''The Chemical Wedding'' is a compilation album by

Danielle Dax Danielle Dax (born 23 September 1958) is an English experimental musician and producer most active from the late-1970s to the mid-1990s. Early life She was born Danielle Gardner, in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. Dax's first performance on ...

released exclusively in Japan in November 1987, containing rare and previously unreleased songs. Eight songs are included on this album, four of which had been previously released as B-sides to singles from ''

Inky Bloaters ''Inky Bloaters'' is the third solo album by Danielle Dax, an English experimental musician and former member of the Lemon Kittens. It was originally recorded between 1985 & 1987, and released in 1987 on the Awesome Records label. This was th ...

'', while the other four songs had not been released in the U.K. before. Of the four previously unreleased songs, three would appear the following year on the U.S. compilation album ''

Dark Adapted Eye ''Dark Adapted Eye'' is a compilation album by Danielle Dax, an English experimental musician, formerly of The Lemon Kittens. Released in 1988 on Sire Records on LP, cassette and CD, it consisted of material from albums and singles released on ...

'' in the form of new mixes/masters and even a new recording.

Track listing

Note: The songs "Touch Piggy's Eyes," "Whistling for His Love," "Cat-House" (re-recorded version), and "When I Was Young" were later included on the 1988 U.S. compilation ''

''. All eight songs were included on the 1995 U.K. compilation ''Comatose-Non-Reaction'' ("Cat-House" and "Whistling" are the re-recorded/remixed versions). Some songs had the mixdown tapes deliberately sped up during mastering for inclusion on later releases; "Touch Piggy's Eyes" and "When I Was Young" on ''Comatose'' are 4:05 and 3:48 respectively as a result.

Credits

Music and arrangements by Danielle Dax and David Knight.Discogs - ''David Knight'' (profile & discology
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Lyrics by Danielle Dax.
Recorded at Fortress Dax; additional recording and mixing at Alaska Studios and Greenhouse Studios. * Danielle Dax - Vocals, keyboards, guitar, saxophone, percussion, producer, initial recording, cover artwork * Karl Blake - Guitar * Pete Farrugia - Guitar * David Knight - Guitar, percussion, keyboards, tape * Trevor Reidy - Drums * Chad Strentz - Harmonica * Ian Sturgess - Bass guitar * Iain O'Higgins - Recording and mixing engineer * Jessica Corcoran - Assistant engineer

References

External links

Danielle Dax Official WebsiteDanielle Dax Myspace Site
1987 albums Danielle Dax albums VAP (company) albums {{1980s-pop-rock-album-stub