''The First Pain to Linger'' is a book with a maxi-CD by the

darkwave Dark wave (also typeset as darkwave) is a music genre that emerged from the new wave and post-punk movement of the late 1970s. Dark wave compositions are largely based on minor key tonality and introspective lyrics and have been perceived as be ...

band

Black Tape for a Blue Girl Black Tape for a Blue Girl (often stylized as black tape for a blue girl) is an American dark wave band formed in 1986 by keyboardist/songwriter Sam Rosenthal, the founder of Projekt Records. Their music takes on elements of dark wave, ethere ...

. It was released in 1996 by

Projekt Records Projekt is a Portland, Oregon-based independent record label started by Sam Rosenthal in 1983. Projekt releases music in the styles of darkwave, ambient, shoegaze, gothic rock, ethereal, dream-pop, and dark cabaret. Projekt artists include Sam ...

. It is also the title of a novella by

Sam Rosenthal Sam Rosenthal is an American musician, composer, artist, and novelist. He is the founder and leader of the band Black Tape for a Blue Girl and the Projekt Records record label. He lives in Portland, Oregon with his son and cat. Rosenthal was inter ...

that accompanies the album. The songs are different mixes and compilation tracks recorded between 1990 and 1995, in conjunction with the ''

This Lush Garden Within ''This Lush Garden Within'' is the fifth studio album by the Darkwave band Black Tape for a Blue Girl. It was released in 1993 by Projekt Records. Track listing #"Left, Unsaid" #"The Broken Glass" #"We Exist, Entwined" #"Overwhelmed, Beneath Me ...

'' and ''

A Chaos of Desire ''A Chaos of Desire'' is the fourth studio album by the Darkwave band Black Tape for a Blue Girl. It was released in 1991 by Projekt Records Projekt is a Portland, Oregon-based independent record label started by Sam Rosenthal in 1983. Proj ...

'' albums.

Track listing

# "Forbidden" # "The Glass Is Shattered" # "Pandora's Dream" # "Overwhelmed, Beneath Me" # "I No Longer Remember the Feelings" # "A Good Omen" # ntitledre

Projekt Records' page on the album

Sources

{{DEFAULTSORT:First Pain to Linger, The Black Tape for a Blue Girl albums 1996 debut EPs Projekt Records albums