Diamanda Galás – Vena Cava

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Label:	Mute – STUMM119
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album
Country:	UK
Released:	1993
Genre:	Electronic
Style:	Experimental

Tracklist

A		Untitled
B		Untitled

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Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Mute Records Ltd.
Copyright © – Mute Records Ltd.
Recorded At – The Kitchen, New York City
Published By – Mute Song
Edited At – Sorcerer Sound
Edited At – port Studios
Mastered At – P.R. Records Limited
Pressed By – P.R. Records Limited

Credits

Composed By, Written-By, Performer – Diamanda Galás
Photography By [Photograph Of Philip-Dimitri Galás] – Kent Strother
Photography By [Photographs Of Ms. Galás] – Robbie Lourenço
Photography By [Visceral Photography], Art Direction – Fred Sodima*
Plated By – M (91)
Producer – Eric Liljestrand
Producer [Additional Tape Production] – Blaise Dupuy

Notes

Composed, written and performed by Diamanda Galas.
Vena Cava is a complete performance with eight sections:

1. I Wake Up And I See....
2. Porgi Amor / I Dreamed...
3. Amazing Grace / I Dreamed... Grass
4. Yes, I Like The T.V.
5. Once Enchanted, The Beautiful
6. Breed
7. Stay Awake, Little Pony
8. I Miss You, It's Been So Long

The writing of Vena Cava was inspired in great part by the work of Philip-Dimitri Galás 1954-1986

Live performance recorded at The Kitchen, New York City February/March 1992.

Tape sources:
Gordon Hempton - 'Onkaongan Overture / Tennessee Nightwalk' natural sounds courtesy of Miramar Productions, Seattle Washington;
Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass - 'Silent Night' used with kind permission of BMG Records UK Limited on behalf of BMG Music;
Various Artists - 'A Music Box Christmas (Silent Night)' provided courtesy of Columbia Records;
Ray Conniff 'Santa Claus Is Coming To Town' provided courtesy of Columbia Records, written by J.F. Coots and H. Gillespie, published by EMI United partners.

Additional musical material:
'Porgi Amor (La Nozze di Figgaro)' by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791);
'Hush Little Baby' written by Inez Fox & Charlie Fox (Public Domain);
'Amazing Grace' written by Arne/Newton (Public Domain);
'There is a Balm in Gilead' (Traditional), vocals by Philip-Dimitri Galás;
'When I Am Laid in Earth' written by Henry Purcell (1659-1695);
Accordion music performed by Philip-Dimitri Galás.

Issued with printed inner sleeve (credits, sources, acknowledgments, etc).

Dedicated to Scott MacCauley.

Direct Metal Mastering.

℗ + © 1993 Mute Records Ltd.
Runout characters are etched.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 5 016025 31194
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): STUMM 119-A2 PR-M ICM-P₁ DMM B
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): STUMM 119-B2 PR-M ICM-P₁ DMM B

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Vena Cava (CD, Album)	Mute	CD STUMM 119	UK	1993
Recently Edited	Vena Cava (CD, Album)	Mute	9 61459-2, 61459-2	US	1993
New Submission	Vena Cava (CD, Album)	Mute	PCCY-00622	Japan	1993
New Submission	Vena Cava (CD, Album)	Mute	INT 846.892, STUMM 119		1993
New Submission	Vena Cava (Cassette, Album, Promo)	Mute	STUMM 119	UK	1993