Carmina Burana
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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.[1]
Sources:
- A1, A2, A4, B4: recorded live at Brixton Academy, London, UK, 19th February 1983,
- 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
- 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 |
