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| The Waking Hour | ||||
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| Released | November 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1984 | |||
| Studio | The Manor, Air London, and Hernplace Studios | |||
| Genre | Gothic rock | |||
| Length | 35:06 | |||
| Label | Paradox | |||
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The Waking Hour is the sole album by English band Dali's Car, a project of Peter Murphy of Bauhaus and Mick Karn of Japan. It was released in November 1984 by record label Paradox, which was created specifically to release the record (it was later reissued on Beggars Banquet).
Content
The album's cover is the painting Daybreak by Maxfield Parrish, which was also utilized by The Moody Blues for the cover of The Present in 1983.
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  
[1] |
Trouser Press wrote: "As a mellifluous noise, The Waking Hour is fine, if a bit heavy on the bass; dig any deeper, however, and what you get is a hollow attempt to create art without any redeeming artistry." [2]
Fact magazine included it in their list "20 best goth records ever made". [3]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Mick Karn and Peter Murphy, except as indicated
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dali's Car" | 5:12 | |
| 2. | "His Box" | 4:42 | |
| 3. | "Cornwall Stone" | 5:19 | |
| 4. | "Artemis" | Mick Karn | 4:37 |
| 5. | "Create and Melt" | 5:36 | |
| 6. | "Moonlife" | Traditional | 4:56 |
| 7. | "The Judgement Is the Mirror" | 4:40 |
Personnel
- Dalis Car
- Mick Karn – instrumentation (except percussion), production, design
- Peter Murphy – vocals, lyrics, production
- Paul Lawford – percussion, drums
- Additional personnel
- Matt Butler – engineering and mixing
- Stuart Breed – mixing
- Steve Churchyard – production, mixing, engineering
- Fin Costello – album photography
- Rory Lonemore – engineering
- Maxfield Parrish – cover painting (detail from Daybreak)
- Sheila Rock – album photography
References
- ^ Ned Raggett. "The Waking Hour". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ^ Yeske, Katherine; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Peter Murphy". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "20 Best: Goth Records Ever Made – Page 3 of 4 – Fact Magazine: Music News, New Music". Fact. 2 November 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
External links
- The Waking Hour at Discogs (list of releases)
