Choice Cuts
Choice Cuts is a compilation from Carcass, the British extreme metal band, issued by Earache Records. It came out on 29 June 2004 and sits in the death metal corner of the label's catalogue.
The record arrived between the band's 1996 album Swansong and their return with Surgical Steel in 2013, so it belongs to the years when Carcass were not making new studio records. Their full run of albums began with Reek of Putrefaction in 1988 and Symphonies of Sickness in 1989, then moved through Necroticism: Descanting the Insalubrious and Heartwork. As a collection, it gives newer listeners a way into that body of work without committing to the whole discography.
Choice Cuts: tracklist and credits
21 tracks · 1:18:57Tracklist
- 1Genital GrinderOwen, Steer, Walker1:32
- 2Maggot ColonyOwen, Steer, Walker1:37
- 3Exhume to ConsumeKen Owen and Jeff Walker3:50
- 4Swarming Vulgar Mass of Infected VirulencyOwen, Steer, Walker3:10
- 5Tools of the TradeAmott, Steer, Walker3:04
- 6Corporal Jigsore QuandaryAmott, Owen, Steer, Walker5:48
- 7Incarnated Solvent AbuseAmott, Steer, Walker5:02
- 8Buried DreamsBill Steer and Jeff Walker3:59
- 9No Love LostBill Steer and Jeff Walker3:22
- 10HeartworkAmott, Steer, Walker4:33
- 11Keep On Rotting in the Free WorldJeff Walker3:41
- 12R**k the VoteJeff Walker3:53
- 13This Is Your LifeBill Steer and Jeff Walker4:08
- 14Crepitating Bowel ErosionOwen, Steer, Walker5:09
- 15Slash DementiaOwen, Steer, Walker3:24
- 16Cadaveric Incubator of EndoparasitesOwen, Steer, Walker3:14
- 17Reek of PutrefactionOwen, Steer, Walker3:35
- 18Empathological NecroticismOwen, Steer, Walker6:06
- 19FoeticideOwen, Steer, Walker2:54
- 20Fermenting InnardsOwen, Steer, Walker2:56
- 21Exhume to ConsumeKen Owen and Jeff Walker3:59
- Produced by
- Carcass, Paul Talbot, Colin Richardson, Michael Amott, Ken Owen, Bill Steer, Jeff Walker
- Executive producer
- Digby Pearson
- Recorded at
- Rich Bitch Studios, Amazon Studios, Parr Street Studios, Rockfield Studios, Battery Studios
- Recorded
- 1998
- Mixed by
- Paul Talbot, Carcass, Colin Richardson
- Mixed at
- Rich Bitch Studios, Parr Street Studios, Battery Studios
- Engineered by
- Mike Ivory, Paul Talbot, Keith Hartley, Keith Andrews, Stephen Harris
- Labels
- Earache Records, Earache
- Length
- 1:18:57
Line-up
- Ken Owen · drums (drum set), vocals
- Bill Steer · electric guitar, guitar, vocals
- Jeff Walker · bass, bass guitar, vocals
- Michael Amott · guitar, vocals · guest
- Carlo Regadas · guitar · guest
From MusicBrainz, Wikipedia and Wikidata. Only what the sources record is shown.
Released the same week
Also released on 29 June
Every year →More from Carcass
Full discography →The best of 2004
All of 2004 →More on Earache Records
The label →Releases and pressings
How we know the release date musicbrainz only
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 29 June 2004 | ignored lone early release dated 2004-05-17 |
| Wikipedia infobox | 2004 | |
| Wikidata | 2004 | |
| US release | 29 June 2004 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 17 May 2004 | earliest UK or European date |
2 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 2004 | XE | Earache Records | 5055006522013 | original |
| 29 June 2004 | US | Earache Records | 745316022024 | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| coverartarchive | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |