cover [front cover, back cover] Charles Sims engineer David Kenny guitar, bass, glockenspiel Michael Cashmore guitar, drone, arranged by [bric-a-brac arrangements] Steven Stapleton lacquer cut by Denis Blackham lacquer cut by George Peckham lacquer cut by [from vinyl etching] Porky tracks a1 to a7, b2 to b7 lyrics by David Tibet mixed by Steven Stapleton tracks a1, a4 to a6, b2 to b7 music by Current 93 painting [inner painting] Andrew King photography by [group] Ruth Bayer producer Current 93 vocals [spoken and sung] Phoebe Cheshire vocals, guitar David Tibet Manufactured By World Serpent Distributed By World Serpent Distributed By World Serpent Distribution Phonographic Copyright (p) Ourobouros Music Copyright (c) Durtro Lacquer Cut At Porky's Mastering Pressed By Orlake Records Edition of 2000 copies on clear blue vinyl housed in a gatefold jacket with a 4-page 12x12 booklet.
Of Ruine Or Some Blazing Starre was written between April 1991 and September 1993 and should be regarded as one piece. This album is dedicated to the souls of: William Lawes (1602-1645); Charles Sims (1873-1928); Louis Wain (1860-1939); and H.R. Wakefield (1888-1964).
Track A2: adapted from Pavan The Funerals by Anthony Holborne (d. 1602). Track A3: adapted from Lament For Arnhem by Calum Ruadh. Track A7: adapted from Cantio Ad Laudem Cantioris, from the liturgical chants of the Aquitainian repertory. Track B1: anonymous composer from Le Recueil des plus belles et excellentes chansons en forme de voix de ville (1526).
The album title is taken from the song Beauty In Eclipsa by William Lawes, with words by Sir Henry Moody.
Front cover: Another Attempt At Man's Last Pretence Of Consummation In Indifference. Back cover: Man's Last Pretence Of Consummation In Indifference. Inner painting: All The Kingdoms Of The World In A Moment Of Time (XXVI).