Carmina Burana

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Carmina Burana - Cover (front)
HANS MEMLING - CHRISTUS MIT SINGENDEN ENGELN (MITTELTAFEL)

One of the early 12" vinyl bootlegs ...

Release Notes

  • Label: Mercilessly
  • Catalog#: Gothic 001
  • Format: Vinyl LP
  • Released: 1987 (France)


Remarks / Sleeve Notes:

  • Produced by the Machiavelli-crew for Merciless Enterprises Inc., Hongkong
  • Limited edtion of 500 copies
  • Backsleeve information about a limited edition of 200 additional copies in red vinyl
    proved wrong. These 200 were never released
  • white labels
  • Total playing time 42:28 minutes
  • "Carmina Burna" (translated "Songs from Beuern") is the latin designation for varios poems collected in Benediktbeuern, Bavaria, during the 11th, 12th and 13th century.
  • The cover art shows a blue and white reproduction of one of Hans Memling's painting.
Christ Surrounded by Musician Angels is the middle picture of a three part altar painting, created in 1480 for the Monastry Santa Maria la Real de Nájera, Spain.


Sources:

despite being wrongly referred to the concert at Brixton Academy on March 17th, 1983
on the back of the cover.
  • A3: recorded live at University, York, UK, 7th May 1981
  • A4: demo
    Carmina Burana - Cover (back)
  • A5: vocals by Andrew Eldritch
  • B1: alternate studio-version
  • B2: recorded during a studio-Session in '83
  • B3: demo


Track List

A1   Valentine     4:05
A2   Anaconda   3:18
A3   Teachers / Adrenochrome                                    7:03
A4   1969   2:40
A5   Garden Of Delight   5:03
B1   Floorshow   3:12
B2   Ghostrider / Sister Ray                                       10:30
B3   Good Things   3:20
B4   Alice   3:25