Masque of the Red Death (album)

Masque of the Red Death
Masque of the Red Death
Compilation album by Diamanda Galás
Released	1 December 1988
Recorded	1986–1987
Genre	Avant-garde
Length	96:40
Label	Mute
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Masque of the Red Death is an anthology album by avant-garde musician Diamanda Galás, released on 1 December 1988 by Mute Records. It comprises three studio albums previously issued only on LP: The Divine Punishment, Saint of the Pit and You Must Be Certain of the Devil.^[2]

Track listing[edit]

All music is composed by Diamanda Galás, except where noted

Disc one
*The Divine Punishment*
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Deliver Me From Mine Enemies" (I. This Is the Law of the Plague/II. Deliver Me From Mine Enemies/ III. We Shall not Accept Your Quarantine/IV. Εξελόυμε/V. Γιατί, Ό Θεός?/VI. Psalm 22)	19:15
2.	"Free Among the Dead" (I. Psalm 88/II. Lamentations/III. Sono L'Antichristo)	13:32

*Saint of the Pit*
No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
3.	"La Treizième revient" (The Thirteenth Returns)		5:03
4.	"Εξελόυμε" (Deliver Me)	Galás	7:18
5.	"L'Héautontimorouménos" (The Self-Tormentor)	Baudelaire	6:48
6.	"Artémis"	de Nerval	5:01
7.	"Cris d'aveugle" (Blind Man's Cry)	Corbière	12:15

Disc two
*You Must Be Certain of the Devil*
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"	Willis	2:44
2.	"Double-Barrel Prayer"		5:01
3.	"Let's Not Chat About Despair"		5:00
4.	"Birds of Death"		5:15
5.	"You Must Be Certain of the Devil"		4:55
6.	"Let My People Go"	Traditional	3:22
7.	"Malediction"		4:17
8.	"The Lord Is My Shepherd"		1:13

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	1988	Mute	CD	STUMM 46
United States	1993	Mute Ltd.	CD	61588

^ Tyranny, "Blue" Gene. "Masque of the Red Death Trilogy (You Must Be Certain of the Devil)". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
^ Kenny, Glenn; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Diamanda Galás". Trouser Press. Retrieved 3 July 2015.

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v t e Diamanda Galás
Studio albums	The Litanies of Satan Diamanda Galas The Divine Punishment Saint of the Pit You Must Be Certain of the Devil The Singer All the Way De-formation: Piano Variations Broken Gargoyles
Collaborative albums	If Looks Could Kill The Sporting Life
Live albums	Plague Mass Vena Cava Schrei x Malediction and Prayer Defixiones: Will and Testament La serpenta canta Guilty Guilty Guilty At Saint Thomas the Apostle Harlem
Compilations	Masque of the Red Death