DEATH IN JUNE But What Ends Ltd. ed. LP 1st 1992 MINT

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DEATH IN JUNE
~ But, What Ends When the Symbols Shatter? ~
ltd. ed. LP Label: New European Recordings
Catalog#: BAD VC 36
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition
Country: UK
Released: 1992
Personnel:
Douglas P., Simon Norris, James Mannox, Campbell Finley, Michael Cashmore, David Tibet
Credits:
Artwork By [Inner Sleeve Picture] - Enrico Chiarparin
Engineer, Mixed By - Ken Thomas
Photography [Death In June] - Darren Bentley
Producer - Douglas P. , Ken Thomas
Notes: first pressing on black vinyl limited to 1000 copies.
The phrases "With love we remember." and "And with love we forget." were scratched into the vinyl.
Written between March, 1989 and April, 1992 in Sydney, Adelaide, Paris, Rome and London.
Engineered and mixed February-April, 1992. At Jacob's Studios, Farnham and Alaska Studios, London.
Condition (vinyl/cover): MINT/MINT

Tracklisting:
A1           Death Is The Martyr Of Beauty     3:50    
A2           He's Disabled     4:08    
A3           The Mourner's Bench     2:31    
A4           Because Of Him     3:46    
A5           Dædalus Rising     4:52     Lead Vocals, Lyrics By [Words] - David Tibet
A6           Little Black Angel     4:18    
B1           The Golden Wedding Of Sorrow     3:36     Backing Vocals - David Tibet
B2           The Giddy Edge Of Light     5:07     Guitar [Lead], Keyboards, Music By - Michael Cashmore
B3           Ku Ku Ku     1:52     Backing Vocals - David Tibet
B4           This Is Not Paradise     5:27     Lead Vocals - David Tibet. Lyrics By [Words] - Andrew King , David Tibet
B5           Hollows Of Devotion     3:29    
B6           But, What Ends When The Symbols Shatter?     3:15     Backing Vocals - David Tibet


But, What Ends When the Symbols Shatter? (1992) marked a new era in Death In June's sound. While older Death In June material had a harder industrial edge to it that made it strongly reminiscent of the band's contemporary compatriots Joy Division, it is the acoustic-derived 'apocalyptic folk' sound of But, What Ends When the Symbols Shatter? for which the band is best known today (this has a lot to do with the fact that Douglas Pearce's main collaborator on this album is David Tibet of Current 93...).
Whereas older Death In June albums are more tumultuous in tone, this one is calmer and more contemplative. Folk guitar, restrained but effective vocals, additions of keyboards, occasional trumpet (on 3 tracks), complete with dark and intellectually provoking lyrics. The music and the lyrics are quite personal in tenor, but Pearce's vocal composure puts enough distance between the music and the listener to assure that the album does not go for cheap sentimentality or play on simple emotional cues.
It's folk noir/dark folk/neo-folk/apocalyptic folk/whatever you wish to call it. But, What Ends When the Symbols Shatter? is, without a doubt, the definitive Death In June acoustic masterpiece, one of these extremely rare albums that sound apocalyptic, bleak and beautiful all at the same time.

You’re bidding on the FIRST 1992 pressing on BLACK VINYL limited to 1000 copies (2nd 1992 edition was released on purple vinyl; 3rd 1997 edition on assorted colored vinyl - blue, gray, etc.), with printed inner sleeve and 4 pages lyrics sheet; the phrases "With love we remember" and "And with love we forget" are scratched into the vinyl.

? VERY VERY FIRST N.E.R. 1992 ORIGINAL 'BLACK' EDITION (1000 COPIES)!
? SUPER RARE OUT-OF-PRINT LP.
? MINT/MINT IMMACULATE CONDITION.


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