Tell Me, What Is the Bane of Your Life

Tell Me, What Is the Bane of Your Life is a song by Philip and His Foetus Vibrations, written by J. G. Thirlwell. It was released as a single in January 1982 by Self Immolation.

Formats and track listing

All songs written by J. G. Thirlwell

Adapted from the Tell Me, What Is the Bane of Your Life liner notes.

J. G. Thirlwell (as Philip and His Foetus Vibrations) – vocals, instruments, production
Geoff Pesche – mastering

Chart (1984)	Peak position
UK Indie Chart	30

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	1982	Self Immolation	LP	WOMB KX 07

"Foetus: Tell Me, What is the Bane of Your Life/Mother, I've Killed the Cat > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
Tell Me, What Is the Bane of Your Life (sleeve). Philip and His Foetus Vibrations. United Kingdom: Self Immolation. 1982.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved September 18, 2015.

Studio albums	Deaf (1981) Ache (1982) Hole (1984) Nail (1985) Thaw (1988) Gash (1995) Flow (2001) Love (2005) Hide (2010) Soak (2013)
Live, remix, and compilations	Rife (1988) Sink (1989) Male (1992) Boil (1996) York (1997) Blow (2001) Damp (2006) Vein (2007) Limb (2009)
EPs, singles, and misc.	"Wash It All Off" (1981) "Tell Me, What Is the Bane of Your Life" (1982) Custom Built for Capitalism (1982) "Calamity Crush" (1984) "Finely Honed Machine" (1984) Bedrock (1987) Ramrod (1987) Null (1995) (not adam) (2004)