The Waking Hour
The Waking Hour is the first album by English band Dali's Car, the side project of Peter Murphy of Bauhaus and Mick Karn of Japan. It was released in November 1984 by record label Paradox, which was created specifically to release the record (it was later reissued on Beggars Banquet).
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| Released | November 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1984 | |||
| Studio | The Manor, Air London, and Hernplace Studios | |||
| Length | 35:06 | |||
| Label | Paradox | |||
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Content
The album's cover is the painting Daybreak by Maxfield Parrish.
Reception
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Trouser Press wrote: "As a mellifluous noise, The Waking Hour is fine, if a bit heavy on the bass; dig any deeper, however, and what you get is a hollow attempt to create art without any redeeming artistry."[2]
Fact magazine included it in their list "20 best goth records ever made".[3]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Mick Karn and Peter Murphy, except as indicated.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Dali's Car" | 5:12 | |
| 2. | "His Box" | 4:42 | |
| 3. | "Cornwall Stone" | 5:19 | |
| 4. | "Artemis" | Mick Karn | 4:37 |
| 5. | "Create and Melt" | 5:36 | |
| 6. | "Moonlife" | Traditional | 4:56 |
| 7. | "The Judgement Is the Mirror" | 4:40 |
Personnel
- Dalis Car
- Mick Karn – production, cover design, and all other instruments than those listed
- Peter Murphy – vocals, lyrics, and production
- Paul Vincent Lawford – percussion
- Additional personnel
- Matt Butler – engineering and mixing
- Stuart Breed – mixing
- Steve Churchyard – production, mixing, and engineering
- Fin Costello – album photography
- Rory Lonemore – engineering
- Maxfield Parrish – cover painting (detail from Daybreak)
- Sheila Rock – album photography
References
- Ned Raggett. "The Waking Hour". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- Yeske, Katherine; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Peter Murphy". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
- "20 Best: Goth Records Ever Made – Page 3 of 4 – Fact Magazine: Music News, New Music". Fact. November 2, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
External links
- The Waking Hour at Discogs (list of releases)
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