DISC: Christian Death
Nascent Virion.....
Discography of Christian Death
(and related bands/projects)
[The *Complete* Version]
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Version: 6.11 21 December 1993
Compiled by: Roger Frace (fra...@rpi.edu) $
John McDonagh (mcdo...@unix2.tcd.ie) ^
Phil Jeffcock (ph...@bradford.ac.uk) %
"Their hair falls in disorder upon their bare shoulders;
Each has a bouquet of black flowers drooping against her
breast. Nuns, go back to your vaults, night has not yet
descended; It is only dusk..."
-Lautreamont (from The Wind Kissed Pictures booklet)
Special thanks to:
Christopher Boetticher <ch...@astro.ocis.temple.edu>
for all the info and trouble he went to.
This discography has the following sections:
Main Discography (Christian Death)
Discography of Related Bands
Releases to look forward to
Information and Rumours
Useful addresses
Relevant Compilations
Bootlegs (still in it's infant stages)
We hope that you enjoy it, help fill in the gaps and maybe get to
hear something new because of it.
All comments, corrections etc... are very welcome.
-John and Roger and Phil.
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Note:
Countries are denoted by: fr=France, it=Italy, jp=Japan, ger=Germany etc..
The record companies mentioned below addresses are at the end of the file.
In case anyone in the US was wondering LSR is the record company that
Dutch East India Trading Company distribute.
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# The Original Christian Death line up:
# Rozz Williams(vocals), James McGearty(bass), Rikk Agnew(guitar),
# George Bellanger(drums)...
# Interesting note: Eva O. appears on backing vocals on OToP.
"Only Theatre of Pain"
1982 (usa) (frontier: flp)
12" Vinyl. Black and gold cover with insert.
% 1983 (uk) (future: fl 2)
12" Vinyl. Black on gold picture by Rozz, reverse has photos of
the band. Insert is gold on black and contains lyrics and a
reversed photo of Rozz. Reverse has address "Future 3 Adelaide
House, 21 Wells Road, Malvern, Worcs. WR14 4RH" "Licensed from
Frontier PO Box 22 Sun Valley CA 91352"
% 1983 (fr) (l'Invitation Au Suicide/Suicide Differe No. 1)
12" Vinyl. Full colour front cover depicts Romans practicing
Christian Death in a rather grizzly scene. Rear has a photo
of Rozz holding a cross made from thorny rose stems. Also
included a booklet.
1983 (jp) (vap: )
Black and gold cover with insert of Japanese translation.
% 1988 (ger) (normal: normal 56)
12" Vinyl. Gatefold re-release on normal. Front and rear similar
to uk future release. Inside is black on gold similar to the uk
lyric sheet but with black and white photos.
% 1988 (ger) (normal: no catalogue number, presumably normal 56 cd)
5" CD. Front cover as uk release. Booklet contains lyrics in
white on black. Rear has track list and timings.
% 19?? (us) (frontier: flp 1007)
12" Vinyl. White on black cover, some copies contain a sticker
advising "Parental Advisory Explicit Lyrics". Barcode 18633-1007-1.
% 19?? (us) (frontier: 4603-1-L)
12" Vinyl. White on black cover, some copies contain a sticker
advising "Parental Advisory Explicit Lyrics". As above with barcode
1866-34603-1 and the words BMG below the Frontier address.
% 19?? (us) (frontier: 4603-1-L)
12" Vinyl. White on black cover, some copies contain a sticker
advising "Parental Advisory Explicit Lyrics". Transitional sleeve
between the above 2 with stickers for the new barcode and catalogue
number.
% 19?? (usa) (frontier: 4603-4-L)
Cassette. Cover is gold on black with the words "includes bonus
tracks" and a parental advisory sticker.
^%$ 19?? (usa) (frontier: fcd 1007/4603-2-L)
5" CD. Front cover as uk release. Cover is fold out black on gold
with usual photos of the band. CD is black. Rear of CD contains
a track list and bar code 1866-34603-2 1. Contains 6 extra tracks
from Deathwish.
^ 19?? (usa) (frontier: fcx 1007)
Cassette. Same as USA CD.
cavity-first communion, figurative theatre, burnt offerings,
mysterium iniquitatis, dream for mother,
stairs-uncertain journey, spiritual cramp, romeo's distress,
resurrection-sixth communion, prayer
* This is the LP order. The CD and (some) cassette versions
* later released featured all of "Deathwish" as bonus tracks.
"Deathwish"
% 1984 (fr) (l'Invitation Au Suicide/Suicide Differe No. 4)
12" Vinyl. Yellow cover with portrait of a woman. Reverse has
text in French by "Jean LORRAIN" and a picture depicting a
child sat upon the coffin of a dead woman. Contains 12 page
booklet with poems in French and English and some excellent
pencil drawings (notably by Max Klinger).
% 1990 (it) (contempo: conte 137)
12" Vinyl. Cover identical to original in all respects except for
removal of IAS from rear of cover and replacement with Contempo
label and bar code, and interestingly, the drawing has been
reproduced as a mirror image of the original. Reproduction of
booklet is not as good quality and text on rear of booklet has
been completely re-typeset. Label also changed on Vinyl.
^ 1990 (it) (contempo: conte 137)
12" Clear Vinyl. Numbered limited edition of 1000 clear
vinyl with booklet. As per Italian 12" release.
% 1990 (it) (contempo: contedisc 137)
5" CD. Front cover identical to original. Rear cover is back
cover of booklet. CD booklet has contents of original booklet,
with orignal front page now the back page. CD is yellow with
black writing.
% 1990 (it) (contempo: contape 137)
Cassette. Cover folds out into a re-hashed booklet minus the
original booklet cover.
% 1990 (ger) (normal: normal 84)
12" Vinyl. Gatefold. Front cover identical to original. Rear
is an enlarged photograph of the original drawing plus the
information that it was originally recorded at Orange County
Studios in 1981. Gatefold is blue with pictures and text
reproduced from the original. The label is an exact
reproduction of the original. Normal didn't even stamp their
name on it.
% 1990 (ger) (normal: normal 84 cd)
5" CD. Front cover identical to original. Rear contains an
abridged copy of original drawing + track list details. Booklet
includes text and drawings of original. CD just has black writing.
deathwish, romeo's distress, dogs, desperate hell,
spiritual cramp, cavity
* Outtakes and demos from Only Theatre of Pain sessions available as
* an official release from 1984. Recorded at Orange County Studios in
* 1981. This has been added to US releases of Only Theatre of Pain.
# At this point, Christian Death (Rozz, Rik, James, George) splits. Rozz
# then teams up with Pompeii 99 (Valor, Gitane, David), but they keep
# the name Christian Death :
# Rozz Williams(voices), Valor Kand(voice and guitar),
# Gitane Demone(voice and keyboard), David Glass(drums), Constance(bass).
"Catastrophe Ballet"
% 1984 (fr) (l'Invitation Au Suicide, Suicide Differe No. 5)
12" Vinyl. Blue cover with a photo of a naked Gitane covered in
plaster. Contains a 12 page booklet with surreal pictures, lyrics
and two stories in French and English.
% 1986 (it) (contempo: conte 105)
12" Vinyl. Fuchia cover of Gitane naked with just her ankles
bandaged, her body ghostly white. Reverse also contains a
different picture to original release. Contains an 8 page lyric
booklet with pictures of Rozz, Valor and David Glass.
% 1986 (it) (contempo: contape 105)
Cassette. Front is same as conte 105. Cover folds out and
includes a track list.
^% 1987 (it) (contempo: conte 105P)
12" Vinyl picture disc. Front is same as conte 105. Rear contains
same photographs of Rozz, Valor and David Glass, only now in colour
and a track list.
%$ 1987 (it) (contempo: contedisc 105)
5" CD. Fucia cover of a boy nealing before a girl. Booklet
contains lyrics and rear has a different picture to other
releases. Contains bonus tracks the Somnolent Pursuit (Fleeting
Somnambulist played backwards) and Between Youth and After the
Rain.
1989 (usa)(lsr: nos1504-2)
5" CD. Cover is fuchia with the naked photo of Gitane painted white,
with her eyes filled in and covered up so it looks like they're not
there, and screaming (same as original IAS)
Booklet contains lyrics, and one b&w photo each of Rozz, Valor,
& David. It also has a poem by Valor. The back of the booklet is
pink and has the list of titles, credits, and the dedication.The
back of the cd box has a photo of Gitane with her hands covering
her face (but not her eyes),and another poem by Valor. The cd
itself is light blue, though is available in white(same cat. no.s)
^% 1990 (usa) (lsr: nos 1054)
12" Vinyl. Front of sleeve is same as IAS release only the border
is lilac. Rear is the same as conte 105. Comes with the same 8
page booklet as conte 105.
awake at the wall, sleepwalk, the drowning, the blue hour,
as evening falls, androgynous noise hand permeates,
electra descending, cervix couch, this glass house,
the fleeing somnambulist
* The Italian CD re-release of this (contempo) contains 3 extra
* tracks: 'after the rain', 'between youth' (B-sides for
* "Believers of the Unpure") and 'the somnolent pursuit'.
"Ashes"
^% 1985 (fr) (l'Invitation Au Suicide, Suicide Differe No. 7)
Double 12" Vinyl in Gatefold Sleeve. Outside of cover depicts
a man dressed in a red cape holding a pot doll. A black cat
and a face with a ladder to it are also in the frame. Inside
(in red on blue) is some text in French by Antonin Artaud,
lyrics and a track list.
^ 1985 (usa) (nostradamus/important: ird 014)
12" Vinyl. White Angels cover. This LP has a white cover and
comes with a 16 page (12") booklet which are designed by Rozz.
The Front cover illustration is "The Souls of Paolo & Francesca"
and the rear is "Beatrice appears among the Angels", both by
Gustave Dore' from Dante's Divine Comedy. The booklet contains
odd bits of conversations and pictures in people in various forms
of dementia.
1985 (usa) (nostradamus/important: ird 014)
12" Clear Vinyl. Limited edition. Cover and booklet as per the
12" Vinyl release (ird 014).
1986 (japan) (king: )
12" Vinyl. White angels cover w/booklet in jap/eng
% 1986 (ger) (normal: normal 15)
12" Vinyl. White folded hands on black background on both front
and rear of sleeve. 12 page booklet with lyrics and photos of
the band. The Folded Hands cover concept is by Valor.
% 1988 (ger) (normal: normal 15)
12" Vinyl. Gatefold sleeve. Front has clasped hands, rear photos
of the band and a track list. Inside are lyrics to all the songs.
1990 (usa) (lsr: )
^%$ 19?? (ger) (normal: normal 15 CD)
5" CD. Cover of 8 page booklet is of white clasped hands on a black
background and contains lyrics and photos of the band.
% 199? (usa) (lsr: nos1055-2)
5" CD. White Angels cover with booklet containing lyrics and
photos.
ashes, ashes part II, when i was bed, lament, face,
the luxury of tears, of the wound
# At this point... *** Rozz leaves the band ***
# If anyone knows the *real* story behind this could they please e-mail.
# Valor, Gitane and David Glass begin to use other guest musicians.
# Barry Galvin is involved as a guitarist until after Atrocities, and he
# co-wrote many of the songs with Valor.
"The Wind Kissed Pictures" EP
% 1985 (it) (supporti: SF 003)
12" Vinyl. Red cover with a picture of a woman apparently
floating in water. Written on it are the words
"For Sin and Sacrifice we must die a Christian Death"
which gives a new meaning to the band name.
Original versions contained an 8 page glossy booklet with the
familiar (cf Ashes) clasped hands on the cover. Inside are lyrics
and pencil drawings. Rear has a track list and photos of the band.
Rear of booklet contains a poem by Gitane.
% 198? (it) (supporti fonografici: SF 003)
12" Vinyl. Almost identical to the above. Re-released with a
single sheet insert replacing the booklet, back and front of
original only missing the photos.
^%$ 1986 (usa) (chameleon: chlp 8602)
12" Vinyl. White cover with a cepia photo of Gitane lying on a
grave stone. Rear of sleeve has 2 pictures, one of a child in
a coffin, one of two mummified corpses lying side by side in
separate simple wooden coffins. Contains the bonus track
Lacrima Christi. Comes with 8 page booklet with interesting
pictures(one of a nun and one of a naked girl) with quotes by
Lautreamont. Front cover of booklet as per Italian LP cover with
picture of band on the back.
1986 (usa) (chameleon: chlp 8603)
12" Vinyl. Same as 8602.
19?? (usa) (chameleon: chameleon 74789) cassette
% 1988 (it) (supporti fonografici: sf 003/normal 76 CD)
5" CD. Re-released with the sub-title past and present containing
extra tracks Blast of the Bough, Amaterasu and The Absolute.
Red cover of 8 page booklet depicts a naked woman, her arm bent
back over her head, above which a man holds a skull. A woman rests
her head upon his shoulder clutching a baby to her face.
lacrima christi, believers of the unpure, overture,
the wind kissed pictures, the lake of fire
* Re-released as "Past & Present" on CD and "Past, Present and
* Forever" compilation(see later).
"Lacrima Christi" (7" single)
1985 (it) (Supporti Fonografica: sf003 1/2)
7" Vinyl. "promotional copy only, not for resale" is stamped on
the center label.
lacrima christi(english), lacrima christi(italian)
* Only a limited number of copies available (500?) This was only
* available with initial copies of the Wind Kissed Pictures.
"The Decomposition of Violets" (live)
% 1986 (usa) (roir: a-138)
Cassette. Cover features a mostly naked young girl. Fold out
sleeve has some all too familiar photos of the band and some
text.
^% 1991 (it) (contempo: conte 138)
12" Vinyl. Bondage cover. This is a mauve coloured cover
with a drawing of girl in bondage gear.
% 1991 (it) (contempo: conte 138)
12" Clear Vinyl. Re-released in the same cover as numbered
limited edition for Caroline International, London.
% 1991 (it) (contempo: contedisc 138)
5" CD. Mauve bondage cover as conte 138, contains an 8 page
booklet which is a re-hash of the original. CD is also mauve.
awake at the wall, sleepwalk, the drowning, theatre of pain,
cavity, the blue hour, electra descending, as evening falls, face,
cervix couch, this glass house, romeo's distress
* Recorded live in Hollywood in 1985. Line Up: Rozz, Valor,
* Gitane, David and featuring guest musicians Jeff Williams and
* Barry Galvin.
"Believers of the Unpure" (12" single)
^% 1986 (uk) (jungle: jung 24t)
12" Vinyl. Black cover with picture of naked man and woman, and
another naked man playing a flute. Rear has a picture of the
band (Valor, Gitane and David). Original release contained a
lyric purple on black lyric sheet.
believers of the unpure, after the rain, between youth
* Also known as "The Sin and Sacrifice of Christian Death" (written
* on cover).
"Anthology of Live Bootlegs" (live)
% 1986 (uk) (nostradamus: nos 1006)
12" Vinyl. Original release has yellow/green on black drawing of
just the right hand of a crucifixion. Rear contains photos of
the band and a track list.
^% 1988 (uk) (nostradamus: nos 1006)
12 Vinyl. Same cover as original except now pink on black.
% 1989 (uk) (nostradamus: nos 1006)
12" Pink Vinyl. Same cover as original with a sticker saying
limited edition pink vinyl.
%$ 1990 (usa) (nostradamus: nos cd 1006)
5" CD. Same pink cover folds out with photos of the band an also
a photo of Valor, Gitane and David similar to that in Atrocities.
awake at the wall, sleepwalk, theatre of pain, cavity,
the blue hour, when i was bed, birth, coming forth by day,
this glass house, the drowning, cervix couch, figurative theatre,
untitled-followed by crowd chaos
* Recorded in random places by random bootleggers between 1981 and
* 1985. 'Untitled' later appears as 'Working on Beyond' on
* "Invocations" and the "Shadow Project" CD. Also studio versions
* of "Theatre of Pain", "Birth" and "Coming Forth by Day" are
* unavailable.
"Atrocities"
^% 1986 (ger) (normal: normal 18)
12" Vinyl. Black cover with silver lettering front has a photo
of surgeons at work. Rear has a scene from a painting by
Hieronymus Bosch. Original includes a large fold-out poster
of the band entitled 'Returning to the Womb' which features all
the lyrics and an inner sleeve with text by Valor and
a drawing on the reverse. Some copies have the words "Melodie
Distribution" at the lower left of the rear of the sleeve rather
then the original "LC8820". Also all copies do not now come with
poster and insert(usually one or the other).
% 19?? (ger/normal: no catalogue - presumably normal 18 cd)
5" CD. Black and silver cover of original with an 8 page booklet
containing text by Valor and lyrics.
$ 1990 (usa/lsr: nos 1053-2)
5" CD. 5 page double sided insert. CD decorated with image
3 hanging human figures.
will-o-the-wisp, tales of innocence, strapping me down,
the danzig waltz, chimere de-si de-la, silent thunder,
strange fortune, ventriloquist, gloomy sunday, the death of josef
"Jesus Christ Proudly Presents" (6x7" box set)
^% 1987 (ger) (normal: normal 48)
Six 7" Vinyl. Released as a numbered limited edition of 6000. Front
of box depicts the familiar Christ on the cross with a track list
on the back. Contains a picture of the band at the Whiskey-A-Go-Go
Hollywood. Sleeve of first single has a list of the participants.
Second has photo of Valor on front and James Beam on reverse.
Third has photo of Gitane on front and Valor and Kota on reverse.
Fourth has photo of David Glass on front and Valor on reverse.
Fifth has photo of Kota on front and band on reverse.
Sixth has photos of audience front and rear.
19?? (ger) (normal:)
Double 12" Vinyl.
interview, sleepwalk, as evening falls, glass house, face,
moonlight sonata, gloomy sunday, when i was bed,
the wind kissed pictures, between youth,
believers of the unpure, will-o-the-wisp, strapping me down,
tales of innocence, ventriloquist, foggy day
* This is interesting item in that it has a Bach (?) instrumental
* "Moonlight Sonata" performed using guitars and Gitane singing
* George Gerswhin's "Foggy Day" acapella.
"Sick of Love" (7"/ 12" single)
% 1987 (uk/ger) (dual release by normal/jungle: normal 42/jung 35 T )
12" Vinyl. Front of sleeve has photo of Valor, Gitane and David
on a black background. Rear has a photo of James and Kota, their
heads engulfed by fire. Rear of sleeve has catalogue number
Jung 35 T and the words "A Normal/Jungle release. Distributed in
the U.K. by Jungle/Cartel." Inner sleeve has a photo of Gitane
Valor and David super-imposed over a window from Notre Dame(?).
Inner sleve has catalogue number Normal 42 and includes
lyrics to the songs.
% 1987 (uk/ger) (dual release by normal/jungle: normal 45/jung 35)
7" Vinyl. Cover is a re-hash of 12" release. 7" centre hole is
1" in diameter and cannot be played without an adapter (as per
jukebox singles).
sick of love, the loving face
"The Scriptures"
^% 1987 (ger) (normal: normal 65)
12" Vinyl. Gatefold sleeve with images of world religions inside.
Outside is Gold on Black with crossed cross symbol.
Stapled inside is a 12 page booklet. First edition of 10,000 came
with the 7" single "Jezebel's Tribulation b/w Wraeththu" which
is Normal 66, in a plain sleeve(Need adapter to play 7").
%$ 1987 (ger) (normal: normal cd 65/66, dual catalogued cd freud 18)
5" CD. Cover is similar to vinyl but with grey "skin" design
covering it. 16 page booklet is a re-hash of vinyl's version.
Includes "Jezebel's Tribulation" and "Wraeththu".
% 1987 (uk/jungle: freud 18)
12" Vinyl. Uk release is identical to the german version except
that it has the additional catalogue number and states that it is
licensed from Normal and has the address for Jungle.
% 1988 (jp/king: K28P-698)
12" Vinyl. Sleeve is Gold on Black, similar to Normal release.
Contains a 4 page booklet with lyrics in Japanese
and English. Side 1 includes extra tracks "Wraeththu" and
"Amaterasu" and omits "Prelude" and "Vanity".
% 1988 (jp/king: K32Y-2110)
5" CD. Sleeve is Gold on Black, similar to Normal release.
Contains a 4 page fold out lyric sheet in Japanese and English.
Includes extra tracks "Wraeththu", "Amaterasu" and "Jezebel's
Tribulation" but omits "Prelude" and "Vanity".
1990 (usa/lsr: )
12" Vinyl.
% 199? (usa) (lsr: nos 1052-2)
5" CD. Black cover with orange crossed cross, fold-out booklet
with lyrics etc contains only 12 tracks.
prelude, song of songs (sick of love), vanity, four horsemen,
1983, omega dawn, a ringing in their ears, golden age,
alpha sunset, split blood, raw war, reflections
"Jezebel's Tribulation" (7" single)
^% 1987 (ger/normal: normal 66)
jezebel's tribulation, wraeththu
* This single was only on limited release after the first 10,000
* copies of "The Scriptures" had sold. Out-of-print.
"Church of no Return" (7"/ 12" single)
1988 (ger/normal: normal 71 ? )
12" Vinyl. Original German version came with insert.
% Test pressing.
^%$ 1988 (uk/ger jungle/normal: jung 40t/normal 71 dual catalogued)
12" Vinyl. Gatefold sleeve - outside front are a tiny skeleton
in a glass jar, a skull, christ on a cross and an hour-glass.
Rear has a photo of Valor in a border similar to "Believers of
the Unpure". Inside left has lyrics and inside right has a
photo of a rather grotesque doll.
% 1988 (uk/ger jungle/normal: jung 40/normal 71 dual catalogued)
7" Vinyl. Requires an adaptor to play. Cover is same as jung 40t
and has lyrics on reverse.
church of no return, church of no return <endured>
* Original German version came with insert. Now it comes in gatefold
* cover. It is interesting to note that this cover was also used by
* Current 93 on one of their albums.
"What's the Verdict"
^% 1988 (ger/normal: normal 91)
12" Vinyl. Front cover features Valor's guitar. Rear has colour
back shot of naked couple holding each other with religious
images being projected upon them.
% 1988 (ger/normal: normal 91 cd/jung 45 cd/rtd cd 5-191)
3" CD with adaptor. Front cover features Valor's guitar. Rear
of insert has black and white version of naked couple holding
each other.
^%$ 1988 (uk/jungle: jung 45t)
12" Vinyl. Front cover features a nude frontal of a girl
wearing a crossed cross symbol, with a religious image projected
onto her. Rear has a picture of a naked man, with the image of
Jesus (embedded :>) on his chest.
% Test pressing dated 3rd Oct 1988.
% 1988 (uk/jungle: jung 45)
7" Vinyl. Cover is same as uk 12".
Ger: blasphemy in germany, this is not blasphemy, ketzerei
UK : blasphemy in the uk, this is not blasphemy, this is heresy
* As you can see the German and UK versions differ songwise. The first
* songs are "What's the Verdict".
"Sex and Drugs and Jesus Christ"
^% 1988 (uk/jungle: freud 25)
12" Vinyl. Front cover has a photo of Jesus shooting up. Rear
is green and has a track list. Inner sleeve has lyrics on one
side and the Christian Death symbol on the other.
% Test pressing dated 18th Oct 1988
% 1988 (uk/jungle: freud 25)
12" Red Vinyl. Cover is same as freud 25 but includes a red sticker
with the words "Limited Edition Red Vinyl".
% 1988 (uk/jungle: freud P25)
12" Vinyl Picture Disc. Front and rear is same as cover of freud 25.
% 1988 (uk) (jungle: cd freud 25)
5" CD. Front and rear is same as cover of freud 25. Includes an 8
page lyric book.
$ 1988 (uk/jungle: cd freud 25P)
5" picture CD.
% 1988 (uk/jungle: freud c25)
Cassette. Front is same as cover of freud 25.
% 1989 (ger/normal: normal 96)
12" Vinyl. Gatefold sleeve of 3 faced Jesus with Christian Death
tattoo on forehead. Lyrics and logo reproduced in purple on yellow
inside with a tracklist on the outside.
% 1989 (ger/normal: cd freud 25)
5" CD. Exactly same as cd freud 25 except that a card featuring
3 faced Jesus has been inserted to cover Jesus shooting up, as
the artwork was banned in Germany.
1989 (usa) (giant: ?)
12" Vinyl.
1989 (usa) (giant: ?)
CD.
1989 (usa) (giant: ?)
Cassette.
% 1989 (usa/lsr: nos 1050-2)
5" CD. Blue and Gold cover, otherwise the same picture as the
normal 96 release(3 faced Jesus). Contains lyric sheet.
1989 (usa/lsr: nos ???)
Cassette.
1989 (usa/lsr: nos ???)
12" Vinyl.
% 1993 (uk) (jungle: cd freud 25p)
5" Picture CD. CD with shooting up picture.
this is heresy, jesus where's the sugar, wretched mankind,
the third antichrist, erection, ten thousand hundred times,
incendiary lover, window pain
* The German version replaces the song "Wretched Mankind"
* with "Tragedy". Both songs appear on the UK CD.
"Zero Sex"
^% 1989 (uk/jungle: jungle 501)
12" Vinyl. Cover features a crowd of africans lead by a child
carrying a purple cross. Rear has electron micrograph of a cell.
Comes with *banned* inner sleeve, although records released within
the first week didn't as the printers refused to print it.
This is very dark and blurry with a large purple stripe across it,
so there is not really anything risque about it. This has
subsequently been replaced with a paper inner sleeve.
% Test pressing
%$ 1989 (uk/jungle: jungle 501)
5" CD. Single cover artwork contains front and rear of the 12".
Contains a purple CD.
% 1989 (uk/jungle: jungle 501)
7" Vinyl. Cover same as 12"
% Test Pressing dated 4th Oct 1988.
zerosex, the nascent virion
"The Heretics Alive"
^% 1989 (uk/jungle: freud 29G)
12" Vinyl. Released as a numbered limited edition gatefold sleeve,
front features a pink negative photo of Valor, rear has a blue
negative photo of Gitane. Inside are photos of the band. Contained
a CDS (Christian Death Society) order form.
% 1989 (uk/jungle: freud cd 29)
5" CD. Front and reverse of booklet are identical to outside of
album. 4 page booklet contains credits. Rear of cd is also
reverse of album.
% 1989 (uk/jungle: freud c29)
Cassette. Front and reverse of booklet are identical to outside of
album.
%$ 1989 (usa) (lsr: nos 1056-2)
5" CD. Booklet is identical to uk version except Jungle credits
on reverse have been crudely masked out, and lst catalogue
information has been added on the inside. Same has happened on
rear of CD.
% 1989 (usa/lsr: nos1056)
12" Vinyl. Cover is almost identical to UK version except barcodes
and distributors.
1989 (usa/lsr: nos1056)
12" Vinyl, limited edition gatefold edition with more band pictures
and stills from the video on the inside.
^%$ 1989 (uk/jungle: jvd 6)
Video. This is longer than the album and features:
Prologue (Introduction: short video clips of Believers of the
Unpure, Church of No Return, Zerosex, We Fall Like Love, &
I Hate You, Followed by an interview with Valor by Mick Mercer),
Prelude (to the concert: band setup and backstage footage, plus
a clip of the opening band "Population 2"), and then the concert
proper featuring the same songs as on the album.
this is heresy, wretched mankind, sick of love,
the nascent virion, golden age, erection, chimere de-si de-la,
four horsemen, church of no return
* This was recorded "live" at the Marquee, London. June 10, 1989.
"We Fall Like Love/I Hate You"
% 1989 (uk/jungle: jung 55T)
12" Vinyl. Purple cover with a photo of Sevan writing "I Hate You"
on a wall with a spray can. Reverse is a photo of two small
children kissing. Contains a warning sticker that the language
may offend. Front and rear say from the forthcoming album.
% 1989 (uk/jungle: jung 55)
7" Vinyl. Almost identical to 12" cover. Also contains a sticker.
% 1989 (uk/jungle: jung 55 cd)
5" CD. Purple cover with a photo of Sevan writing "I Hate You"
on a wall with a spray can. Inside is a photo of two small
children kissing.
we fall like love, i hate you
* Double A side single. Features young Sevan Kand singing 'I Hate You'.
"All the Love All the Hate (Part 1: All the Love)"
^% 1989 (uk) (jungle: freud 34)
12" Vinyl. Grey gatefold sleeve. Front has a burning heart with
the crossed cross symbol in it. Fold out has picture of two
children kissing and track list and lyrics. Rear has detail from
a painting called Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife by the 15th
century Dutch artist Jan van Eyck. It's a mirror hanging on the
wall behind a couple exchanging their wedding vows. If you look
closely you can see their backs, the minister, and even the artist
painting them. This is pretty amazing considering the painting is
only 33x22.5 inches, and the mirror is probably only about 4
inches across. Not bad for 1434! This is full of religious
symbolism. Everything seems to say that God is wonderful, and
marriage is sacred, and let's all get married and make babies for
God.
% Test pressing 20 Oct 1989.
%$ 1989 (uk) (jungle: freud cd 34)
5" CD. Grey sleeve like 12". Contains an 8 page lyric book. Rear
is the same as the 12".
% 1989 (uk) (jungle: freud c34)
Cassette. Cover similar to 12". Cover folds out and contains
lyrics.
1989 (ger) (normal: normal 115)
1993 (usa) (lsr: nos 1057)
% 1993 (uk) (jungle: freud bx334)
2 Boxed 5" CDs. Contains freud cd33 and freud cd34. Box has
pictures of an angle on the front and hitler on a cross on the
rear.
% 1993 (uk) (jungle: freud TS 33-4)
Re-relased with two gatefold albums and a free T-shirt.
live love together, we fall like love, love don't bring me down,
suivre la trace de quelqu'un, love is like a (b)itchin' in my
heart, i'm using you (for love), deviate love, angel,
woman to mother earth
* Gatefold cover. Note "All the Hate All the Love" has been re-
* released as a double LP called "Love and Hate".
"All the Love All the Hate (Part 2: All the Hate)"
^% 1989 (uk) (jungle: freud 33)
12" Vinyl. Gatefold sleeve. Purple cover. Front is a burning heart
with a swastica in it. Fold out has track list, lyrics and a photo.
Rear has a burning cross reflected in a mirror.
% Test pressing 20 Oct 1989.
%$ 1989 (uk/jungle: freud cd 33)
5" CD. Cover similar to 12". Contains a sticker disclaiming
that the cover is not intended to "promote nazi beliefs".
Contains an 8 page booklet.
% 1989 (uk/jungle: freud c33)
Cassette. Cover similar to 12". Cover folds out and contains
lyrics.
1989 (ger/normal: normal 116)
1993 (usa/lsr: 1058)
born in a womb died in a tomb, baptized in fire, i hate you,
children of the valley, kneel down, climate of violence:
the relinquishment/the satanic verses/a malice of predjudice,
the final solution, nazi killer, man to father fire
* UK version has a swastika cover, which the German release replaces
* with a picture of Hitler's face. LSR version uses no image.
"Past, Present and Forever"
%$ 1990 (it/contempo: conte 141)
12" Vinyl. Re-release now titled "Past, Present and Forever".
Cover has a photo of a naked woman lying upon a bed of coral. The
background is blue and includes the new Christian Death crossed
cross symbol in silver. Contains an eight page booklet which is
a re-hash of the original: the cover picture is taken from the
front of the original jacket artwork and it contains the drawings.
This compilation contains all 9 tracks available on the other
releases including Italian and English version of Lacrima Christi.
^% 1990 (it/contempo: conte 141)
12" Clear Vinyl. Limited edition identical to conte 141 in all
respects except for colour of vinyl.
% 1990 (it/contempo: contedisc 141)
5" CD. Blue cover identical to vinyl release. Booklet has been
re-hashed to fit inside a CD box. CD is also blue.
% 1990 (it/contempo: conte 141 picture)
12" Picture Disc. Front features blue photo of Valor, rear has
an enlarged portion of vinyl sleeve. It includes a small paper
insert with a track list and credits.
% 1990 (it) (contempo: conte 141 picture)
Cassette. Similar cover to 12".
believers of the unpure, ouverture, the wind kissed pictures,
the lake of fire, blast of the bough, amaterasu, the absolute,
lacrima christi(english), lacrima christi(italian)
* This is a compilation of "The Wind Kissed Pictures" and the 'Lacrima
* Christi' single. New blue cover.
"Insanus, Ultio, Proditio, Misericordiaque"
^ 1990 (it) (contempo: conte 150)
12" Vinyl. Cover has a naked woman in a cloak with a ornate
head-dress and veil which covers her body. Reverse has a naked
woman on a Christian Death crossed cross. Contains a 12 page (12")
lyric book with photos and paintings by Valor.
%$ 1990 (it) (contempo: conte 150)
12" Clear vinyl. Identical to black vinyl. Numbered limited edition
clear vinyl. Sticker states colour vinyl!
% 1990 (it) (contempo: conte 150 picture)
12" Picture disc. Front similar to 12". Rear is a picture of
a woman. Contains a paper track list.
%$ 1990 (it) (contempo: contdisc 150)
5" CD. Artwork is similar to 12". 12 page lyric booklet has photos.
CD is lilac.
% 1990 (it) (contempo: contape 150)
Cassette. Artwork is similar to 12". Contains fold out lyric sheet
and photos.
sevan-us rex, malus amor, tragicus conatus, infans vexatio,
somnium, venenum, mors-voluntaria, vita-voluntaria
* Rozz sings on "Infans Vexatio" and Gitane sings on "Venenum".
* This LP is a compilation of old demos that Valor released.
* "Venenum" could previously only be found on bootlegs dating
* back to the 1986 Atrocities tour. "Infans Vexatio" could also
* be found as a studio track called "Lullabye" on certain bootlegs.
"Jesus Points the Bone at You?" (singles compilation)
^ 1992 (uk) (jungle: freud 39)
12" Vinyl. Outside cover as per cd. Inner sleeve is grey with
the lyrics in white text.
%$ 1992 (uk) (jungle: freud 39 cd)
5" CD. Black and grey cover with a negative of christ surrounded
by crossed crosses. Includes a 12 page lyric booklet. Rear of
CD contains a track list and some text.
1992 (ger) (normal: )
1992 (usa) (century media: cm7742)
available on CD and cassette. CD artwork is black and grey
instead of black and silver (much cheaper looking)
believers of the unpure, after the rain, sick of
the loving face, church of no return,
church of no return(endured), what's the verdict, this is heresy,
zero sex, the nascent virion (1991), we fall like love, i hate you
* This is a nice compilation of some of the singles not available
* on "Past Present and Forever". The new version of 'The Nascent
* Virion' features the new line-up: Valor, Maitri, Ranni, Adam E. &
* Andar. The cover tells of what Valor wrote each song about.
# Rozz Williams has been releasing new and old Christian Death
# material with his new (ever-changing) band:
# Rozz Williams -Vocals/Piano, Evangel(Eva O.) -Guitar/Voices,
# Listo -Bass, David Melford -Drums.
"The Iron Mask"
%$ 1992 (usa) (cleopatra: cleo57512)
5" CD. Full colour cover with a photo of Rozz holding a bunch
of flowers. Fold out insert contains a track list and more
photos of Rozz. CD has red illustration and track list.
^% 1992 (usa) (cleopatra: cleo57512)
Limited edition 5" CD. A limited edition of 1500 copies of the
above CD included in a cloth bag with a photo of Rozz and a
black badge with a picture of flowers.
% 1992 (usa) (cleopatra: cleo57514)
Cassette. Cover similar to CD, contains 'Burnt Offerings' rather
than 'Down in the Park'.
% 1992 (usa) (cleopatra: cleo57511)
Limited edition 12" Picture disc. A numberd limited edition of
1500 copies of the above CD. Cover is similar to cd. Reverse
is a photo of Rozz and a track listing.
spiritual cramp, sleepwalk, skeleton kiss, figurative theatre,
desperate hell, death wish, luxury of tears, cervix couch,
skeleton kiss (death mix), down in the park (live -1990 NY)
[or 'burnt offerings' (live -1981) -cassette only]
* 'Skelton Kiss' is the only *new* Christian Death song on this CD.
* It is in fact an old (c. 1983) song that can be found on live
* bootlegs, entitled "Blackwar". The lyrics are also very similar
* to a song by Shadow Project entitled "When the Heart Breaks".
* "Down in the Park" is a Gary Numan song.
"Skeleton Kiss"
^%$ 1992 (usa) (cleopatra: cleo57512)
5" CD. Fold-out cover of a skeleton. Inside contains track listing
and times with a skull in the background. Included a flyer for
Voice of Destruction. CD is salmon pink. Rear is black with a
picture of Rozz and track list.
% 1992 (usa/cleopatra: cleo58432)
10" picture disc. Numbered limited edition of 2000 copies with red
on black front and track list on rear.
spiritual cramp (sacrifice), skeleton kiss (fright),
skeleton kiss (alternate death), ressurection - sixth communion (live)
# Line-up change: Rozz-vocals, bass; Eva-guitars, vocals; Paris-keyboards;
# William Faith-bass; Stevyn Grey-drums (both ex-Mephisto Walz). Additional
# musicians: Brian Virtue-samples; Scat Ellis-bass; Kris Kohls-drums;
# Wayne James-e-bow guitar; Arman Christoff-piano; Aaron Schwarz-harp;
# Christian Omar Madrigal-metal & human skull
"The Path of Sorrows"
^%$ 1993 (usa) (cleopatra: cleo39932)
5" CD. Cover of christ walking a road strewn with the dying.
Contains lyric book and credits.
psalm (maggot's lair), the path of sorrows, hour of the wolf,
in abstentia, mother, the angels (cruciform), book of lies,
a widows dream, easter (in the tombs), venus in furs
* 'Venus in Furs' is a cover of the classic song by The Velvet
* Underground.
"Invocations 1981-1989"
^%$ 1993 (usa/cleopatra: cleo12572)
5" CD. 4 page booklet has a picture of christ on the cross.
Fold out includes track list and credits. Rear has an
indescribable illustration! : a baby with a rat in its mouth
and track list. Same picture on the disc.
% 1993 (usa/cleopatra: cleo12574)
Cassette. Cover is a re-hash of the CD booklet cover.
live: invocation, working on beyond (original version),
spiritual cramp, face (original version), six six sixth communion,
snake pit, trials, invocation II, desperate hell, dodo
studio: sleepwalk (original version), invocation III, haloes,
spectre (love is dead)
* This is in the same style as Anthology of Live Bootlegs,
* covering primarily the original Christian Death in 1981-1982.
* 'Face' has different music. 'Trials' is 'Stairs' with different
* lyrics. 'Dodo' is a David Bowie cover.
"Mandylion"
% 1993 (ger) (apollyon 1993: ApoRek 05-106-93)
5" CD. Released under the name "Christ Death" has a black cover
with a photo of the turin shroud (?). Reverse has a photo of Rozz
holding a cross made from rose stalks.
spiritual cramp, sleepwalk, skeleton kiss, figurative theatre,
desperate hell, death wish, skeleton kiss (alternate death),
ressurection - 6th communion (live), down in the park (live),
the beast, the evil ones, walls/sounds
* Contains tracks from Iron Mask, Skeleton Kiss and Every King a
* Bastard Son. It is just a Europeann release of tracks otherwise
* only available by import.
"Sleepless Nights"
$ 1993 (usa) (cleopatra: cleo 72902)
5" CD. cover features artwork of monsters torturing humans.
single foldout booklet. also includes a small flyer for a
Rozz Williams' Daucus Karota t-shirt. CD uses an religious
frescoe type image.
cavity (1st communion), figurative theatre, burnt offerings, do do,
mysterium iniquitatis, dream for mother,
stairs (uncertain journey)/ trials, spiritual cramp, romeo's distress,
ressurection (6th communion), deathwish, sleepwalk
* This is a Live (reunion?) Concert from 1990. It features Rozz-vocals,
* Eva-backing vocals, Rikk Agnew-guitar, Casey-bass, Cujo-drums.
"Tales of Innocence, A Continued Anthology..."
$% 1993 (usa) (cleopatra: cleo 9109-2 (cd))
5" CD. The front cover is light lilac coloured with a woman sitting,
partially covering herself with a towel. The room has many spider
webs and a large orb which her hand is placed on.
The rear cover is blue with a close image of cat's eyes.
The CD itself is purple with some unknowm image in black on it.
The inlay is tri-fold. One image included(I don't rememeber where
from)is the person with no eyes staring over a square grave-stone
looking thing. The other images also look familiar, I just can't
place them right now. Also included are snippets of words from the
songs.
the golden age, will o the wisp, strange fortune,
the wind kissed pictures, between youth, believers of the unpure,
lament (over the shadows), face, lullaby, tales of innocence,
jezebel's tribulation, look at the light..., gloomy sunday,
ventriloquist
* the CD is live, but no dates are given, so it's like another
* bootleg comp.
* the song "lullaby" = "infans vexatio"
* the song "look at the light" = the ending jam from the live version
* of "Only Theatre of Pain"
* the sound quality seems better than past live albums.
"Iconologia (Apparitions Dreams)"
1993 (usa) (triple X: TRi51164)
* Release date 11/93. Anyone have this yet?
Videos:
There are promo-videos available via mail order from CDS of:
Believers of the Unpure.
I Hate You.
Zero Sex.
Church of No Return.
We Fall Like Love.
I Hate You.
as well as "The Heretics Alive" which is more easily available.
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Related Projects:
Eva O., Gitane Demone, Mephisto Walz,
Pompeii 99, Premature Ejaculation,
Shadow Project, Superheroines, Rozz Williams
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Eva O.
~~~~~~
# The first Eva O. solo CD is out, but it is mostly a compilation of earlier
# difficult to acquire tracks.
"Past Time"
$ 1993 (usa) (cleopatra: cleo 1099-2)
5" CD. Front cover is an angel over a wounded man. Rear is a
cartoon angel aside the track listing. The purple CD has a rough
image of Eva's face.
night stalker#, one in a million, opened and drained, backsliding,
little girls&, chains the whips&, thick stick&, red&, romeos distress^,
cavity^
# - recorded with the Superheroines
& - recorded with the Speed Queens
^ - recorded with Christian Death live in 1983. Only on CD version.
Gitane Demone
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
# Gitane has been solo since quitting association with Valor in 1990.
# Only other track available is "Incendiary Lover" on GOTHIC ROCK (freud 38).
"A Heavenly Melancholy"
1992 (??) (torso dance/ cult music 001)
12" Vinyl and CD single.
a heavenly melancholy, heavenly melancholy (set me free), love
"Lullabies for a Troubled World"
1993 (??) (torso dance/ cult music 002)
CD maxi.
sound of war, revolution of love, somewhere, lullaby for a troubled man
"Facets of Blue" (1992-1993)
$ 1993 (usa) (cleopatra: cleo1039-2)
5" CD. cover black w/ blue tint image, chest up pic. of Gitane w/
a blindfold, kinda screaming looking. Inside features the covers
of the 2 previous singles and notes. CD itself is red.
a heavenly melancholy, heavenly melancholy (set me free), love,
sound of war, revolution of love, somewhere, lullaby for a troubled man,
golden age, love for sale, little birds
* This is a comp. of the 2 above singles, and the last 3 tracks were
* recorded live at the Zone, 1993.
Mephisto Walz
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
# Mephisto Walz has had a varied line up over the years, beginning with
# Bari Bari(Barry Galvin), Johann Schumann, with Jorque on vocals. Their
# first release Crocosmia is a compilation which shows the line-up changes
# from over the years. If anyone has info on the original releases that
# would be much appreciated.
19?? "Painted Black"
19?? "Generator Aktion"
199? "Tangia"
"Mephisto Walz"
198? (it) (Supporti Fonografici: sf010)
aboriginee requiem, spoken word, eternal deep, trible conflicts,
porcelan gods
* Need date, and verification of track list
"Crocosmia" (1986-1992)
&^ 1992 (ger) (gymnastic records: gym210)
5" CD. The front cover is a pink on black design of a gargoyles
head. The booklet contains a brief history, photos and lyrics.
aboriginee requiem, spoken word, eternal deep, trible conflicts,
porcelan gods, oh fallen angel, painted black, nicole, der sack,
dear familiar phantoms, hunter's trail, tanzin, staccotto,
aboriginee requiem (twilight version)
# Line-up: William Faith(bass), Bari-Bari(guitar+synth),
# Christianna(vocals) & Stevyn Grey(drums)
"As Apostles Forget"
$ 1992 (ger/gymnastic records: gym211)
5" CD. Cover is dark fuschia with a turn of the century style
sketch of a woman leaning on a pedestal with a bible. Rear cover
is dark blue-green with only title and track listing . CD itself
has the green logo of the band. The booklet is a 4 page fold out
(double sided) which includes lyrics, additional artwork, and a
band photo.
painted black, facade (closet of faces), am sonntag,
silent thunder, i wanna be your dog
* Painted Black written by The Rolling Stones.
* Silent Thunder written by Christian Death(Valor & Bari Bari).
* And I Wanna Be Your Dog is the Stooges(Iggy Pop) classic.
# According to The Whip (cleo15752), the latest line-up is:
# David Glass, Bari-Bari, Johann Schumand (all ex-CD), & Christianna.
# William Faith and Stevyn Grey recorded with Rozz on 'The Path of
# Sorrows' and toured Summer 1993 with Shadow Project.
"Terra Regina"
$% 1993 cleopatra: cleo92592 (cd)
artwork is primary images (like space shots) of land masses and
other vague images as such. booklet includes lyrics which are
offset by Mayan like artwork.(10 pages)
prologue, aegis, umbra, the starveling, to the shadows,
a gathering of elements, protecteur, it is the skin of the night,
in the room that love exists, am sonntag, epilogue,
skin of night (revisited), aegis remains
Pompeii 99
~~~~~~~~~~
# Pompeii 99 were Valor, Gitane Demone, David Glass.
# Their stuff is impossible to find. Most stores will never have heard
# of it. If anyone has the second EP please e-mail the info here.
1981 "Look At Yourself"
1981 (usa) (nostradamus: nos-1001)
12" Vinyl. Contains the lyrics and pictures/cartoons by Valor.
The photos of the band are interesting.
metamorphosis, love me for my mind, sitting in my room,
the nothing song, android police, the curse of a gypsies son,
look at yourself
* Additional musicians: Poli-Sci - vocals, organ, synth;
* David Parkinson(Glass?) - drums, percussion, vocals;
* Cram Netod - bass, piano, guitar, vocals.
* This is available on white or black vinyl and according to Cram
* Netod only 1000 copies of each were pressed. It is only 22 minutes
* long. Thanks to Tim Holdener for all this info.
1982 "Ignorance is the Control" (EP)
1982 (usa) (nostradamus: nos-1002?)
ignorance is the control, **, **
* Supposedly this is just a single off "Look at Yourself" and on
* the b-side it has 2 songs straight off the LP.
Premature Ejaculation
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
# Premature Ejaculation is an Industrial Noise group with Rozz Williams.
# It also features Chuck Collison. More information is needed.
1987 "Death Cultures"
1987 "Death Cultures II"
* Supposedly the 2 of these was released by PE under the name of
* "The Happiest Place on Earth"
19?? "Premature Ejaculations"
19?? (ger) (gymnastic: gym 107)
* Limited edition of 222
1989 "Assertive Discipline"
$ 1992 (usa) (anomalous: pe000a )
12" Vinyl. Black cover with rear angle view of a nude male torso
in grey. The rear simply has large text saying "Brought to you
by the happiest place on earth" the track listing is obtained
from the album itself (avail only on 12" vinyl, I believe).
views in the bottling room, doll's theatre, claws of the cat,
the worst hell, lame from his mother's womb, blind,
valley of humiliations
1992 "Anasthesia"
1992 (ger) (dark vinyl records: dv18)
5" CD. This has a greeny cover with a skull.
salvation deliverance prayer for the sick, red,
the nature of pain, partial and complete, transillumination,
fistula in ano, taking good care of your fear,
the most asounding living monstrocity, ara
1993 (??) "Blood Told in Spine"
1993 (??) (ger) (gymnastic records: )
1993 "Necessary Discomforts"
^ 1993 (usa) (cleopatra: cleo75932)
5" CD. This features a picture of a skinny boy with some
skin disease on the front, and on the back it has a hand in some
weird contraption. Inside booklet has some other "necessary
discomforts".
non-union, negative findings, median, atrophy, digitalis
hands of god
Shadow Project
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
# Shadow Project are a gothic collaboration of Rozz and Eva with various
# other musicians. According to rumours they have split up due to
# problems with their record label Triple X. The Line-up is :
# Rozz Williams -voices, guitars and piano. Paris -Keyboards and samples
# Eva O.(ex -Superheroines) -voices and guitars. Peter Tomlinson -Drums
# Jill Emery (ex -Hole) -Bass
1991 "Shadow Project"
^%$ 1991 (usa) (triple X: 51087-2)
5" CD. Black and green cover with fold-out lyric sheet.
% 1991 (usa) (triple X: 51087-4)
Cassette. Black cover with the initials SP in grey in the top
left and bottom right corners. Cover folds out and has lyrics.
under your wing, the other flesh, death plays his role,
penny in a bucket, epitaph (time will), red handed,
here and there, working on beyond, holy hell, lying deep,
into the light, holy holy
* 'Holy Holy' is a David Bowie cover. 'Working on Beyond' is the
* song 'Untitled' from "Anthology of Live Bootlegs". The music
* for 'Into the Light' is originally a Christian Death song, but
* has been re-adopted by Shadow Project.
1992 "Dead Babies / Killer" (limited cassette single)
$ 1992 (usa) (triple X: cpro 1136)
Cassette. Cover features a picture of the band on a red
background.
dead babies, killer
* This is a single from an Alice Cooper tribute album "Welcome
* to our Nightmare" available on Triple X. It was available for
* a limited period free direct from Triple X.
* Line-up: Rozz: vocal, Eva: vocal, guitar, bowed guitar,
* Paris: keyboards, Thomas Morgan: drums, Aaron Schwartz: bass,
* Chuck Collision: samples (applies only to this release)
1992 "Dreams for the Dying"
^%$ 1992 (usa) (triple X: 51136-2)
5" CD. Green cover of two black clad figures. One holding the
other's train. 6 page foldout includes lyrics. Rear of CD has
a track list.
1992 (usa) (triple X: 51136-4)
Cassette.
static jesus, days of glory, funeral rites, zaned people,
thy kingdom come, knight stalker, holding you close,
lord of the flies, the circle and the cross, 23-13
* Peter Tomlinson plays drums on this release.
# Rumour has it that Shadow Project have now split up following their
# Summer '93 tour. All members are involved with different projects so
# keep a look out for them.
The Superheroines
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
# One of the early all girl goth bands. The Superheroines only had one
# constant member in Eva O.. Original line-up:
# Eva O.(guitar/vocals), Sandra Ross(bass), Del Mar Richardson(drums)
"Cry for Help"
1981 (usa)(Bemisbrain/Enigma: bb131)
the beast, cry for help, convicts, superheroines theme, i'm not here,
red, remember to die, black wedding, blue blood, run from reality
# Line-up: Eva O., Jill Emery (Bass/Vocals), Various drummers.
"Souls That Save"
1983 (usa)(Bemisbrain/Enigma: e1057)
take a trip, stripped of my love, a war to fight, levels of rage,
seven years, life goes on, boneyard sky, b.t. lie
# Line-up: Eva O., Jill Emery, Cathy Flanga(drums)
"Love and Pain"
^ 1993 (usa) (cleopatra: cleo37512)
5" CD. Cover features 2 angels in flight, with their hearts
leaving their bodies. Back has a cover of the band. 4 page booklet
contains a history of the band.
children of the light, remembering love, apathy, chasing bars,
generations of hypocrites, warning, tears of a star,
black wedding, black and blue, horses on fire(live),
wed the dead(live), death on the elevator(live)
* 'Warning' is a Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation's cover. 'Black
* Wedding' and 'Black and Blue' are by the original line-up.
* This was actually the unreleased 1985 LP.
Rozz Williams (solo)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1992 "Every King a Bastard Son" [Spoken Word]
^$ 1992 (usa/cleopatra: cleo58532)
5" CD. The cover is a collage. The front by Erik Christides
and rear by Rozz. 12 page lyric booklet with distorted picture
of Rozz on the back cover. Blue disc.
whorse, mind fuck, the beast, currents,
to he who shall come after, the evil ones, no soldier,
walls/voices
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Things to look forward to...
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Premature Ejaculation "Dead Horse Riddles"
Heltir (a new solo project from Rozz) "ogunn...message from god"
on Malaise... (collected works 1986-1990)
Shadow Project Live on Triple X (from the '93 tour)
Eva O. Halo Experience "Demons fall for an angel's kiss"
Christian Death "The Rage of Angels" on Cleopatra.
1334 (a new Rozz project with Erik Christides & Chuck Collision) on
Malaise.
Christian Death "Laments and Lullabies" (unreleased studio and live
material 1986-1990).
The Original Christian Death live... recorded June 12, 1993 in LA.
Merry Maladies compilation w/ Heltir, 1334, Exp, etc.
Exp (new project from Paris)
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Information and Rumours
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NOTE: "CHRIST DEATH" is the name used to describe "Christian Death(featuring
Rozz Williams)" in Europe. There is the compilation "Mandylion" for
instance or THE WHIP(on Jungle) where "Still Born/Still Life" is credited
to CHRIST DEATH... which makes some comment about The original WHIP comp.
missing a Rozz Williams track. The US version goes on to say that the
original WHIP comp. was a bit pointless without a Rozz Williams track, which
is a bit like Christian Death without a Rozz Williams. Now how come the
JUNGLE release doesn't say this? :-)
Valor has had many different people in Christian Death over the
years. I think he describes it as a movement rather than a band. It
would have taken up too much room to mention all the band
members above, but key members(not mentioned above) include:
Barry Galvin, Johann Schumann, Kota, Nick the Bastard and James Beam.
Carcrash Internationals new CD "Fragments of a Journal in Hell" features
Bari Bari on guitar on 2 of the songs and David Glass is the drummer for the
LP.
Valor's new Christian Death (see Nascent Virion 1991 on JPtBaY?)
sang a new song "The Troubles of Desire" on tour last year. This is
rumoured to be from a new album called something like "The Beauty of
Temptations" which was due to be released March 1993 according to
Propoganda.
It is highly recommended that you pick up Christian Death (especially
Valor) material on vinyl. There are nice booklets, posters and inserts
available with some of the albums as you can see above.
In line with some rumours, the Trouser Press Record Guide
indicates that, yes, Sevan IS the son of Valor and Maitri (?), and, yes,
Insanus Ultio is a compilation. Of judge this information on the
merit that this book also indicates that Pompeii 99 sounds surprisingly
similar to Christian Death (not!).
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Addresses
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The Christian Death Society, Jungle Records,
P.O. Box 748, 24 Gaskin St.,
London N7 7HR, London N1 2RY
U.K. U.K.
Shadow Project, Triple X Records,
P.O. Box 96241, P.O. Box 862529,
Las Vegas, Los Angeles,
Nevada, CA 90086-2529,
89193-6241, USA.
USA.
Cleopatra Records, Chameleon Records,
8726 Sepulveda, Ste. D-82, 3355 W. ElSegundo Bl
Los Angeles, Hawthorne,
CA 90045, CA 90250,
USA. USA.
Contempo Records, Gymnastic Records
P.O. Box 1369, Winthir Strasse
Firenze 50122, W-8000 Menchen 19
Italy. Germany
FAX 55 -219.119,
Dark Star Records Rozz Williams
Kettel Strasse P.O. Box 862062
D-8585 Waldsassen Los Angeles, CA 90086-2062
Germany (send SASE for reply)
Tel: 49-9126-288724
FAX: 49-9632-5108
Eva O. Malaise Music
P.O. Box 96241 1511 Sawtelle Blvd., suite #332
Las Vegas Los Angeles,
NV 89193-9241 CA 90025
(send SASE for reply)
Several say that they will send you back information if you send a
stamped - SAE. I have sent away twices to the CD Society. On one
occasion I received a one line reply, and I am still awaiting on the
second(I posted to it in January).
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Relevant Compilations
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For the moment I have just included what Christian Death(and related) are on
the compilation. There is a Compilation list available from Goth FTP site
too.
"American Gothic"
199? (ger) (gymnastic: gym 101)
Premature Ejaculations: pig face show & tell, blue honey
On the CD:
Christian Death: Requiem -Live 1981
Mephisto Walz: Tangia -Same as on Crocosmia
"Gothic Rock"
1992 (uk) (jungle: freud 38)
Double 12" Vinyl. Gatefold sleeve. Cover black, with picture of
Johnny Slut(Specimen). Contains 3 more songs than CD.
^ 1992 (uk) (jungle: freud cd38)
5" CD.
Christian Death: This is Heresy (Video Edit?) - Same as LP version.
Gitane Demone: Incendiary Lover - Completely new solo version.
* This album also contains songs by bands such as: Bauhaus, SDC,
* Nephilim, SGC, Specimen, Marionettes, Rosetta Stone, Creaming Jesus
"Hell Comes to Your House"
1981 (usa) (bemisphere/enigma: enigma 70106-1)
12" Vinyl.The front cover has a black and green photo of someone
in a Halloween mask and a funny hat. The back cover has b&w photos
of trick or treaters and various goth-types decked out in their
Halloween best.
Christian Death: Dogs
Super Heroines: Death on the Elevator
Embalmed Love
* An important LP in terms of Christian Death as it is the first
* appearance of both Christian Death and the Superheroines on vinyl.
* Also contains songs by 45 Grave, Social Distortions and other bands.
"Indie Top 20: Vol. 5"
19?? (??) (spirit of independents tt05cd)
Christian Death: Church of No Return
"Industrial Revolution" (2xCD)
1993 (usa) (cleopatra: cleo 56942)
Premature Ejaculation: Dead Horse Riddle
* This song is noise with a news broadcast describing an execution
* layered over it.
"Sacred War"
1990 (ger) (gymnastic: gym 205 efa#15555-26)
Superheroines: Nightstalker - The original version of the song.
Mephisto Walz: Der Sack - Same as is on Crocosmia.
Premature Ejaculation: Agents of Death
* Also contains: Death in June, Yeht Mae, Sol Invictus, NON
"The Whip"
^ 1992 (usa) (cleopatra: cleo 15752)
5" CD. This CD has a nice cover of Paris(from Shadow Project)
tied up, being whipped.
Christian Death: Still Born/Still Life - Exclusive.
Mephisto Walz: In the Room that Love Exists - same: 'Terra Regina'
Superheroines: Chasing Bars - Same as on 'Love and Pain'.
* This an excellent comp. with a new song for Christian Death fans.
* Also features: SGC, Kommunity FK, Nosferatu, Spahn Ranch etc...
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Bootlegs
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In this section realise spellings of songnames are as per album cover. Names
in [] are the real name.
Cassette boots are welcome too. Include your e-mail address in the comments
section if you would be interested in trading bootlegs with others.
"Live at 'Melkweg' Amsterdam, 23 June 1984" (Quality: ***__)
^% 198? (fr) (l'Invitation Au Suicide: suicide differe 0)
12" Red(?) Vinyl. The cover is an amalgamation of the original
Catastrophe Ballet and Believrs of the Unpure. Supposedly
limited to 500 numbered copies with booklet, but available
without number or booklet.
awake at the wall, sleepwalk, the drawning, theatre of pain, cavity,
the blue hour, androgynous noise hand permeates, electra descending,
evening falls, face, cervix couch, glass house, romeo's distress
* From the Catastrophe Ballet tour. Much the same as the Decomposition
* of Violets.
"25 Jan 90, Cafe Europa, Bielefeld" (***1/2__)
^% 199? (?) (?)
12" Vinyl Picture Disc. White with on one side promo from SDaJC
and on the other a back-shot of Gitane naked with a rosary and
a statuette of the Sacred Heart in high heels.
born in a womb, ? , wretched mankind, ?
nazi killer, ? , this is heresy, sick of love
* From the All the Hate tour.
"Sticks a Finger Down it's Troat" (****1/2)
^ 1992 (usa) (vision of fire music, BMI)
5" CD. Cover is of a disembodied skull(with long hair) bleeding.
Nice artwork inside on the cd too.
lullabye [infans vexatio], sleepwalk@, deathwish~, romeo's distress~,
introduction to film@ [invocations III], working on beyond(live),
into the light(live), stick a finger down your throat(live),
cavity/figurative theatre(live), spectre@, halos@,
german beer hall song(instrumental)
@ - Same as on "Invocations"
~ - Same as on "Deathwish"
* As you can see some interesting tracks. Into the Light is the
* original Christian Death version. Stick a finger... is NOT the same
* as Trials. The instrumental at the end is something similar to
* the style of Lament. (Thanx Sean for taping this for me).
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