Crushed Velvet Apocalypse

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The Crushed Velvet Apocalypse
Studio album by
The Legendary Pink Dots
Released1990
GenreExperimental, Psychedelic rock, Gothic rock, Progressive rock
Length1:08:06 CD, 46:41 LP and cassette
LabelPlay It Again Sam/Wax Trax!, Caroline (Belgium, US)
Cacciocavallo/Soleilmoon (US)
SPV (Poland)
ProducerThe Legendary Pink Dots
The Legendary Pink Dots chronology
Four Days
(1990) 		The Crushed Velvet Apocalypse
(1990) 		The Maria Dimension
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[1]

The Crushed Velvet Apocalypse is a 1990 album by The Legendary Pink Dots.

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1."I Love You In Your Tragic Beauty"4:40
2."Green Gang"7:38
3."Hellsville"5:42
4."Hellowe'en"1:17
5."The Safe Way"4:31
6."Just a Lifetime"7:40
7."The Death of Jack the Ripper"5:20
8."New Tomorrow"9:53
9."Princess Coldheart" (*)6:40
10."The Pleasure Palace" (*)8:10
11."The Collector" (*)5:20
12."C.V.A." (+)1:15
Total length:1:08:06

(*) Not included on LP and cassette editions – taken from the Princess Coldheart 12".

(+) Unreleased CD bonus track.

Personnel[]

  • Qa'Sepel (Edward Ka-Spel) – voices, keyboards
  • The Silver Man (Phil Knight) – keyboards, samples, devices, percussion
  • Bob Pistoor – guitars, sitar, bass
  • Niels van Hoorn – flute, saxophones, bass clarinet
  • Hanz Myer – electronics, oboe, tymphanis

Additional personnel[]

  • Hanz Myre – engineer

Notes[]

  • The SPV edition contains different artwork than that of the other editions.
  • The album title references the Velvet Revolution of Czechoslovakia in 1989.
  • The Safe Way references a grocery store on the west coast of the United States.

References[]

  1. ^ Allmusic review


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