Murder Ballads

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Tracklist

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Song of Joy producer: Tony Cohen mixer: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds and Tony Cohen bass: Martyn P. Casey drums (drum set): Mick Harvey guitar: Blixa Bargeld (German musician) Hammond organ, organ and piano: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) vocals: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) recording of: Song of Joy additional lyricist: John Milton (English poet; composer of Paradise Lost) lyricist and composer: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)	Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds	5	6:51
2	Stagger Lee miscellaneous support: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) producer: Tony Cohen mixer: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds and Tony Cohen bass: Martyn P. Casey drums (drum set): Jim Sclavunos guitar: Blixa Bargeld (German musician) and Mick Harvey maracas: Thomas Wydler organ: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) piano: Conway Savage additional other vocals: Blixa Bargeld (German musician) vocals: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) recording of: Stagger Lee (Nick Cave version) miscellaneous support: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) lyricist: [traditional] (special purpose artist) and Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) composer: Blixa Bargeld (German musician), Martyn P. Casey, Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer), Mick Harvey, Conway Savage, Jim Sclavunos and Thomas Wydler is based on: Stagger Lee (“Stackolee” etc., traditional)	Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds	5	5:19
3	Henry Lee recording engineer: Victor van Vugt producer: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Tony Cohen and Victor van Vugt mixer: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds and Tony Cohen acoustic guitar and organ: Mick Harvey bass: Martyn P. Casey drums (drum set): Thomas Wydler guitar: Blixa Bargeld (German musician) piano: Conway Savage additional guest lead vocals and guest vocals: PJ Harvey vocals and performer: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) recording of: Henry Lee lyricist: [traditional] (special purpose artist) and Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) composer: Blixa Bargeld (German musician), Martyn P. Casey, Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer), Mick Harvey and Thomas Wydler publisher: Mute Song (international)	Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds feat. PJ Harvey	5	4:02
4	Lovely Creature producer: Tony Cohen mixer: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds and Tony Cohen bass: Martyn P. Casey drums (drum set): Thomas Wydler guitar: Blixa Bargeld (German musician) and Mick Harvey horn: Terry Edwards (saxophonist/guitarist/horn player/member of the Higsons) organ: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) percussion: Jim Sclavunos piano: Conway Savage additional vocals: Katharine Blake vocals: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) recording of: Lovely Creature lyricist: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) composer: Blixa Bargeld (German musician), Martyn P. Casey, Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer), Mick Harvey and Thomas Wydler	Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds	4.5	4:18
5	Where the Wild Roses Grow recording engineer: Tony Cohen and Victor van Vugt producer: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Tony Cohen and Victor van Vugt mixer: Gregg Jackman acoustic guitar and guitar: Mick Harvey bass: Martyn P. Casey bell: Jim Sclavunos cello: Helen Mountfort drums (drum set): Thomas Wydler guitar: Blixa Bargeld (German musician) piano: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) viola: Kerran Coulter violin: Jen Anderson and Sue Simpson background vocals: Mick Harvey and Conway Savage lead vocals: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) and Kylie Minogue strings arranger: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) and Mick Harvey phonographic copyright (℗) by: Mute Records Ltd. (not for release label use! original company behind the Mute label) (in 1995, in 1996) mixed at: Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom music videos: Where the Wild Roses Grow by Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) & Kylie Minogue recording of: Where the Wild Roses Grow lyricist and composer: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) publisher: Mute Song (international) and Mute Song Ltd.	Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds feat. Kylie Minogue	4.45	4:01
6	The Curse of Millhaven producer: Tony Cohen mixer: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds and Tony Cohen accordion and violin: Warren Ellis (Australian musician and score composer) bass: Mick Harvey drums (drum set): Thomas Wydler guitar: Blixa Bargeld (German musician) and Hugo Race organ: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) tambourine: Jim Sclavunos background vocals: Moron Tabernacle Choir vocals: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) recording of: The Curse of Millhaven lyricist and composer: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)	Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds	5	7:00
7	The Kindness of Strangers producer: Tony Cohen mixer: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds and Tony Cohen bass: Martyn P. Casey drums (drum set): Thomas Wydler guitar: Blixa Bargeld (German musician) and Mick Harvey piano: Conway Savage additional other vocals: Anita Lane additional vocals: Mariella Del Conte vocals: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) recording of: The Kindness of Strangers lyricist and composer: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)	Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds	4	4:43
8	Crow Jane miscellaneous support: Mick Harvey producer: Tony Cohen mixer: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds and Tony Cohen bass: Martyn P. Casey drums (drum set): Jim Sclavunos guitar: Blixa Bargeld (German musician) Hammond organ: Mick Harvey piano: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) tambourine: Thomas Wydler additional vocals: Liz Corcoran and Geraldine Johnston vocals: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) recording of: Crow Jane miscellaneous support: Mick Harvey lyricist: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) composer: Martyn P. Casey and Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)	Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds	4	4:19
9	O’Malley’s Bar producer: Tony Cohen mixer: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds and Tony Cohen bass and percussion: Mick Harvey drums (drum set): Thomas Wydler organ: Conway Savage piano: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) vocals: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) recording of: O’Malley’s Bar lyricist and composer: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)	Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds	4	14:32
10	Death Is Not the End producer: Tony Cohen mixer: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds and Tony Cohen bass: Brian Hooper drums (drum set): Thomas Wydler guitar: Blixa Bargeld (German musician) and Mick Harvey organ: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) percussion: Jim Sclavunos piano: Conway Savage guest vocals: PJ Harvey, Anita Lane, Shane MacGowan and Kylie Minogue vocals: Blixa Bargeld (German musician), Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) and Thomas Wydler cover recording of: Death Is Not the End lyricist and composer: Bob Dylan (in 1983) translator: Manfred Maurenbrecher publisher: Special Rider Music (from 1983 to present)	Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds	4.5	4:27

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Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/10070822 [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:	Henry Lee by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Where the Wild Roses Grow by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds & Kylie Minogue

part of:	1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 827) (order: 828)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/18354 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Nick-cave-and-the-bad-seeds/Murder-ballads [info]
reviews:	https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/xhm5 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/nick-cave-and-the-bad-seeds/murder-ballads/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/32476/ [info] https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/album/Murder_Ballads/1112 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000180800 [info]
Wikidata:	Q965613 [info]
discography entry:	https://www.last.fm/music/+noredirect/Nick+Cave+and+the+Bad+Seeds/Murder+Ballads [info]

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Barcode:: 6001208602731
Format:: CD
Length:: 59:33

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Type:: Album
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Gresham Records
CDMUT 2029
Mute
CDMUT 2029

Release events

South Africa
1996

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