Ministry was an American industrial metal band founded by lead singer Al Jourgensen in 1981. Originally a new wave synthpop outfit, Ministry changed their style into industrial rock in the mid 1980s and then onto industrial metal in the 90's. Ministry found mainstream success in the early 1990s with its most successful album Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs (1992) and touring as part of the Lollapalooza festival. After 27 years of performing, Jourgensen decided to end the band in 2008, saying a reunion would never happen. However, in August 2011, a reunion was announced, when Ministry confirmed they would play one of their first shows in four years at the Wacken Open Air festival in August 2012. Ministry released a new album, Relapse, on March 23, 2012, which was followed by a world tour. Following the death of long time guitarist Mike Scaccia, Ministry disbanded after the release of their 2013 album From Beer to Eternity. (more on wikipedia)
Links To Peel[]
Peel started playing tracks from Ministry in 1982 and continued giving airtime to their material when they moved to a more industrial sound, after hooking up with producer Adrian Sherwood for their second LP, 'Twitch'.
Although 'Jesus Built My Hotrod', co-written by Gibby Haynes of the Butthole Surfers, reached #3 in the 1992 Festive Fifty, Peel subsequently appeared to lose interest in the band's music.
Festive Fifty Entries[]
- 1992 Festive Fifty: Jesus Built My Hotrod #03
Other Shows Played []
Ministry - Jesus Built My Hotrod (Video Version)
'Jesus Built My Hotrod', #3 in the 1992 Festive Fifty
(The list below was compiled only from the database of this site and Lorcan's Tracklistings Archive. Please add further information if known.)
- 1982
- 21 February 1982 (BFBS): Cold Life (12") Situation Two SIT 17T
- 1983
- Peel 1983 Bits And Pieces: Work For Love (7") Arista
- 11 April 1983 (BBC World Service): unknown (probably Work For Love (7") Arista ARIST 510)
- 1986
- John Peel Shows On Radio 1 In January 1986 - Part 2: The Nature Of Love (12") Wax Trax!
- 15 March 1986 (BFBS): Just Like You (LP - Twitch) Sire
- 17 March 1986: Just Like You (LP - Twitch) Sire
- 22 March 1986 (BFBS): Over The Shoulder (album - Twitch) Sire
- March 1986 (Radio Bremen): Over The Shoulder (album - Twitch) Sire
- 1988
- 05 July 1988 (BFBS): Where You At Now?/Crash And Burn/Twitch (Version II) (LP - Twitch) Sire
- 1989
- 23 January 1989: The Missing (album - The Land Of Rape And Honey) Sire
- 24 January 1989: Deity (LP - The Land Of Rape And Honey) Sire
- 28 January 1989 (BFBS): The Missing (album - The Land Of Rape And Honey) Sire
- 30 January 1989: Destruction (album - The Land Of Rape And Honey) Sire
- 31 January 1989 (Radio Bremen): The Missing (album - The Land Of Rape And Honey) Sire
- 04 February 1989 (BFBS): Destruction (album - The Land Of Rape And Honey) Sire
- 1992
- 25 January 1992: Jesus Built My Hotrod (12") Sire
- 02 February 1992: Jesus Built My Hotrod (12") Sire
- 14 March 1992: Jesus Built My Hotrod (single) Sire
- 25 December 1992: 'The TV Song (7"-Jesus Built My Hotrod)' (Sire) (JP: 'That record is so astonishingly Thomas it's hardly possible...)
- 1993
- 01 January 1993: Jesus Built My Hotrod (12") Sire FF #03