Burroughs Cobain Priest They Called Him Sealed 10" Picture Disc TK9210044 #d
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Burroughs Cobain Priest They Called Him Sealed 10" Picture Disc TK9210044 numbered
The "Priest" They Called Him is a collaboration between the American novelist and musician . Cobain provides dissonant guitar backing based on "" and "" to Burroughs' deadpan . Originally released as a limited edition 10-inch picture disc on in 1993, it was subsequently re-released on CD and 10-inch vinyl.
This short piece read was first published in The titular "Priest" is the protagonist, an otherwise nameless addict trying to score on . After selling a leather suitcase filled with a pair of severed legs (and subsequently visiting the ubiquitous crooked doctor), the Priest returns to a boarding house with a fix. While preparing, the Priest is interrupted by muffled moans from the next room. He knocks and finds a crippled Mexican boy in the throes of agonizing . After giving the boy his drugs as an act of , the Priest returns to his room, reclines on his bed and dies, in what Burroughs calls "the immaculate fix." Another reading of this piece was also used in , a short animated film in 1990.
