Church Of Misery Early Works Compilation
2004 2x CD
Stoner Rock
Doom Metal

Main image
Leaf Hound Records
bass Tatsu Mikami
drums Hideki Shimizu
guitar Tomohiro Nishimura
tracks 1-1, 1-3, 1-5, 1-7, 2-1 to 2-4, 2-8 music by, lyrics by Tatsu Mikami
tracks 1-2, 1-6 music by, lyrics by Tomohiro Nishimura
tracks 2-5 recorded by Daisuke Takizawa
tracks 1-1 to 1-8, 2-1 to 2-4, 2-6 to 2-8 recorded by O-Mi Kihara
vocals Nobukazu Chow
Copyright (c) Murder Freak Musick
Phonographic Copyright (p) Leaf Hound Records
Recorded At Los Angeles Club
Recorded At Studio Penta, Otsuka
'Two hours of songs and improvisation recorded in Tokyo 1998 - 2000.'

(C) Murderfreak Misck (P) Leafhound Records

Double CD full of of early tracks from EPs, splits and compilations:

Tracks 1-1 to 1-4 previously published on a Split CD with Sheavy called '[m=963722]' (Game Two Records, GT-09, 1998)
Tracks 1-5 to 1-8 previously published on the 'Taste The Pain' Mini-Album (Bad Acid Records, Trip 4, 1998)
Tracks 2-1 and 2-2 previously published on the 'Murder Company' 10 EP (Man's Ruin Records, MR 131, 1999).
Track 2-3 previously published on the compilation 'Doomsday Recitation' CD (Cornucopia Records, 1997) and later as a bonus track on the CD version of 'Murder Company' (Man's Ruin Records, MR 131 CD) as well as on the 'Split CD with Iron Monkey' (Man's Ruin Records, MR 132, 1999).
Track 2-4 previously published on the 'Stone Deaf Forever' compilation CD (Red Sun Records, RSCD 001, 2000).
Track 2-5 previously published on the 'Bastards Will Pay: Trouble Tribute' compilation CD (Freedom Records, FRED CD 001, 1999).
Track 2-6 previously published on the 'King Of The Witches: Black Widow Tribute' compilation CD (Black Widow Records, BWRCD 039-2, 1999).
Track 2-7 previously published on the 'Beyond The Realm Of Death SS: Death SS Tribute' compilation CD (Black Widow Records, BWRCD 038-2, 1999).
Track 2-8 is previously unpublished

All music recorded at Los Angeles Club Studio, Tokyo, except 2-5 recorded at Otsuka Penta Studio.

This release features several cover versions:
Track 1-4 is from Saint Vitus.
Track 1-8 is from Iron Butterfly.
Track 2-5 is from Trouble.
Track 2-6 is from Black Widow.
Track 2-7 is from Death SS.

There are several typos in the booklet (corrected in the tracklisting below):
Track 1-2 is credited Road To Ruin (Charles Whiteman). The mass murderer is however correctly spelled Charles Whitman.
Track 1-5 is called Room 213 (Jeffery Dahmer). The serialkiller is correctly spelled Jeffrey Dahmer.
Track 2-1 is called Murder Company (Henly Lee Lucas). The serialkiller is correctly spelled Henry Lee Lucas.
Track 2-8 is called Retal (Howord Unruh). The mass murderer is correctly spelled Howard Unruh.

Matrix / Runout: LHR-004 040707524N (CD 1, variant 1)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LB76 (CD 1, variant 1)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 2N28 (CD 1, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: LHR-005 040707534N (CD 2, variant 1)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LB76 (CD 2, variant 1)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 2N81 (CD 2, mirrored, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: LHR-004 040707524N (CD 1, variant 2)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LB76 (CD 1, variant 2)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 2N22 (CD 1, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: LHR-005 040707534N (CD 2, variant 2)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LB76 (CD 2, variant 2)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 2N22 (CD 2, variant 2)



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