| Pope Adrian 37th Psychristiatric | |
| Type: | album |
| Artist: | Rudimentary Peni |
| Cover: | Pope Adrian 37th Psychristiatric.jpg |
| Released: | 1995[1] |
| Recorded: | 1992, Southern Studios |
| Genre: | Art punk, anarcho-punk |
| Label: | Outer Himalayan[2] |
| Prev Title: | Cacophony |
| Prev Year: | 1988 |
| Next Title: | Echoes of Anguish (EP) |
| Next Year: | 1998 |
Pope Adrian 37th Psychristiatric is a concept album by the band Rudimentary Peni.[3] It was recorded in 1992 and released in 1995. The majority of the album was written while lead singer/guitarist Nick Blinko was being detained in a psychiatric hospital under section 3 of the Mental Health Act 1983. The subject matter of the album relates to the delusions Blinko was experiencing at the time, particularly the idea that he was "Pope Adrian 37th" — a reference to Pope Adrian IV.[4]
Adding to the album's unique sound, the pseudo-latinized phrase "Papas Adrianus" (Pope Adrian) is looped and can be heard in the background through the entire album.
Blinko provided the artwork for the album.[5]