1981–1998

~ Release by Dead Can Dance (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Track 1 recorded on 4 track in 1981.
Tracks 2-5 from first John Peel session recorded on 19 November 1983.
Track 6 from second John Peel session recorded on 2 June 1984.
Track 7 released on Garden of the Arcane Delights.
Tracks 8-10 from Spleen and Ideal.
Tracks 11-14 from Within the Realm of the Dying Sun.
Track 15 from The Serpent's Egg.
Track 16 from A Passage in Time compilation album.
Track 17 from Lonely Is an Eyesore compilation album.

Disc 1 - Disc 2 - Disc 3

Tracks 1-3 from The Serpent's Egg.
Tracks 4-8 from Aion.
Track 9 recorded for A Passage in Time compilation album.
Tracks 10-11, 14-15 & 17 from Into the Labyrinth.
Tracks 12 & 16 recorded live for the KCRW radio show Morning Becomes Eclectic.
Track 13 recorded live 10 July 1996 at the Keswick Theatre, Philadelphia.

Disc 1 - Disc 2 - Disc 3

Tracks 1-7 from Toward the Within, recorded live at The Mayfair Theater, Santa Monica, CA, USA in 1993.
Tracks 8-12 from Spiritchaser.
Track 13 recorded in 1998.

Disc 1 - Disc 2 - Disc 3

Annotation last modified on 2008-05-26 20:26 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Severance
producer:
Dead Can Dance (Australian musical project)
cello [violoncello]:
Tony Gamage
hurdy gurdy:
Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance)
viola:
Andrew Beesley and Sarah Buckley
violin:
Alison Harling and Rebecca Jackson
additional background vocals:
David Navarro Sust
performer:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance)
recording of:
Severance
composer:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance)
3.353:23
2The Host of Seraphim
producer:
Dead Can Dance (Australian musical project) and John A. Rivers
cello [violoncello]:
Tony Gamage
hurdy gurdy:
Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance)
viola:
Andrew Beesley and Sarah Buckley
violin:
Alison Harling and Rebecca Jackson
additional background vocals:
David Navarro Sust
performer:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
4AD Limited (in 2002)
music videos:
The Host of the Seraphim by Dead Can Dance (Australian musical project)
part of:
Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs
recording of:
The Host of Seraphim
composer:
Dead Can Dance (Australian musical project), Lisa Gerrard, Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance) and Michael Stearns
publisher:
Beggars Banquet Music Ltd., EMI Virgin Music, Inc., Momentum Music Ltd. and Universal/Momentum Music Ltd.
part of:
Baraka (Film by Ron Fricke)
46:19
3Song of Sophia
producer:
Dead Can Dance (Australian musical project) and John A. Rivers
cello [violoncello]:
Tony Gamage
hurdy gurdy:
Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance)
viola:
Andrew Beesley and Sarah Buckley
violin:
Alison Harling and Rebecca Jackson
additional background vocals:
David Navarro Sust
performer:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance)
recording of:
Song of Sophia
composer:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance)
31:28
4The Arrival and the Reunion
producer:
Dead Can Dance (Australian musical project)
additional instruments:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance)
additional vocals:
David Navarro Sust
vocals:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
4AD
recorded at:
Woodbine Street in Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1990)
produced at:
Woodbine Studios, Leamington Spa in Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1990)
recording of:
The Arrival and the Reunion (in 1990)
writer and composer:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance)
1:42
5Black Sun
recorded in:
Ireland (in 1990)
produced in:
Ireland (in 1990)
producer:
Dead Can Dance (Australian musical project)
additional instruments:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance)
vocals:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
4AD
recording of:
Black Sun (in 1990)
writer:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance)
44:58
6The Promised Womb
recorded in:
Ireland (in 1990)
produced in:
Ireland (in 1990)
producer:
Dead Can Dance (Australian musical project)
additional double bass [bass viol]:
Andrew Robinson (UK trombonist) and Anne Robinson (bass viol)
additional instruments:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance)
additional tenor violin [tenor viol]:
Honor Carmody and Lucy Robinson (Dead Can Dance)
vocals:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
4AD
recording of:
The Promised Womb (in 1990)
writer and composer:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance)
publisher:
Universal/Momentum Music Ltd.
43:26
7Saltarello
recorded in:
Ireland (in 1990)
produced in:
Ireland (in 1990)
producer:
Dead Can Dance (Australian musical project)
additional instruments:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance)
vocals:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance)
co-arranger:
John Bonnar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
4AD
recording of:
Saltarello (in 1990)
writer and instruments arranger:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance)
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
4.252:37
8The Song of the Sibyl
recorded in:
Ireland (in 1990)
produced in:
Ireland (in 1990)
producer:
Dead Can Dance (Australian musical project)
additional instruments:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance)
vocals:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
4AD
recording of:
The Song of the Sibyl (in 1990)
writer:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance)
composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
arranger:
Dead Can Dance (Australian musical project)
is based on:
El canto de la Sibila (The Song of the Sibyl)
43:47
9Spirit
producer:
Dead Can Dance (Australian musical project)
recording of:
Spirit (Dead Can Dance)
composer:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance)
55:02
10Yulunga
engineer and producer:
Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance)
recorded at:
Quivvy Church (Brendan Perry's (Dead Can Dance) recording studio) in Belturbet, County Cavan, Ulster, Ireland (in 1993)
engineered at:
Quivvy Church (Brendan Perry's (Dead Can Dance) recording studio) in Belturbet, County Cavan, Ulster, Ireland
produced at:
Quivvy Church (Brendan Perry's (Dead Can Dance) recording studio) in Belturbet, County Cavan, Ulster, Ireland
music videos:
Yulunga (Spirit Dance) by Dead Can Dance (Australian musical project)
recording of:
Yulunga (Spirit Dance) (in 1993)
composer:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance)
publisher:
Universal/Momentum Music Ltd.
part of:
Baraka (Film by Ron Fricke)
6:56
11The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove
recorded at:
Quivvy Church (Brendan Perry's (Dead Can Dance) recording studio) in Belturbet, County Cavan, Ulster, Ireland (in 1993)
recording of:
The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove (in 1993)
writer:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance)
4:35
12Sloth (radio)
recorded at:
Dead Can Dance: Into The Labyrinth Tour: Morning Becomes Eclectic (1993-11-23) (Interview)
recorded at:
KCRW Studios in Santa Monica, California, United States (in 1993)
live recording of:
Sloth (on 1993-08-16)
composer:
Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance)
2:40
13Bylar (live)
recorded at:
Keswick Theatre in Glenside, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1996-07-10)
live recording of:
Bylar (on 1996-07-10)
composer:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance)
56:43
14The Carnival Is Over
recorded at:
Quivvy Church (Brendan Perry's (Dead Can Dance) recording studio) in Belturbet, County Cavan, Ulster, Ireland (in 1993)
recording of:
The Carnival Is Over (in 1993)
writer:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance)
4.55:45
15The Spider’s Stratagem
engineer and producer:
Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance)
recorded at:
Quivvy Church (Brendan Perry's (Dead Can Dance) recording studio) in Belturbet, County Cavan, Ulster, Ireland (in 1993)
engineered at:
Quivvy Church (Brendan Perry's (Dead Can Dance) recording studio) in Belturbet, County Cavan, Ulster, Ireland
produced at:
Quivvy Church (Brendan Perry's (Dead Can Dance) recording studio) in Belturbet, County Cavan, Ulster, Ireland
recording of:
The Spider’s Stratagem (in 1993)
composer:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance)
6:42
16The Wind That Shakes the Barley (radio)
recorded at:
KCRW Studios in Santa Monica, California, United States (in 1993)
recording of:
The Wind That Shakes the Barley (Irish ballad) (in 1993)
lyricist:
Robert Dwyer Joyce
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 2994)
2:32
17How Fortunate the Man With None
engineer and producer:
Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance)
recorded at:
Quivvy Church (Brendan Perry's (Dead Can Dance) recording studio) in Belturbet, County Cavan, Ulster, Ireland (in 1993)
engineered at:
Quivvy Church (Brendan Perry's (Dead Can Dance) recording studio) in Belturbet, County Cavan, Ulster, Ireland
produced at:
Quivvy Church (Brendan Perry's (Dead Can Dance) recording studio) in Belturbet, County Cavan, Ulster, Ireland
recording of:
How Fortunate the Man With None (in 1993)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
translator:
John Willett (translator)
9:10
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