Prophecies of Beautiful Regression

Prophecies of Beautiful Regression
Studio album by The Deadweights
Released	August 4, 1987
Recorded	1987
Genre	Punk rock
Label	Slash Records
Producer	White Jimmy Eddie Urland Nick Fulton
The Deadweights chronology
Crisis (1985) Prophecies of Beautiful Regression (1987) Recalled to Life (1997)

Prophecies of Beautiful Regression is the fourth studio album from The Deadweights, released August 4, 1987, on Slash Records. The album was re-released on CD in 1990.

Reception and break up

The album is noted for its negative reception from fans and critics alike. The sound on the album takes a much more experimental approach than any of the band's prior work, and would remain much more diverse and experimental than the band's future albums. The biggest example of this is the final track, "A Manifesto on the World", a 7-minute spoken word piece. White Jimmy looks back on this album as a "terrible attempt at breaking ground".

On the following tour, the band, which was already in constant conflict, finally had enough, and broke up halfway through touring.

Track listing

1. "Move" (White) – 0:13
2. "Slide" (White) – 2:58
3. "Only Traces of Brain Activity" (White) – 4:04
4. "Feed the Obese and Starve the Hungry" (White) – 3:26
5. "The Policy for Dying" (White/Urland) – 2:13
6. "Syphilitic Mind" (White) – 2:19
7. "NWD" (White) – 4:41
8. "Proclamation" (White) – 2:41
9. "Funding the Apocalypse" (White) – 3:03
10. "Criminals at Large" (White) – 2:58
11. "Ronnie Wants a Nuclear Holocaust" (White) – 4:27
12. "Planet Dumbass" (White) – 1:45
13. "Live in the Dark" (White/Urland) – 3:14
14. "A Manifesto on the World" (White) – 6:55

Personnel

• White Jimmy – vocals, production
• Eddie Urland – lead guitar, production, cover "art"
• Dean Haydenbaugh – drums
• Ricky Scaggs – bass
• Nick Fulton – production, vocals
• Tom Calliendo – rhythm guitar (Tracks 5, 7, & 14)
• Henry O'Donnell – mixing

Charting positions

Year	Chart	Position
1987	The Billboard 200	#142

Trivia

• The album's artwork was drawn on a piece of paper by Eddie Urland with a pen at the studio, while tracking the album.