Diamanda Galás – Plague Mass (1984—End Of The Epidemic)

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Label:	Mute – 9 61043-2
Format:	CD, Album
Country:	US
Released:	1991
Genre:	Electronic
Style:	Industrial, Experimental

Tracklist

	Were You A Witness Lyrics By [Text By] – Diamanda Galas* Written-By – Roy Acuff
1	[Part 1]	2:33
2	[Part 2]	4:10
3	[Part 3]	6:30
4	This Is The Law Of The Plague Composed By [Composition Written By], Lyrics By [And Text By] – Diamanda Galas* Text By [Leviticus, Chapter 15. From The Old Testament / Excerpts From Psalms 22, 58 And 59] – Traditional	11:45
	I Wake Up And I See The Face Of The Devil Composed By [Composition Written By], Lyrics By [Text By] – Diamanda Galas*
5	[Part 1]	3:43
6	[Part 2]	2:17
7	Confessional (Give Me Sodomy Or Give Me Death) Composed By [Composition Written By], Lyrics By [Text By] – Diamanda Galas*	4:17
8	How Shall Our Judgement Be Carried Out Upon The Wicked? Composed By [Composition Written By], Lyrics By [And Text By] – Diamanda Galas* Text By [Psalms 50:3, 97:3 / Excerpts From Revelations 16:12-16, 19:11-14] – Traditional	8:37
9	Let Us Praise The Masters Of Slow Death Composed By [Composition Written By], Lyrics By [Text By] – Diamanda Galas*	5:55
10	Consecration Composed By [Composition Written By] – Diamanda Galas*	3:44
11	Sono L'Antichristo Composed By [Composition Written By], Lyrics By [Text By] – Diamanda Galas*	3:09
12	Cris D'Aveugle: Blind Man's Cry Composed By [Composition Written By] – Diamanda Galas* Lyrics By [Text By] – Diamanda Galas, Tristan Corbiere	10:02
13	Let My People Go Arranged By – Galas* Lyrics By [Text By] – Diamanda Galas* Written-By – Traditional	6:05
14	There Are No More Tickets To The Funeral Composed By [Composition Written By] – Diamanda Galas*	1:28

Companies, etc.

Distributed By – Elektra Entertainment
Manufactured By – Elektra Entertainment
Produced For – Euphorbia Productions Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Mute Records Ltd.
Copyright © – Mute Records Ltd.
Made By – WEA Manufacturing Inc.
Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
Published By – Mute Song
Published By – Acuff Rose Music
Recorded At – Cathedral Of St. John The Divine
Recorded By – Record Plant Mobile Studio

Credits

Booking – International Production Associates New York, New York
Consultant [Staging, Artistic Consultation] – Charles Atlas
Drums, Percussion – David Linton
Engineer [Assistant] – Holly Duthie
Engineer [Mobile Recording Engineer] – Kooster McAllister
Engineer [Sound Reinforcement] – Scott Widney, Simon Nathan
Engineer [Technical] – Paul Prestopino
Executive-Producer – Rory Johnston
Grand Piano – Diamanda Galas*
Keyboards [Electronic Keyboards] – Blaise Dupuy
Liner Notes [New York City, December 1990] – Tim Holmes
Liner Notes [San Francisco, January 1991] – Michael Flanagan
Mixed By [Live Sound Mix] – Dan Dryden
Music Consultant [Consultant To D. Galas] – David Whyte
Percussion [Electronic] – Ramon Diaz
Photography [Booklet Front & Back] – Tom Caravaglia
Photography [Cathedral] – Robert F. Rodriguez
Photography [Inside] – Robbie Louernco
Producer – Blaise Dupuy, Kurt Munkacsi
Stage Manager – Eric Osborn
Stage Manager [Audio Stage Manager] – Chuck Cavanaugh
Stage Manager [Production Stage Manager] – Marc Warren
Tape [Tapes], Electronics – Michael McGrath
Technician [Sound Reinforcement] – ProMix

Notes

Live concerts were recorded on October 12th and 13th 1990 at the Cathedral of St. John The Divine, New York City.
Mixed at the Living Room Studios Inc., NYC.

Published by Mute Songs except "Were You There When They Crucified My Lord" published by Acuff Rose Music (BMI).

Track 1 originally titled "Were You There When They Crucified My Lord."

Excerpts from the 95 minute live performance have been selected, "Job:10" and "Lamentations" have been omitted due to the time limitations of the CD configuration.

Only 10 tracks are listed on the back cover, but the disc plays 14. Listed here are the 14 actual tracks and timings.

Recording edited using Sound Tools by digidesign.

Special thanks to Beth Bellis of Mute Records.
Live concerts produced by Jedediah Wheeler and Linda Greenberg for IPA Presents, Inc., Naj Wikoff for Cathedral Arts at Saint John The Divine, Intravenal Sound Operations, Mute Records and Euphorbia Productions.

℗&© 1991
Made in U.S.A.
Printed in USA

Tracklist as originally stated on the back inlet card:
1. There Are No More Tickets To The Funeral
2. This Is The Law Of The Plague
3. I Wake Up And I See The Face Of The Devil
4. Confessional (Give Me Sodomy Or Give Me Death)
5. How Shall Our Judgement Be Carried Out Upon The Wicked? (with excerpts from Relevations 19:11-14 and Relevations 16:12-16)
6. Let Us Praise The Masters Of Slow Death
7. Consecration
8. Sono L'Antichristo
9. Cris D'Aveugle
10. Let My People Go

No track durations were given on this release.

Hint as printed on CD: Play at maximum volume only

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 0 2459-61043-2 4
Barcode (String): 024596104324
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): 2 61043-2 SRC=04 M1S1
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): 2 61043-2 SRC-01
Rights Society: BMI

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Plague Mass (2×LP, Album)	Mute, Mute	INT 192.724, STUMM 83	Germany	1991
Recently Edited	Plague Mass (CD, Album)	Mute	CDSTUMM 83	UK	1991
Recently Edited	Plague Mass (2×LP, Album)	Mute	STUMM 83	UK	1991
Recently Edited	Plague Mass (CD, Album)	Mute, Mute	INT 892.724, CD Stumm 83	Germany	1991
Recently Edited	Plague Mass (Cassette, Album)	Elektra	9-61043-4	US	1991