''Dawn'' is an album by the
English group
Current 93. It is among the earlier releases of Current 93 and has a more
industrial
Industrial may refer to:
Industry
* Industrial archaeology, the study of the history of the industry
* Industrial engineering, engineering dealing with the optimization of complex industrial processes or systems
* Industrial city, a city dominate ...
sound, compared to the band's current
apocalyptic folk sound. Originally released in
1987
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as an LP on the Maldoror label, it was reissued in
1989
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on CD by
Durtro
Durtro was a British independent record label established by the British poet, singer, songwriter, and visual artist David Tibet in 1988, to publish his own work and that of fellow friends and musicians. It was replaced by one of Tibet's earli ...
. This reissue mistakenly contained an alternate version of "Great Black Time". In
2002
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, the album was again reissued on CD, containing both the alternate and the original LP version of "Great Black Time". In
2009
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, the album was yet again reissued on CD, restoring only the original vinyl edition and excluding the bonus tracks from earlier editions. The limited bonus disc contained an Andrew Liles remix.
The track "Great Black Time" contains a sample of "
California Dreamin'".
The original LP cover featured the Dawn logo in black on a plain white background. On the first reissue, the cover was replaced with a lavish colour illustration. For future reissues, the cover was reverted to its original form, with the logo appearing in red on a plain black background.
Track listing
Original LP
# "Great Black Time" - 14:45
# "Maldoror Est Mort" - 18:15
CD
# "Great Black Time" - 14:46
# "Maldoror Est Mort" - 18:19
# "Great Black Time (LP version)" - 14:49 ''(2002 CD only)''
# "A Day in Dogland" - 6:16
# "Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus" - 6:03
Personnel
*
David Tibet
*
Steven Stapleton
Steven Peter Stapleton (born 3 February 1957) is an English musician who is best known as the only constant member of experimental improv outfit Nurse with Wound. He is often seen as one of the pioneers of the British industrial music scene, a ...
*
John Balance
Geoffrey Nigel Laurence Rushton (16 February 1962 – 13 November 2004), better known under the pseudonyms John Balance or the later variation Jhonn Balance, was an English musician, occultist, artist and poet.
He was best known as a co-founde ...
*
John Murphy
*
Rose McDowall
Rose McDowall (née Porter; born 21 October 1959) is a Scottish musician, forming Strawberry Switchblade with Jill Bryson in 1981.
History
McDowall was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1959. Her first venture into music was in the Poems, an art-pun ...
*
Douglas P.
Douglas Pearce, known professionally as Douglas P (born 27 April 1956), is an English folk musician, record label owner, photographer and actor who is best known for his neofolk project Death in June. Pearce was born in Sheerwater in Woking, Surr ...
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1987 albums
Current 93 albums