
9. Phallus Dei - also on Only Dreaming and Ancient Daze.
10. Stand Firm, Damien - unavailable elsewhere.
11. Dying For The Emperor - also on Premonition and Under Triple Moons.
12. Peace Krime #1 - unavailable elsewhere.
13. Brighter Now - "Chaotic Version" unavailable elsewhere.
14. Peace Krime #2 - also on Kleine Krieg and Prayer for Aradia bonus tracks.
15. Mpnmep Cptaha - unavailable elsewhere.
16. Apocalypse Then - "Martial Version" unavailable elsewhere.
17. (Boopy Keyboards) - unavailable elsewhere.
18. Professional - also on Prayer For Aradia Bonus Tracks.
19. Donna's Blitzed Again - unavailable elsewhere.
20. Brill - also on Kleine Krieg and Player for Aradia bonus tracks.
21. Witch Hunt - unavailable elsewhere.
22. Break Day - "Evil Pulse Version" also on Kleine Krieg.
23. Break Down - "Full Version" unavailable elsewhere, "Edited Version" on Prayer for Aradia Bonus Tracks.
    

The Band:

Edward Ka-Spel - vocals/keyboards
April Iliffe - vocals/piano
Phil Knight ("Phil Harmonix") - synthesizer
Roland Calloway? ("Rolls Anotherone") - bass
Mick Marshall? ("Rik Chevrolet") - guitars
Sally Graves? ("May B. Irma Mazed") - keyboards

Notes:

• Considered at the time to be a "best of." Different editions had some different titles apparently because "some titles were forgotten and renamed."
• The first half contains more-or-less traditional songs -- most used liberally elsewhere -- whereas the second half is mostly made up of odd experiments -- most of which have never appeared outside of this album.
• It seems strange that "Dying For the Emperor" would not get a real release until the "Premontion" tape, even though it's much more accessible than some of the songs they put on other releases previously.