RARE 1984 Samhain Initium Lp PL9-04 Plan 9 Mint Disc Near Mint Cover NO BARCODE
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Description
Samhain ?– Initium
Label: Plan 9 ?– PL9-04 Format: Vinyl, LP, AlbumCountry: US Released: Aug 1984 Genre: Rock Style: Punk, Deathrock
Tracklist
A1 Initium A2 Samhain A3 Black Dream A4 All Murder, All Guts, All Fun A5 Macabre A6 He-Who-Can-Not-Be-Named B7 Horror Biz B8 The Shift B9 The Howl B10 ArchangelCompanies etc
- Copyright (c) – Hell-bent Music
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Hell-bent Music
- Recorded At – Reel Platinum
- Mastered At – Trutone Mastering Labs
- Pressed By – Europadisk
Credits
- Bass – Eerie Von
- Chimes – Mike Gutilla
- Drums – Steve Zing
- Engineer – Bob Allecca
- Lead Guitar – Lyle Preslar (tracks: A3, A5, B7, B8)
- Mastered By [Vinyl] – Pa*
- Vocals, Guitar – Glenn Danzig
Notes
First pressing with Plan 9 address and logo on sleeve. Some copies also contains a lyric sheet.Recorded at Reel Platinum, Lodi, NJ.
Tracks are listed sequentially on the release, regardless of sides.
Plan 9 P.O. Box 41200 Lodi, N.J. 07644
Jacket Made in Canada
©& P Hell-bent music
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (A-side etchings, TR is circled): PL-904-A TR Pa 6.84
- Matrix / Runout (B-side etchings, TR is circled): PL-904-B-1 TR Pa 8.84
- Matrix / Runout (Stamped logo on both sides in a circle): EDP
- Matrix / Runout (A-side label): PL9-04 A
- Matrix / Runout (B-side label): PL9-04 B
Initium
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Initium Studio album by Samhain Released 1984 Recorded 1981, 1983-1984 Genre Horror punk, deathrock Length 29:01 Label Plan 9 Producer Glenn Danzig Samhain chronology Initium(1984) Unholy Passion (EP)
(1985) Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1] Punknews.org [2]
Initium is the 1984 debut album of Samhain, released on lead singer Glenn Danzig's independent record label, Plan 9. In various interviews Danzig states that the album's title, which translates from Latin to English as "beginning", represents his new start after disbanding his prior band, The Misfits, in 1983. Most of the final track, "Archangel", was actually recorded in March 1981, and was originally meant to either be a Misfits song featuring Dave Vanian (who never did vocals for the song) or a track for the band The Damned. The track Horror Biz likewise dates to Danzig's Misfits era, as it is a new version of "Horror Business" with different musical arrangements. The album was recorded at Reel Platinum studio in Lodi, New Jersey, excluding the introduction which was recorded at Eerie Von's home on a four track cassette.[3]
Also appearing on this recording are Lyle Preslar, guitarist for the influential D.C. band Minor Threat (CD tracks 2, 4, 6, and 7), and Al Pike, bassist for Reagan Youth, (CD track 9).
Contents
[hide]- 1 Different versions
- 2 Track listing (orig. 1984 LP and most CD/cassette releases)
- 3 Track listing (1986 cassette, 1987 CD)
- 4 Personnel
- 4.1 Tracks 1-9
- 4.2 Tracks 10-15
- 5 References
Different versions[edit]
The 1986 cassette release features 'Initium' plus the entire original version of the band's follow-up record, the 'Unholy Passion EP', and is highly prized by collectors. Also much sought is the initial 1987 CD release of 'Initium', which featured the album plus the re-recorded/remixed version of the EP. (In 1989, these extra tracks were removed from all future CD pressings, and were instead included on the original 1990 Final Descent album). A very rare pressing exists, however, which contains the full 'Initium' album and only the remixed title track from the EP. Likewise, some copies of the 2001 'Initium' reissue also feature the song "Unholy Passion" as an unlisted bonus track.
The Samhain live DVD mentions a single for "All Murder, All Guts, All Fun", but no information on said single has surfaced.
Track listing (orig. 1984 LP and most CD/cassette releases)[edit]
SIDE A:
- "Initium" / "Samhain" * -- 3:39
- "Black Dream" -- 2:00
- "All Murder All Guts All Fun" -- 2:44
- "Macabre" -- 2:12
- "He-Who-Can-Not-Be-Named" -- 1:38
SIDE B:
- "Horror Biz" -- 2:41
- "The Shift" -- 3:08
- "The Howl" -- 2:50
- "Archangel" -- 5:12
- "Unholy Passion" ** unlisted bonus track only on 1989 2nd press CD and on some copies of 2001 reissue
Track listing (1986 cassette, 1987 CD)[edit]
- "Initium" / "Samhain" *
- "Black Dream"
- "All Murder All Guts All Fun"
- "Macabre"
- "He-Who-Can-Not-Be-Named"
- "Horror Biz"
- "The Shift"
- "The Howl"
- "Archangel"
- "Unholy Passion"
- "All Hell"
- "Moribund"
- "The Hungry End"
- "Misery Tomb"
- "I Am Misery"
- - *The first two songs are a single track on all CD releases of the album.
All songs written and composed by Glenn Danzig.
Personnel[edit]
Tracks 1-9[edit]
- Glenn Danzig- Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Drums on "Archangel"
- Eerie Von - Bass
- Steve Zing - Drums on all songs except "Archangel", ambience on "Initium"
- Lyle Preslar - Guitar on tracks 2, 4, 6 & 7
- Mike Gutilla - Keyboard chimes on tracks 6 & 7
- Al Pike - 2nd Bass on "Archangel"
Tracks 10-15[edit]
- See Unholy Passion
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