Ministry / With Sympathy
Artist Ministry
Album Title: With Sympathy
Album Cover:
Primary Genre Electronica/Dance: Synth Pop
Format CD
Released 09/00/1983
Reissue Date 00/00/1987
Label Arista Records, Inc.
Catalog No ARCD 8016
Bar Code No 0 7822-18016-2
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
1. Effigy (I'm Not An) (3:51)
2. Revenge (3:48)
3. I Wanted To Tell Her (5:29)
4. Work For Love (4:44)
5. Here We Go (3:21)
6. What He Say (4:04)
7. Say You're Sorry (4:18)
8. Should Have Known Better (4:31)
9. She's Got A Cause (3:33)
Date Acquired 06/06/1985
Personal Rating
Acquired from Down In The Valley
Purchase Price 14.00

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Notes

Mastered at Sterling Sound.
Recorded at Syncro Sound Studios, Boston.
Digitally remastered at Digital Magnetics.
This album is dedicated to Carol Blank with all our love.
All songs published by Ministry Affairs Publishing (BMI)
℗&© 1983 Arista Records Inc.
Released in a jewel case with a 4-page front cover booklet and a 1-sided back cover tray insert.This Laservideo version was released sometime between 1986-1988.
Concept By [Cover Concepts] – Brian Shanley, Jim Nash
Drums – Alain Jourgensen (tracks: 8), Stephen George (tracks: 1 to 7, 9)
Engineer – David Wooley, Flood, Ian
Management – Elliot Roberts, Steve Berkowitz
Mastered By – Greg Calbi
Performer – Alain Jourgensen, Stephen George
Photography By – Alberto Rizzo
Photography By [Inner Sleeve] – David Gahr
Producer – Ian Taylor, Vince Ely
Remastered By – Joe Gastwirt
Tape Op [Tape Op's] – David Heglmeier, Roger Merritt, Steve Jackson
Vocals, Keyboards – Alain Jourgensen
Written-By – A. Jourgensen, Shay Jones (tracks: 3)
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Arista Records, Inc.
Copyright © – Arista Records, Inc.
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Recorded At – Syncro Sound
Remastered At – Digital Magnetics
Made By – Laservideo Inc. – CIO8193

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Analyzed Folder: Ministry - With Sympathy_dr.txt
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DR         Peak           RMS                 Filename                      
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DR12    -0.74 dB   -14.49 dB     01 - Effigy (I'm Not An).flac
DR11    -0.51 dB   -13.33 dB     02 - Revenge.flac            
DR12    -0.78 dB   -15.13 dB     03 - I Wanted to Tell Her.flac
DR14    -0.54 dB   -16.51 dB     04 - Work for Love.flac      
DR12    -1.33 dB   -15.19 dB     05 - Here We Go.flac          
DR13    -0.95 dB   -15.30 dB     06 - What He Say.flac        
DR12    -1.05 dB   -15.95 dB     07 - Say You're Sorry.flac    
DR13    -1.10 dB   -16.09 dB     08 - Should Have Known Better.flac
DR12    -0.47 dB   -15.07 dB     09 - She's Got a Cause.flac  
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Number of Files: 9
Official DR Value: DR12
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Reviews
AllMusic Review by Dean Carlson:

Rather than the trademark bone-munching industrial metal of later years, With Sympathy is panto-goth new wave synth-pop that sounds less like the band chewing your pancreas and more like Human League's surly little brother. Great stuff, then, for those who allied themselves with Ally Sheedy's character in The Breakfast Club. "Here We Go" grinds all over some electronic horns, "Work for Love" stop-starts and shouts about like "Walk This Way" without all that scary rap, and the whole record becomes a secret weapon against the contrived snarls of the albums to follow. Surely, Al Jourgensen must be more insecure about his past than a superstar linebacker over childhood courses in ballet.
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