Twelve Inch Singles (1981–1984)

Twelve Inch Singles (1981–1984) is a compilation album by American rock band Ministry, first released in 1987 by Wax Trax! Records. It comprises tracks from early non-album singles originally released on the label. The album was reissued by Cleopatra Records in 2014, including a second CD of early tracks.

Twelve Inch Singles (1981–1984)
Compilation album by Ministry
Released	16 January 1987
Recorded	1981–84
Genre	New wave, Post-punk, Industrial techno[1]
Length	54:50
Label	Wax Trax!
Producer	Alain Jourgensen Jay O'Roarke
Ministry chronology
Twitch (1986) Twelve Inch Singles (1981–1984) (1987) The Land of Rape and Honey (1988)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	4 / 10[4]

Track listing

Original 1987 release

No.	Title	Length
1.	"(Every Day Is) Halloween"	6:26
2.	"The Nature of Love"	6:57
3.	"All Day"	5:53
4.	"Cold Life"	5:12
5.	"Halloween Remix"	10:31
6.	"Nature of Love" (Cruelty Mix B)	6:52
7.	"All Day" (Remix B)	6:38
8.	"Cold Life" (Dub)	6:21

• Tracks 1 and 3 are originally from the All Day single.
• Tracks 2 and 6 are originally from the single The Nature of Love.
• Tracks 4 and 8 are originally from the Cold Life single.
• Track 5 is originally from the (Every Day Is) Halloween single.

Disc One

No.	Title	Length
1.	"(Every Day Is) Halloween"	6:36
2.	"The Nature of Love"	7:04
3.	"All Day"	5:51
4.	"Cold Life"	5:11
5.	"Halloween Remix"	10:25
6.	"Nature of Love" (Cruelty Mix)	6:43
7.	"All Day" (Remix)	6:34
8.	"Cold Life" (Dub)	6:22

Disc Two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Same Old Madness"	5:58
2.	"Primental"	5:14
3.	"I'm Falling"	4:24
4.	"Nature Of Outtakes"	8:09
5.	"I'm Falling"	4:04
6.	"Overkill"	4:31
7.	"He's Angry"	3:54
8.	"Move" (Original Mix)	6:21
9.	"Nature Of Love" (Cruelty B Mix)	6:43

Personnel

• Alain Jourgensen – vocals, guitar (4, 8), production, engineer (5, 7)
• Thom Moore – engineer (1, 3)
• Patty Jourgensen – additional vocals (2)
• Richard 23 – additional vocals (2)
• Stevo – additional percussion (3), drums (4)
• Jay O'Roarke – production (4)
• Lamont Welton – bass (4)
• Preston – horns (4)
• Steve Brighton – additional vocals (4)
• Jon Mathias – remixing (6), engineer (6)
• Sturm – remixing (6), engineer (6)
• Iain Burgess – engineer (8)
• Nancy Taylor – assistant engineer (8)
• Brian Shanley – album cover

References

1. John Book. "Twelve Inch Singles: 1981-1984 - Ministry". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
2. Larkin, Colin, ed. (1998). "Ministry". Encyclopedia of Popular Music. 5 (3rd ed.). Muse UK Ltd. pp. 3692–3693. ISBN 1561592374 – via Internet Archive.
3. McLeod, Kembrew (November 2004). "Ministry". In Brackett, Nathan (ed.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 544. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
4. Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. New York: Vintage Books. pp. 250–251. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.