Sanity

Sanity (from Latin: sānitās) refers to the soundness, rationality and healthiness of the human mind, as opposed to insanity. A person is not considered sane anymore just if he/she is irrational. In modern society, the terms have become exclusively synonymous with compos mentis (Latin: compos, having mastery of, and mentis, mind), in contrast with non compos mentis, or insane, meaning troubled conscience. A sane mind is nowadays considered healthy both from its analytical -once called rational- and emotional aspects. Furthermore, according to Chesterton, sanity involves wholeness, whereas insanity implies narrowness and brokenness.

Psychiatry and psychology

Sanity (song)

"Sanity" is Killing Joke's second single from their sixth studio album, Brighter Than a Thousand Suns. It was released on 30 October 1986. The single peaked at No. 70 in the UK Singles chart.

Releases

As with previous single "Adorations", "Sanity" was released in several versions including remixes. The original album version was featured as a 7" A-side, backed by B-side "Goodbye to the Village", released by E.G. Records in the UK and Virgin Schallplatten GmbH in Germany.

A promo release of "Sanity" was released in Canada by Virgin Music (Canada) and in France by Virgin France S.A..

Sanity was remixed twice for 12" vinyl release, once as "Sanity (The Insane Mix)" for a German release by Virgin Schallplatten GmbH, a French release by Virgin France S.A. and a Canadian release by Virgin Music (Canada), and a second remix, "Sanity (The Roman Mix)", released in the UK by E.G. and in Germany by Virgin Schallplatten GmbH.

A 7" promo release of "Sanity" was released in Canada and France by their respective Virgin labels, featuring the original album version as the A-side and "Goodbye to the Village" as the B-side. The cassette edition, titled Sanity: The Cassette Maxi Single, was Killing Joke's second cassette single, featuring an instrumental mix of "Sanity", "Goodbye to the Village", and "Wardance (Naval Mix)".

Sanity (music store)

Sanity is an Australian chain of music and entertainment stores and is the country's second largest retailer of recorded audio and video discs. It is privately owned by Ray Itaoui, and as of March 2015, Sanity comprises 155 outlets in every state and territory. The brand specialises in the sale of CDs, DVDs, Blu-rays and related merchandise and accessories, sold from its network of stores and website. The Sanity brand was owned and conceived by Brazin Limited from 1992, before being folded into BB Retail Capital in 2006, then became a company in its own right after it was divested to Itaoui in 2009.

Brazin and Sanity history

1980s

In 1980, 20-year-old Brett Blundy and a business partner he met from school bought two rundown record stores called Disco Duck. They immediately closed one, combined the stock into the Pakenham store (situated in a small shopping arcade) and reopened as Jetts, selling vinyls and cassettes. The lease for this store was for a three-year period, but it was losing money from day one. Blundy and his partner found another unloved record store a year later, this time within a bigger shopping district at Parkmore Shopping Centre, Keysborough, supported by a larger surrounding population. Before they purchased it, the Parkmore store was turning over $2,000 a week, but six months later as a Jetts outlet, it had increased to $15,000, and was subsidising the failing Pakenham store which was closed once the lease had expired. The Parkmore outlet lasted until 2010 under the Jetts, Delta, and Sanity branding.