''Ghastly Funeral Theatre'' (Japanese 葬式劇場, ''Sōshiki gekijō'') is an EP by the band

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. ''Ghastly Funeral Theatre'' marked the beginning of Sigh's progressive and avant-garde experimentation prior to the release of ''

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''. The album was reissued on vinyl on January 26, 2010 by The Crypt, and included the Tragedies demo from 1990. It was limited to 500 copies: 250 of which were in black, the other 250 were in green.Encyclopaedia Metallum – Sigh – Ghastly Funeral Theatre
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Track listing

# "Intro: Soushiki" ("葬式") – 1:18 # "Shingontachikawa" ("真言立川") – 5:26 # "Doman Seman" ("ドーマン・セーマン") – 5:32 # "Imiuta" ("忌み歌") – 3:14 # "Shikigami" ("式神") – 6:21 # "Outro: Higeki" ("悲劇") – 1:31

Personnel

* Mirai: vocals, bass guitar, piano, keyboards * Shinichi: acoustic & electric guitar * Satoshi: drums, percussion

References

Sigh (band) albums 1997 EPs {{japan-album-stub