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Curated by Cathi Unsworth (author of 'Season of the Witch: The Book Of Goth') who says of this fantastic comp “The music gathered here is an aural manifestation of turbulent times, made by women possessed of supernatural abilities.”
It's a course through the dark side of things, as Unsworth put is “set to the sound of slasher guitars, swirling fairground keyboards, loping basslines and percussion that recalled the echo of jackhammers or the march of insect feet. Here, punk’s unruly offspring distilled the dissonance of the times into a new kind of music.”
Tracklist
2LP
SIDE ONE
1. DO YOU TAKE THIS MAN? – DIAMANDA GALÁS WITH JOHN PAUL JONES
2. NIGHT SHIFT – SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES
3. CAT –HOUSE – DANIELLE DAX
4. SUBTERRANEAN WORLD (HOW LONG...?) – ANITA LANE WITH DIE HAUT
SIDE TWO
1. CISCO SUNSET – LYDIA LUNCH WITH ROWLAND S HOWARD
2. WASTING TIME – ANNIE HOGAN
3. GARBAGEMAN – THE CRAMPS
4. ROAD TO NOWHERE – JUDY HENSKE
5. ODE TO BILLIE JOE – BOBBIE GENTRY
SIDE THREE
1. SEASON OF THE WITCH – JULIE DRISCOLL, BRIAN AUGER & THE TRINITY
2. AIN'T NO GRAVE – ANNA CALVI
3. DEATH AND THE LADY – SHIRLEY COLLINS
4. IDIOT MILK – M U M M Y
5. ICEBLINK LUCK – COCTEAU TWINS
SIDE FOUR
1. ALL TOMORROW'S PARTIES – THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO
2. DRESSED IN BLACK – THE SHANGRI –LAS
3. GLOOMY SUNDAY – BILLIE HOLIDAY
4. KATIE CRUEL – KAREN DALTON
5. I PUT A SPELL ON YOU – NINA SIMONE
6. ÇA VA "LE DIABLE" – JULIETTE GRECO
CD
1. DO YOU TAKE THIS MAN? – DIAMANDA GALÁS WITH JOHN PAUL JONES
2. NIGHT SHIFT – SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES
3. CAT-HOUSE – DANIELLE DAX
4. SUBTERRANEAN WORLD (HOW LONG...?) – ANITA LANE WITH DIE HAUT
5. CISCO SUNSET – LYDIA LUNCH WITH ROWLAND S HOWARD
6. GARBAGEMAN – THE CRAMPS
7. ROAD TO NOWHERE – JUDY HENSKE
8. ODE TO BILLIE JOE – BOBBIE GENTRY
8. SEASON OF THE WITCH – JULIE DRISCOLL, BRIAN AUGER & THE TRINITY
10. AIN'T NO GRAVE – ANNA CALVI
11. DEATH AND THE LADY – SHIRLEY COLLINS
12. IDIOT MILK – M U M M Y
13. ICEBLINK LUCK – COCTEAU TWINS
14. ALL TOMORROW'S PARTIES – THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO
15. DRESSED IN BLACK – THE SHANGRI-LAS
16. GLOOMY SUNDAY – BILLIE HOLIDAY
17. KATIE CRUEL – KAREN DALTON
18. I PUT A SPELL ON YOU – NINA SIMONE
19. ÇA VA "LE DIABLE" – JULIETTE GRECO