Laughing in the Face of a Dead Man

Laughing in the Face of a Dead Man
EP by Death of Samantha
Released September 1, 1986 (1986-09-01)
Genre Post-punk
Label Homestead
Producer Chris Burgess, Death of Samantha
Death of Samantha chronology
Strungout on Jargon
(1986)		 Laughing in the Face of a Dead Man
(1986)		 Where the Women Wear the Glory and the Men Wear the Pants
(1988)

Laughing in the Face of a Dead Man is an EP by the post-punk band Death of Samantha, released in 1986 on Homestead Records.

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Although noting that Death of Samantha's sound remained largely the same, Glenn Kenny of Trouser Press found the EP to be more entertaining and worthwhile when compared to the band's debut[2]

Track listing

All songs written by John Petkovic, except "Werewolves of London" by LeRoy Marinell, Waddy Wachtel and Warren Zevon.

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Blood & Shaving Cream"    
2. "Werewolves of London"    
Side two
No. Title Length
1. "The Set Up (of Madame Sosostris)"    
2. "Yellow Fever"    
3. "American Horoscope & The Bad Prescription"    

Personnel

Adapted from the Laughing in the Face of a Dead Man liner notes.[3]

Death of Samantha
Additional musicians and production

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1986 Homestead LP HMS 071

References

  1. ↑ "Death of Samantha: Laughing in the Face of a Dead Man EP > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  2. ↑ Kenny, Glenn (2007). "Death of Samantha". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  3. ↑ Laughing in the Face of a Dead Man (sleeve). Death of Samantha. Rockville Centre, New York: Homestead Records. 1986.
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