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Carmina Burana - Cover (front)

Hans Memling - Christus Mit Singenden Engeln (Mitteltafel) -
Christ Surrounded by Musician Angels (Middle Part)

One of the early 12" vinyl bootlegs ...

Release Notes

• Label: Mercilessly

• Catalogue#: Gothic 001

• Format: 12" vinyl LP

• Released:1987 (France)

Carmina Burana - Cover (back)

Remarks

• Total running time: 42:28 min.

• The bootleg comes on black vinyl with plain white labels.

• Backcover Notes:

Produced by the MACHIAVELLI - crew for Merciless Enterprises Inc., Hongkong

Only 700 copies available (incl. 200 copies in coloured vinyl)

The alleged 200 copies on coloured vinyl were, however, never released.

VALENTINE/ANACONDA/1969/ALICE:

recorded live at London's Brixton Ace Club, March 17th, 1983.

These tracks have been available on disc before but CARMINA BURANA is the first record to bring them to you in EXCELLENT sound quality.

ADRENOCHROME

recorded live at York University, May 7th, 1981. This was in fact the group's second-ever public performance, following their first-ever gig at Leeds Warehouse a few weeks before and featuring a line-up slightly different from it's nowadays from: Craig Adams - bass; Andrew Eldritch - guitar/vocals; Ben Gunn - guitars; Gary Marx - guitars; Doctor Avalanche - drum machine.

GARDEN OF DELIGHT

an early demo-version featuring Andrew Eldritch on vocals.

FLOORSHOW

a completely alernate studio-version recorded in 1982.

GHOSTRIDER / SISTER RAY

recorded as a Medley during a 1983 studio-session.

a very rare demo-version.

Not all of this facts are true (see Sources below).

• The front cover shows a blue and white reproduction of a painting by Hans Memling

of Christ Surrounded by Musician Angels which represents the middle part

of an altar triptych, created for the Monastry Santa Maria la Real de Nájera, Spain in 1480

• Carmina Burana is the designation of a medieval collection of poetry,

an anthology of 245 lyrics and drama texts collected at Benediktbeuern Abbey, Bavaria in the 11th, 12th and 13th century.

It is also the title of a scenic cantata by German composer Carl Orff, based on 24 poems from the above anthology.

Its full Latin title is Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanæ cantoribus et choris cantandæ comitantibus instrumentis atque imaginibus magicis ("Songs of Beuern: Secular songs for singers and choruses to be sung together with instruments and magic images").

Sources:

• A1, A2, A4, B4 - Recorded live at Brixton Academy, London, UK, 19th February 1983,

- despite being wrongly referred to Brixton Academy on March 17th, 1983 on the backcover.

• 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

Carmina Burana - Cover (front) with white-label vinyl

Track List

Side A

Side B