Including such fun-loving artistes as Chris and Cosey, SPK, Test Dept and Portion Control, the video seems designed to provoke use of the sick bucket, but has to settle for the cementing of eye-lids.

Say the compilers, "Destructiveness is a symtom of the values of a command and obey system, and the greediness of the establishment programmed into us (sic) for the sake of its own parasitic survival", which was exactly what I was saying the other day when I handed the few remaning fragments of my "Psychic TV" LP over the counter of the Record Mart, Tooting.

After all, the concept of Nancy's murder by "Sid" - as played by toddlers - is really a quite subversive one, and I can well imagine the foundations of the Stock Exchange rumbling ominously every time the two-year-old leading actor applies the rubber knife and ketchup.

"The images of destruction we're showing were already there", itsays in the accompanying booklet. "We're just presenting it in a way which we feel lends more honesty to the subject"

Well I'd say that was hypocritical hogwash written by people who get off on images of sadism and death, but then I'm just and old spoilsport. Communique ends. Over and out.

© MELODY MAKER 1983

Digital assistance and credit: Simon Dell <simon@stroppy.demon.co.uk>