Church of Anthrax

Church of Anthrax
Studio album by John Cale and Terry Riley
Released	February 10, 1971
Recorded	1970
Genre	Avant-garde
Length	33:48
Label	Columbia
Producer	John Cale, Terry Riley
John Cale chronology
Vintage Violence (1970) Church of Anthrax (1971) The Academy in Peril (1972)
Terry Riley chronology
In C (1968) Church of Anthrax (1971) Persian Surgery Dervishes (1972)

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Robert Christgau	C

Church of Anthrax is a collaborative studio album by musicians John Cale and Terry Riley. It was released in February 1971 by record label Columbia, nearly a year after the material was recorded; in fact, it was recorded prior to Cale's solo debut Vintage Violence.

Content

"The Soul of Patrick Lee" is the only vocal track on the album; all others are instrumentals. No singles were taken from the album.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by John Cale and Terry Riley, except "The Soul of Patrick Lee" by John Cale. 

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Church of Anthrax"	9:05
2.	"The Hall of Mirrors in the Palace at Versailles"	7:59

Side B
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Soul of Patrick Lee"	2:49
2.	"Ides of March"	11:03
3.	"The Protégé"	2:52

Personnel

• John Cale – keyboards, bass guitar, harpsichord, piano, guitar, viola, organ
• Terry Riley – piano, organ, soprano saxophone

Additional personnel

• Adam Miller – vocals on "The Soul of Patrick Lee"
• Bobby Colomby – drums
• Bobby Gregg – drums

Technical personnel

• John Berg – cover design
• Richard Mantel – cover design
• Kim Whitesides – cover art
• Don Huntstein – cover photography