1981–1998

~ Release by Dead Can Dance (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Track 1 recorded on 4 track in 1981.
Tracks 2-5 from first John Peel session recorded on 19 November 1983.
Track 6 from second John Peel session recorded on 2 June 1984.
Track 7 released on Garden of the Arcane Delights.
Tracks 8-10 from Spleen and Ideal.
Tracks 11-14 from Within the Realm of the Dying Sun.
Track 15 from The Serpent's Egg.
Track 16 from A Passage in Time compilation album.
Track 17 from Lonely Is an Eyesore compilation album.

Disc 1 - Disc 2 - Disc 3

Tracks 1-3 from The Serpent's Egg.
Tracks 4-8 from Aion.
Track 9 recorded for A Passage in Time compilation album.
Tracks 10-11, 14-15 & 17 from Into the Labyrinth.
Tracks 12 & 16 recorded live for the KCRW radio show Morning Becomes Eclectic.
Track 13 recorded live 10 July 1996 at the Keswick Theatre, Philadelphia.

Disc 1 - Disc 2 - Disc 3

Tracks 1-7 from Toward the Within, recorded live at The Mayfair Theater, Santa Monica, CA, USA in 1993.
Tracks 8-12 from Spiritchaser.
Track 13 recorded in 1998.

Disc 1 - Disc 2 - Disc 3

Tracklist

1CD
2CD
#TitleLength
1Severance3:23
2The Host of Seraphim6:19
3Song of Sophia1:28
4The Arrival and the Reunion
producer:
Dead Can Dance
additional instruments:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry
additional vocals:
David Navarro Sust
vocals:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
4AD
recorded at:
Woodbine Street in Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1990)
produced at:
Woodbine Studios, Leamington Spa in Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1990)
recording of:
The Arrival and the Reunion (in 1990)
writer and composer:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry
1:42
5Black Sun
recorded in:
Ireland (in 1990)
produced in:
Ireland (in 1990)
producer:
Dead Can Dance
additional instruments:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry
vocals:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
4AD
recording of:
Black Sun (in 1990)
writer:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry
4:58
6The Promised Womb
recorded in:
Ireland (in 1990)
produced in:
Ireland (in 1990)
producer:
Dead Can Dance
additional double bass [bass viol]:
Andrew Robinson and Anne Robinson
additional instruments:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry
additional tenor violin [tenor viol]:
Honor Carmody and Lucy Robinson
vocals:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
4AD
recording of:
The Promised Womb (in 1990)
writer and composer:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry
publisher:
Universal/Momentum Music Ltd.
3:26
7Saltarello
recorded in:
Ireland (in 1990)
produced in:
Ireland (in 1990)
producer:
Dead Can Dance
additional instruments:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry
vocals:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry
co-arranger:
John Bonnar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
4AD
recording of:
Saltarello (in 1990)
writer and instruments arranger:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry
composer:
[anonymous]
2:37
8The Song of the Sibyl
recorded in:
Ireland (in 1990)
produced in:
Ireland (in 1990)
producer:
Dead Can Dance
additional instruments:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry
vocals:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
4AD
recording of:
The Song of the Sibyl (in 1990)
writer:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry
composer:
[unknown]
arranger:
Dead Can Dance
is based on:
El canto de la Sibila (The Song of the Sibyl)
3:47
9Spirit
producer:
Dead Can Dance
recording of:
Spirit (Dead Can Dance)
composer:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry
5:02
10Yulunga
engineer and producer:
Brendan Perry
recorded at:
Quivvy Church in Belturbet, County Cavan, Ulster, Ireland (in 1993)
engineered at:
Quivvy Church in Belturbet, County Cavan, Ulster, Ireland
produced at:
Quivvy Church in Belturbet, County Cavan, Ulster, Ireland
music videos:
Yulunga (Spirit Dance) by Dead Can Dance
recording of:
Yulunga (Spirit Dance) (in 1993)
composer:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry
publisher:
Universal/Momentum Music Ltd.
part of:
Baraka (Film by Ron Fricke)
6:56
11The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove
recorded at:
Quivvy Church in Belturbet, County Cavan, Ulster, Ireland (in 1993)
recording of:
The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove (in 1993)
writer:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry
4:35
12Sloth (radio)2:40
13Bylar (live)
recorded at:
Keswick Theatre in Glenside, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1996-07-10)
live recording of:
Bylar (on 1996-07-10)
composer:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry
6:43
14The Carnival Is Over
recorded at:
Quivvy Church in Belturbet, County Cavan, Ulster, Ireland (in 1993)
recording of:
The Carnival Is Over (in 1993)
writer:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry
5:45
15The Spider’s Stratagem
engineer and producer:
Brendan Perry
recorded at:
Quivvy Church in Belturbet, County Cavan, Ulster, Ireland (in 1993)
engineered at:
Quivvy Church in Belturbet, County Cavan, Ulster, Ireland
produced at:
Quivvy Church in Belturbet, County Cavan, Ulster, Ireland
recording of:
The Spider’s Stratagem (in 1993)
composer:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry
6:42
16The Wind That Shakes the Barley (radio)
recorded at:
KCRW Studios in Santa Monica, California, United States (in 1993)
recording of:
The Wind That Shakes the Barley (Irish ballad) (in 1993)
lyricist:
Robert Dwyer Joyce
composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 2994)
2:32
17How Fortunate the Man With None
engineer and producer:
Brendan Perry
recorded at:
Quivvy Church in Belturbet, County Cavan, Ulster, Ireland (in 1993)
engineered at:
Quivvy Church in Belturbet, County Cavan, Ulster, Ireland
produced at:
Quivvy Church in Belturbet, County Cavan, Ulster, Ireland
recording of:
How Fortunate the Man With None (in 1993)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
translator:
John Willett
9:10
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