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NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS

MICK HARVEY, THOMAS WYDLER, JAMES JOHNSTON, 

MARTYN P. CASEY, JIM SCLAVUNOS, WARREN ELLIS

One of the finest songwriters of the post-punk era, whose hybrid of blues, 

gospel, and rock complemented his dark, literary style and baritone vocals

"ABATTOIR BLUES / THE LYRE OF ORPHEUS"

Produced by Nick Launay and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

2004     2LP       MUTE RECORDS     STUMM 233   0724386467010

MADE IN EUROPE   ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING

LIMITED EDITION

SINGLE COVER + INNER SLEEVES + FOLDOUT INSERT

NOTES: Reverse board wide spine outer sleeve with spot varnished lettering and images. Images are debossed with a narrow border around the images. Colour printed card inner sleeves. Includes a 12" fold-out sheet with lyrics, credits and session photography, printed on matt paper. Barcode on bottom spine, with the text: ? and © 2004 Mute Records Limited. Distributed by Vital. Printed in the EU. LC5834

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: (scanned) 0724386467010

Label Code: LC 5834

LABEL: MUTE - MULTICOLOR ARTWORK LABELS - WHITE TEXT

Catalog on cover: (spine & insert) Stumm233   0724386467010

(inner sleeves) Stumm233   0724386467119    /    Stumm233   0724386467218

Catalog on labels: (DISC ONE) Stumm233   0724386467119/A   -  Stumm233   0724386467119/B

(DISC TWO) Stumm233   0724386467218/C  -  Stumm233   0724386467218/D 

DISC ONE Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): MILES. STUMM 233 A1 MPO   1

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): MILES. STUMM 233 B1 MPO   2

DISC TWO Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): MILES. STUMM 233 C1 MPO   3

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): MILES. STUMM 233 D1 MPO   2

Other / Runout (on all sides, Stamped): ?

On labels: (Side B & D only) ? 2004 Mute Records Limited

© 2001 Mute Records Limited

Made in the E.U. www.mute.com

On Inner Sleeves: Artists + Titles + Tracklisting

On Insert: Photos, Lyrics & Credits

On Bottom Spine: ? and © 2004 Mute Records Limited. Distributed by Vital. Printed in the EU. LC5834

tracklisting

ABATTOIR BLUES

Side A: GET READY FOR LOVE - CANNIBAL'S HYMN - HIDING ALL AWAY - MESSIAH WARD

Side B: THERE SHE GOES, MY BEAUTIFUL WORLD - NATURE BOY - ABATTOIR BLUES

LET THE BELLS RING - FABLE OF THE BROWN APE

THE LYRE OF ORPHEUS

Side C: THE LYRE OF ORPHEUS - BREATHLESS - BABE, YOU TURN ME ON - EASY MONEY

Side D: SUPERNATURALLY - SPELL - CARRY ME - O CHILDREN

grading

RECORDS EX but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE EX but (please, see pictures and read above description)

When Blixa Bargeld left Nick Cave's Bad Seeds, who would have predicted his departure would result in one of the finest offerings in the band's catalog? Abbatoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus is a double CD or, rather, two completely different albums packaged in one very handsome box with a stylish lyric booklet and subtly colored pastel sleeves. They were recorded in a total of 16 days by producer Nick Launay (Kate Bush, Midnight Oil, Girls Against Boys, Silverchair, INXS, Virgin Prunes, et al.). Abbatoir Blues, the first disc in the set (packaged in pink, of course), is a rock & roll record. Yeah, the same guy who released the Boatman's Call, No More Shall We Part, and Nocturama albums has turned in a pathos-drenched, volume-cranked rocker, full of crunch, punishment -- and taste. The Lyre of Orpheus, by contrast, is a much quieter, more elegant affair. It is more consciously restrained, its attention to craft and theatrical flair more prevalent. But that doesn't make it any less satisfying. It is a bit of a shock after Abbatoir Blues, but it isn't meant for playing immediately afterward; it is a separate listening experience. This set is an aesthetic watermark for Cave, a true high point in a long career that is ever looking forward...(AllMusic)