Taint Pluribus Taint Unum

Taint Pluribus Taint Unum
Studio album by Cows
Released	1987
Recorded	June – July 1987 in Minneapolis
Genre	Noise rock, post-hardcore, punk blues
Length	35:00
Label	Treehouse
Producer	Brian Paulson
Cows chronology
Taint Pluribus Taint Unum (1987) Daddy Has a Tail (1989)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Taint Pluribus Taint Unum is the debut studio album by the Minneapolis-based noise rock band Cows, released in 1987 through Treehouse Records.^[2]

Music

The first track on the album, "Koyaanisqatsi", is a cover of the intro piece from the 1982 film of the same name.

Release and reception

The record was released for a limited time on vinyl and has since gone out of print. Unlike its successors, no songs from Taint Pluribus Taint Unum appeared on the Old Gold 1989–1991 compilation.

Allmusic staff writer John Dougan gave the album four and a half out of five stars, calling it a "The Cows at their most impenetrable and noisy" and that "fans of Japanese noise acts like The Boredoms and some of John Zorn's more extreme jazzcore outfits might think this is pretty cool."^[1]

Track listing

All tracks written by Cows, except "Koyaanisqatsi" by Philip Glass.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Koyaanisqatsi"	2:53
2.	"Cow Jazz/Car Chase"	3:40
3.	"Sieve"	2:15
4.	"Yellowbelly"	3:45
5.	"On Plasma Pond"	2:17
6.	"Redhouse"	2:35

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Carnival Ride"	2:36
2.	"The Pictorial"	2:24
3.	"Tourist"	3:06
4.	"Summertime Bone"	2:16
5.	"Mother (I Love That Bitch)"	1:43
6.	"Weird Kitchen"	6:00

Personnel

Adapted from the Taint Pluribus Taint Unum liner notes.^[3]

Cows Thor Eisentrager – guitar Sandris Rutmanis – drums Kevin Rutmanis – bass guitar Shannon Selberg – vocals, bugle

Production and additional personnel Steve Björklund – assistant engineering, assistant production Cows – assistant production John Largaespada – cover art Brian Paulson – production, engineering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1987	Treehouse	LP	TR 007

References

1. Dougan, John. "Cows: Taint Pluribus Taint Unum > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
2. Edgerton, Robin; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Cows". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
3. Taint Pluribus Taint Unum (sleeve). Cows. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Treehouse Records. 1987.

External links

• Taint Pluribus Taint Unum at Discogs (list of releases)