Silhouettes & Statues - A Gothic Revolution 1978 - 1986

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Annotation

Book-style packaging, including 48 pages of notes, credits, pictures, etc.
Each disc is inserted in its own page.

Annotation last modified on 2017-09-25 14:38 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Shadowplay
engineer:
Chris Nagle
producer:
Joy Division and Martin Hannett
bass guitar and background vocals:
Peter Hook (from 1979-04-01 until 1979-04-17)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Stephen Morris (New Order) (from 1979-04-01 until 1979-04-17)
guitar and keyboard:
Bernard Sumner (from 1979-04-01 until 1979-04-17)
lead vocals:
Ian Curtis (from 1979-04-01 until 1979-04-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fractured Music (publisher) and Warner Music UK (formerly Warner Records Ltd., a branch of WEA International) (in 2019)
recorded at:
Strawberry Studios in Stockport, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (from 1979-04-01 until 1979-04-17)
recording of:
Shadowplay (from 1979-04-01 until 1979-04-17)
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music (publisher) (ended) and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Joy Division4.83:53
2Release the Bats
recording engineer:
Tony Cohen
engineer:
Nick Launay
producer:
The Birthday Party and Nick Launay
bass:
Tracy Pew
drums (drum set):
Phillip Calvert and Mick Harvey
electric guitar:
Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
guitar and percussion:
Mick Harvey
vocals:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
recorded at:
The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1981-04)
part of:
Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs
recording of:
Release the Bats
lyricist:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
composer:
Mick Harvey and Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
The Birthday Party2:32
3Rema-Rema
recording of:
Rema-Rema
Rema‐Rema4:26
4Shattered Glass
Paranoia3:05
5Charnel Ground
Section 253:50
6Floorshow
producer:
John Ashton
bass guitar:
Craig Adams (bass player for Sisters of Mercy/The Mission)
drum machine:
Doktor Avalanche
guitar:
Ben Gunn and Gary Marx
lead vocals:
Andrew Eldritch
recording of:
Floorshow
lyricist:
Andrew Eldritch
composer:
Craig Adams (bass player for Sisters of Mercy/The Mission), Andrew Eldritch and Gary Marx
The Sisters of Mercy3.353:40
7Female Mirror
Clock DVA4:59
8The Black Cat
recording of:
The Black Cat
composer:
Steven Paul Abbott (aka Abbo of UK Decay) and Stephen Andrew Teague
UK Decay2:26
9Dead and Reburied
recording of:
Dead and Buried
writer:
Johnnie Freshwater, David James (aka Yaxi), Christine Wade and Nikolas Wade
Alien Sex Fiend6:01
10Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven
recording of:
Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven
lyricist:
Daniel Ash and David J (gothic rock)
composer:
Daniel Ash, David J (gothic rock) and Kevin Haskins
Love and Rockets6:38
11Q Quarters
producer:
The Associates (Scottish rock band featuring Billy MacKenzie and Alan Rankine) and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
recording of:
Q Quarters
composer:
Billy MacKenzie (Scottish tenor singer & songwriter) and Alan Rankine
The Associates4:56
12Carnival of the Gullible
In Excelsis3:50
13Feels Like Dancing Wartime
recording of:
Feels Like Dancing Wartime
lyricist and composer:
Nevilluxury
Nevilluxury2:44
14Vaguely Human
Flesh for Lulu3:24
15Crow Baby
recording of:
Crow Baby
writer:
Tom Ashton, Simon Denbigh (March Violets) and Loz Elliot
The March Violets4:03
16D for Desire
All About Eve4:13
17Beautiful Monster
Folk Devils4:39
2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Flowers of Romance
engineer:
Nick Launay
producer:
Nick Launay and Public Image Ltd
recording of:
Flowers of Romance
writer:
Keith Levene and John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols)
Public Image Ltd2:53
2Bed Caves
Danielle Dax3:12
3Moya
producer:
Terry Razor
recording of:
Moya
composer:
Ian Astbury (vocalist for The Cult), David Burroughs (guitarist with the Southern Death Cult), Barry Jepson (British musician and promoter) and Haq Qureshi
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music International Ltd.
sub-publisher:
Warner Chappell Music France
The Southern Death Cult34:41
4Caged
19192:29
5Hanging Garden
recording of:
The Hanging Garden
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Simon Gallup, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst
publisher:
APB Music Co. and Fiction Songs Ltd.
The Cure4:33
6Solitary Habit
The S-Haters4:11
7The Arcane
engineer:
Joe Gillingham and Kenny Jones (UK engineer)
recorded at and mixed at:
Vineyard Studios (London, Vineyard Sound Studios) in Southwark, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Arcane
composer:
Lisa Gerrard, Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance), James Pinker, Scott Roger (Dead Can Dance bassist) and Peter Ulrich
Dead Can Dance33:47
8Saving Face
Years on Earth2:54
9Breach Birth
In the Nursery6:27
10The Tenant
recording of:
The Tenant
composer:
Play Dead (80's English post-punk group)
Play Dead5:39
11Ghost
Part 14:26
12Cuts of Love
13th Chime5:09
13Ice Cold In
The Tempest3:18
14Night Creatures
recording of:
Creatures of the Night
writer:
Tony McCormack and Mal Page
recording of:
Night Creatures
composer:
Tony McCormack
Screaming Dead4:01
15Among the Ruins
Bushido5:51
16Fiends
recording of:
Fiends
Portion Control3:25
17Creation
Actifed3:08
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Tabletalk
recording of:
Tabletalk
lyricist and composer:
Adam Ant (English new wave singer and actor)
Adam and the Ants5:34
2Darklands
Balaam and the Angel3:36
3Love Puppets
The Legendary Pink Dots6:57
4Into the Garden
Artery4:52
5Girlsoul
Salvation4:47
6In Shreds
The Chameleons4:00
7Fugitive Kind
Schleimer K4:15
8By the River
The Bolshoi5:43
9Screaming for Emmalene
recording of:
Screaming for Emmalene
writer:
Jay Aston (Gene Loves Jezebel) and Michael Aston
Gene Loves Jezebel3:00
10Gallery of Shame
Lowlife5:19
11Out of the Moving Life of Circles
And Also the Trees3:59
12Is Still
Siiiii4:24
13Heroin (live at the Batcave)
Tabathas Nightmare3:35
14Angel of Vengeance
Brigandage5:37
15Stone Heroes
engineer:
Mick Glossop (producer & engineer)
producer:
Mick Glossop (producer & engineer) and Mike Howlett
bass:
Robert Blamire
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Gary Smallman
guitar:
Neale Floyd
guitar [lead]:
Fred Purser
vocals:
Pauline Murray
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only)
mixed at:
DJM Studios (Dick James' studio) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Stone Heroes
writer:
Robert Blamire, Neale Floyd and Pauline Murray
publisher:
Quarry Music
Penetration3:14
16LA Rain
The Rose of Avalanche7:31
4▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Legacy
Furyo3:59
2Stay With Me
recording of:
Stay With Me
lyricist:
Wayne Hussey
composer:
Craig Adams (bass player for Sisters of Mercy/The Mission), Mick Brown (British drummer of the gothic rock band The Mission), Simon Hinkler and Wayne Hussey
The Mission4:06
3Saeta
recording of:
Saeta
writer:
Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
Nico3:50
4Fragments of Fear
recording of:
Fragments of Fear
writer:
In Camera (early 80s post-punk)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
In Camera4:24
5Anoymity
Dance Chapter4:51
6Sink Into You
Ausgang2:49
7In Our Angelhood
recording of:
In Our Angelhood
Cocteau Twins2:59
8Morbid Silence
recording of:
Morbid Silence
writer:
Simon Cohen, Bailie Harkness, David Mitchell (of Sunglasses After Dark) and Mark Steadman
Sunglasses After Dark4:03
9Trees Come Down
recording of:
Trees Come Down
writer:
Fields of the Nephilim (English gothic rock band)
Fields of the Nephilim46:31
10Tracey's Burning
Anorexic Dread9:35
11Take It All
recording of:
Take It All
lyricist and composer:
Chris Reed (of Red Lorry Yellow Lorry)
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry2:54
12Burning Skies
recording of:
Burning Skies
lyricist:
Daniel Ash
composer:
Daniel Ash and Glen Campling (aka Tones)
Tones on Tail6:26
13Spit Upon Your Grave
Blood & Roses4:15
14High Cost of Living
Threat4:18
15Storm Pause
I’m Dead2:54
16Last Year's Wife
Zero le Crêche43:53
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Stigmata Martyr
recording of:
Stigmata Martyr
composer:
Daniel Ash, David John Haskins (gothic rock), Kevin Haskins and Peter Murphy (UK singer & musician)
Bauhaus3:44
2Patrol
recording of:
Patrol
composer:
The Wake (Scottish indie band)
The Wake3:33
3Returning From a Journey
Specimen4:09
4Original Sin
Theatre of Hate3:33
5Birthrite
Attrition3:04
6Things We Never Did
Sad Lovers and Giants44:08
7Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
The Damned4:32
8The Hill
recording of:
The Hill
lyricist and composer:
Colin Francis
Gloria Mundi5:27
9His Box
recording of:
His Box
lyricist:
Peter Murphy (UK singer & musician)
composer:
Mick Karn
Dalis Car4:43
10The Diseased Stranger's Waltz
Inca Babies5:30
11Ghost Dance
recording of:
Ghost Dance (Death Cult)
lyricist:
Ian Astbury (vocalist for The Cult)
composer:
Ian Astbury (vocalist for The Cult), Billy Duffy, Ray Mondo and Jamie Stewart (bassist with The Cult)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music International Ltd.
sub-publisher:
Warner Chappell Music France
Death Cult3:57
12Euthenics
recording of:
Euthenics
writer:
Danny Hampson and Alex Johnson (aka Alix Plain of Modern Eon)
Modern Eon3:09
13Mind Disease
Ritual2:50
14She Cries Alone
recording of:
Alone She Cries
writer:
Skeletal Family
Skeletal Family5:18
15Jack
Bone Orchard3:46
16Ghost Rattle
Hula3:56
17Twister
Rubella Ballet8:54