Machine – There But For The Grace Of God Go I
Label: |
RCA Victor – PD 11457 |
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Format: |
Vinyl
, 12", 45 RPM, Promo
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Country: |
UK |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Funk / Soul |
Style: |
Disco |
Tracklist
| A | There But For The Grace Of God Go I | |
| B | Get Your Body Ready |
Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – RCA Ltd.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – RCA Records
- Published By – Nance Songs
- Published By – Hologram Music
- Published By – ITC Corp Music
- Produced For – ITC Corp. Productions
- Pressed By – RCA Records Pressing Plant, Washington, UK
Credits
- Producer – August Darnell
- Written-By – Nance*
Notes
'Demonstration Sample Not For Sale' on orange RCA Victor label.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched): PC-1451-A-1E 'W' A1A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched): PC-1451-B-1E A1D
Other Versions (5 of 46)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| There But For The Grace Of God Go I (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo) | Hologram Records (3) | PD-11457 | US | 1979 | |||
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There But For The Grace Of God Go I (12", 45 RPM) | RCA Victor | PC 1456, PD 11457 | UK | 1979 | ||
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There But For The Grace Of God Go I (12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM) | Hologram Records (3) | JD-11457 | US | 1979 | ||
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There But For The Grace Of God Go I (12", 45 RPM) | RCA Victor | PD-1457 | Netherlands | 1979 | ||
| There But For The Grace Of God Go I (12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM) | RCA Victor | PD 1457 | 1979 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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There But For the Grace of God Go I was a monster on the dancefloor at the end of the 70's. Penned by August 'Kis Creole' Darnell, it was tarred as racist and homophobic, which of course it wasn't. It is a simple song of protest, a story of irony and hypocrisy, the stupidity of negative and ignorant thinking. The folks in the story thought that by removing their child from an environment that they considered 'less than perfect' they could protect her. In doing so, they turned her into a natural freak!
Oddly enough, in 1994 Farley & Heller in their Fire Island guise, released a cover of this song and received the same reaction. 15 years and people have learnt nothing. The title is a common saying meaning that another person's misfortune could have been yours but for the grace of God. In other words, it's not because your sh*t don't stink, it's simply that nobody smelt it. You got lucky?
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