Masque of the Red Death (album)

Masque of the Red Death
Compilation album by Diamanda Galás
Released	1 December 1988 (1988-12-01)
Recorded	1986 (1986)–1987 (1987)
Genre	Avant-garde
Length	96:40
Label	Mute
Diamanda Galás chronology
You Must Be Certain of the Devil (1988) Masque of the Red Death (1988) Plague Mass (1991)

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Masque of the Red Death is an anthology album by avant-garde musician Diamanda Galás, released on 1 December 1988 by Mute Records. It comprises three studio albums previously issued only on LP: The Divine Punishment, Saint of the Pit and You Must Be Certain of the Devil.

Track listing

All music is composed by Diamanda Galás, except where noted.

Disc one
The Divine Punishment

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Deliver Me From Mine Enemies" (I. This Is the Law of the Plague/II. Deliver Me From Mine Enemies/ III. We Shall not Accept Your Quarantine/IV. Εξελόυμε/V. Γιατί, Ό Θεός?/VI. Psalm 22)	19:15
2.	"Free Among the Dead" (I. Psalm 88/II. Lamentations/III. Sono L'Antichristo)	13:32

Saint of the Pit

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
3.	"La Treizième revient" (The Thirteenth Returns)		5:03
4.	"Εξελόυμε" (Deliver Me)	Galás	7:18
5.	"L'Héautontimorouménos" (The Self-Tormentor)	Baudelaire	6:48
6.	"Artémis"	de Nerval	5:01
7.	"Cris d'aveugle" (Blind Man's Cry)	Corbière	12:15

Disc two
You Must Be Certain of the Devil

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"	Willis	2:44
2.	"Double-Barrel Prayer"		5:01
3.	"Let's Not Chat About Despair"		5:00
4.	"Birds of Death"		5:15
5.	"You Must Be Certain of the Devil"		4:55
6.	"Let My People Go"	Traditional	3:22
7.	"Malediction"		4:17
8.	"The Lord Is My Shepherd"		1:13

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	1988	Mute	CD	STUMM 46
United States	1993	Mute Ltd.		61588

External links

• Masque Of The Red Death at Discogs (list of releases)