Streetcleaner
Streetcleaner is the debut studio album by English industrial metal band Godflesh, released on 13 November 1989. It came out in the UK through Earache Records, with a US release via Combat Records following in December 1990. It was assembled across three separate sessions, partly built from demos made before the band took the Godflesh name, and it was reissued in 2010 with a second disc of previously unheard material.
What you hear is weighty and bleak. Machine percussion drives everything, the bass and drums sit louder than metal usually allows, and the guitar works as screeching noise rather than a string of riffs. Touring with Napalm Death helped the band build an international following, particularly in North America. Neurosis, Fear Factory and Isis have all cited it as an influence, and Rolling Stone placed it 64th in its 2017 list of the greatest metal albums.
Streetcleaner: tracklist and credits
9 tracks · 50:25Tracklist
- 1Like RatsJustin Broadrick and G.C. Green4:27
- 2Christbait RisingJustin Broadrick and G.C. Green6:59
- 3PulpJustin Broadrick and G.C. Green4:16
- 4Dream Long DeadJustin Broadrick and G.C. Green5:17
- 5Head DirtJustin Broadrick and G.C. Green6:08
- 6Devastator / Mighty Trust KrusherBroadrick, Green, Neville8:26
- 7Life Is EasyBroadrick, Green, Neville4:48
- 8StreetcleanerBroadrick, Green, Neville6:42
- 9Locust FurnaceBroadrick, Green, Neville3:22
- Produced by
- Godflesh, J. K. Broadrick, G. C. Green, Justin Broadrick
- Recorded at
- Soundcheck, Square Dance, Soundcheck in Birmingham, England and Square Dance in Derby, England
- Recorded
- 1988 (Tiny Tears bonus tracks), May–August 1989 (main album)
- Mixed at
- Soundcheck, Square Dance
- Engineered by
- Pete Gault, Ric Peet
- Labels
- [no label], Earache, Combat (US)
- Length
- 50:25
Line-up
- Justin Broadrick · guitar, guitar family, vocals
- G.C. Green · bass guitar
- Machines · other instruments
- Paul Neville · guitar, guitar family
From MusicBrainz, Wikipedia and Wikidata. Only what the sources record is shown.
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 13 November 1989 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 13 November 1989 (GB) | |
| Wikidata | 13 November 1989 | |
| US release | 7 December 1990 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 13 November 1989 | earliest UK or European date |
11 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | TH | [no label] | other | |
| November 1989 | GB | Earache Records | 5018615101529 | other |
| 13 November 1989 | GB | Earache Records | 5018615101512 | original |
| 1 July 1991 | US | Combat | 8856120232 | other |
| 20 June 1994 | GB | Earache Records | 5018615101529 | other |
| 21 June 1994 | US | Earache Records | 745316001524 | other |
| 23 April 2009 | XW | Earache Records | 5018615101529 | other |
| 21 June 2010 | GB | Earache Records | 5055006501513 | other |
| 14 July 2010 | XW | Earache Records | 5055006501513 | other |
| 1 August 2017 | XW | Earache Records | remaster | |
| 10 June 2022 | XE | Earache Records | 5055006501551 | 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) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 600×596 | upscaled |