Conviction (Ut album)

Conviction
Studio album by Ut
Released	1986
Recorded	Cold Storage in Brixton, London & Berwick Street Studios in Soho, London
Genre	No wave
Length	42:24
Label	Out
Producer	Ut
Ut chronology
Confidential (1985) Conviction (1986) In Gut's House (1987)

Conviction is the debut album of no wave band Ut, released in 1986 by Out Records.

Release and reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

John Dougan of AllMusic gave the album 3 out of 5 stars, calling it "pretty intimidating stuff" and noting that it was "definitely not for the faint of heart".

Track listing

All songs written by Ut

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Confidential"	6:27
2.	"Sick"	4:14
3.	"Phoenix"	3:27
4.	"Absent Farmer"	5:58

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Stain"	5:30
2.	"Prehistory"	4:35
3.	"Bedouin"	6:39
4.	"Kcahsmahs (Spare Coconut)"	1:15
5.	"Mouse Sleep"	4:14

Personnel

UT

• Nina Canal – drums, vocals, guitar, piano on "Prehistory"
• Jacqui Ham – bass guitar, vocals, guitar, drums
• Sally Young – guitar, vocals, bass guitar, drums, piano on "Prehistory"

Additional musicians and production

• Denis Blackham – mastering
• Charles Bullen – recording assistant
• Bill Gilonis – recording assistant
• Chris Gray – recording assistant
• Tim Hodgkinson – recording, saxophone on "Stain", drums on "Mouse Sleep"
• Allison Phillips – drums on "Sick"
• Ut – production

External links

• Conviction at Discogs (list of releases)