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Masque of the Red Death
Compilation album by
Diamanda Galás
Released1 December 1988 (1988-12-01)
Recorded1986 (1986)–1987 (1987)
Genre Avant-garde
Length96:40
Label Mute
Diamanda Galás chronology
You Must Be Certain of the Devil
(1988) 		Masque of the Red Death
(1988) 		Plague Mass
(1991)
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Masque of the Red Death is an anthology album by avant-garde musician Diamanda Galás, released on 1 December 1988 by Mute Records. It comprises three studio albums previously issued only on LP: The Divine Punishment, Saint of the Pit and You Must Be Certain of the Devil. [2]

Track listing

All music is composed by Diamanda Galás, except where noted

Disc one
The Divine Punishment
No.TitleLength
1."Deliver Me From Mine Enemies" (I. This Is the Law of the Plague/II. Deliver Me From Mine Enemies/
III. We Shall not Accept Your Quarantine/IV. Εξελόυμε/V. Γιατί, Ό Θεός?/VI. Psalm 22)		19:15
2."Free Among the Dead" (I. Psalm 88/II. Lamentations/III. Sono L'Antichristo)13:32
Saint of the Pit
No.TitleLyricsLength
3."La Treizième revient" (The Thirteenth Returns) 5:03
4."Εξελόυμε" (Deliver Me) Galás7:18
5."L'Héautontimorouménos" (The Self-Tormentor) Baudelaire6:48
6."Artémis" de Nerval5:01
7."Cris d'aveugle" (Blind Man's Cry) Corbière12:15
Disc two
You Must Be Certain of the Devil
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1." Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" Willis2:44
2."Double-Barrel Prayer" 5:01
3."Let's Not Chat About Despair" 5:00
4."Birds of Death" 5:15
5."You Must Be Certain of the Devil" 4:55
6."Let My People Go"Traditional3:22
7."Malediction" 4:17
8."The Lord Is My Shepherd" 1:13

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom 1988 Mute CD STUMM 46
United States 1993 Mute Ltd. 61588

References

  1. ^ Tyranny, "Blue" Gene. "Masque of the Red Death Trilogy (You Must Be Certain of the Devil)". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  2. ^ Kenny, Glenn; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Diamanda Galás". Trouser Press. Retrieved 3 July 2015.

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