# Five Albums

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***Five Albums*** is a box set by [Throbbing Gristle](/source/Throbbing_Gristle), released in 1981 through record label Fetish, containing the band's three studio albums and two live albums.[1][2]

All individual record covers are in black and white as opposed to the full-colour original issues. The set was limited to 5000 copies, all of which came with a badge and a book called *Throbbing Gristle*, described on the back cover as "an historical booklet on the activities of TG", which includes previously unpublished retrospective articles by Bruce Elder and Jon Savage and many rare illustrations of ephemera and performances.

## Albums included

- *[The Second Annual Report](/source/The_Second_Annual_Report)* (1977)
- *[D.o.A: The Third and Final Report](/source/D.o.A:_The_Third_and_Final_Report)* (1978)
- *[20 Jazz Funk Greats](/source/20_Jazz_Funk_Greats)* (1979)
- *[Heathen Earth](/source/Heathen_Earth)* (1980; live)
- *[Mission of Dead Souls](/source/Mission_of_Dead_Souls)* (1981; live)

## Charts

Chart (1982) Peak position UK Indie Chart[3] 23

## References

1. Savage, Jon (2011). [*England's Dreaming*](https://books.google.com/books?id=xNbgOXwwWhQC&q=%22throbbing+gristle%22+%22five+albums%22&pg=PT604). [Faber and Faber](/source/Faber_and_Faber). ISBN 978-0571261192. Retrieved 13 July 2013.

1. Weisbard, Eric & Marks, Craig (1995). "Throbbing Gristle". *Spin Alternative Record Guide*. Vintage Books. ISBN 0679755748.

1. Lazell, Barry (1997). [*Indie Hits 1980-1989*](https://web.archive.org/web/20110608045508/http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/t.htm). Cherry Red Books. Archived from [the original](http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/t.htm) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2014.

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