Enigma ? "MCMXC a.D." Virgin ?LPVIR 1 A1/B1 UK 1st press + inner 1991
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Enigma ? "MCMXC a.D." Virgin ?LPVIR 1 UK 1st press Vinyl, LP, housed in a printed inner sleeve and released in 1991.
The vinyl appears to have been lightly played and is in great shape. It played through beautifully on my elderly stereo - no hop, stick or jump. It is housed in its original printed inner, which shows minimal signs of use, and which is also in great shape - no rips or writing. Similarly, the sleeve, apart from some wear to the corners, shows minimal signs of use and is in great condition - again, no rips or writing. Matrix / Runout Side 1 : LPVIR 1 A-1U-1-1 D Matrix / Runout Side 2 : LPVIR 1 B-1U-1-1 D
"MCMXC a.D." is the first studio album by the German music project Enigma, headed by Romanian-German musician Michael Cretu. It was released on 10 December 1990 by Virgin Records in the United Kingdom, and on 28 January 1991 by Charisma Records in the United States.
Before he founded Enigma, Cretu had released several solo records, collaborated with various artists, and produced albums for his then wife, German pop singer Sandra. Following their marriage in 1988, Cretu developed an idea for a New-age music project and recorded "MCMXC a.D." in eight months at A.R.T. Studios, his home studio in Ibiza, Spain. It is one of the first albums recorded onto a hard disk. Cretu makes extensive use of Gregorian chants, dance beats, and flute sounds.
"MCMXC a.D." received some criticism for its sexual and religious themes and connotations, but, nonetheless, became a worldwide success, reaching the top 10 in ten countries, including the United Kingdom, and No. 6 in the United States where it sold over 4 million copies and stayed on the Billboard 200 chart for 282 weeks. Four singles from the album were released—"Sadeness (Part I)", "Mea Culpa (Part II)", "Principles of Lust", and "The Rivers of Belief". "Sadeness (Part I)" topped the singles charts worldwide and remains Enigma's most successful single.
The album's artwork was designed by Johann Zambrysky, who would design the covers for the next four Enigma albums. It depicts a black frame surrounding a silhouette of a figure being enshrouded in a bright light, and a Christian cross in the lower centre of the album for emphasis towards the themes of the album.
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