Current 93 - Emblems: The Menstrual Years

Compilation made by David Tibet and Steven Stapleton of what they consider the best of the work of Current 93 between 1982 and 1992: Truly these were the menstrual years.

(c) Durtro Music 1993, (p) Ourobouros Music, World Serpent Distribution

Disc I: Great Black Time

Tracks 1 and 11 are taken from the CD version of Dawn (DT, SS, DP, RM, JB); track 2 from Dogs Blood Rising (DT, SS, RW, NR, SI, I);track 3 from Live At Bar Maldoror (DT, SS, NR); track 4 from Nature Unveiled (DT, SS, M, Y, AA); track 5 from In Menstrual Night (DT, SS, DR, JB, RW, RM, HÖH, B, JB); track 6 from The Red Face Of God (DT, SS, RM, Dp, TW); track 7 and 8 from Imperium (DT); track 9 from Horsey; track 10 from Christ And The Pale Queens Mighty In Sorrow (DT, SS, DP, RM, TW); track 12 from the vinyl version of Dawn (DT, SS, RM, DP, JB) and track 13 from the single of the same name (DT, SS, DP, RM, B).

Disc II: Mighty In Sorrow

Track 1 is taken from Swastikas For Noddy (DT); tracks 2,3,9,10,13 and 14 are unreleased songs or unused mixes from Thunder Perfect Mind (DT, DP, RM, SS, MC, JW, JM; NS plays guitar on 9; JML plays harp on 2 and 9; JB sings on 3); track 4 is an unreleased single by Michael Cashmore's Nature And Organisation with vocals by myself (MC, DT); track 5 is taken from Crooked Crosses For The Nodding God (DT, DP, SS, TW, RM); track 6 is from the Death In June and Current 93 split LP, 1888 (DT, DP, RM, TW); track 7 was previously released as a free 7" single with Ptolemaic Terrascope magazine, and was recorded by myself with Magick Lantern Cycle during the recording of Horsey; track 8 is from Earth Covers Earth (RW, TW, RM); track 11 is from Island by Current 93/HÖH (DT, HÖH, CRL); track 12 is from Thunder Perfect Mind (see above for line-up); track 15 is from the album by Steven Stapleton and myself, The Sadness Of Things (SS, DT, JW).


This is another release that was manufactured by the infamous PDO Company [UK], hence this CD is prone to disc rot.