Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

~ Release by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds (see all versions of this release, 10 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Abattoir Blues

2▼CD: The Lyre of Orpheus
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	The Lyre of Orpheus assistant recording engineer: Laurent Binder, Guillaume Dujardin (engineer) and Damon Iddins recording engineer: Nick Launay producer: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds and Nick Launay assistant mixer: Damon Iddins mixer: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer), Warren Ellis (Australian musician and score composer), Mick Harvey and Nick Launay bass: Martyn P. Casey bouzouki, flute, mandolin and violin: Warren Ellis (Australian musician and score composer) drums (drum set) and percussion: Jim Sclavunos guitar: Mick Harvey organ: James Johnston (member of the Bad Seeds and Gallon Drunk) piano: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) and Conway Savage lead vocals: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) arranger: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds recorded at: Studios Ferber in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 2004-04) mixed at: Astoria (David Gilmour’s houseboat studio) in Hampton, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2004-04) recording of: The Lyre of Orpheus lyricist: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) composer: Martyn P. Casey, Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer), Warren Ellis (Australian musician and score composer) and Jim Sclavunos publisher: Mute Song Ltd.	5	5:36
2	Breathless assistant recording engineer: Laurent Binder, Guillaume Dujardin (engineer) and Damon Iddins recording engineer: Nick Launay producer: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds and Nick Launay assistant mixer: Damon Iddins mixer: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer), Warren Ellis (Australian musician and score composer), Mick Harvey and Nick Launay bass: Martyn P. Casey bouzouki, flute, mandolin and violin: Warren Ellis (Australian musician and score composer) drums (drum set) and percussion: Jim Sclavunos guitar: Mick Harvey organ: James Johnston (member of the Bad Seeds and Gallon Drunk) piano: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) and Conway Savage lead vocals: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) arranger: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds recorded at: Studios Ferber in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 2004-04) mixed at: Astoria (David Gilmour’s houseboat studio) in Hampton, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2004-04) recording of: Breathless lyricist and composer: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) publisher: Mute Song Ltd.	3	3:13
3	Babe, You Turn Me On assistant recording engineer: Laurent Binder, Guillaume Dujardin (engineer) and Damon Iddins recording engineer: Nick Launay producer: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds and Nick Launay assistant mixer: Damon Iddins mixer: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer), Warren Ellis (Australian musician and score composer), Mick Harvey and Nick Launay bass: Martyn P. Casey bouzouki, flute, mandolin and violin: Warren Ellis (Australian musician and score composer) drums (drum set) and percussion: Jim Sclavunos guitar: Mick Harvey organ: James Johnston (member of the Bad Seeds and Gallon Drunk) piano: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) and Conway Savage lead vocals: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) arranger: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds recorded at: Studios Ferber in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 2004-04) mixed at: Astoria (David Gilmour’s houseboat studio) in Hampton, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2004-04) recording of: Babe, You Turn Me On lyricist and composer: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) publisher: Mute Song Ltd.	3	4:21
4	Easy Money assistant recording engineer: Laurent Binder, Guillaume Dujardin (engineer) and Damon Iddins recording engineer: Nick Launay producer: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds and Nick Launay assistant mixer: Damon Iddins mixer: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer), Warren Ellis (Australian musician and score composer), Mick Harvey and Nick Launay bass: Martyn P. Casey bouzouki, flute, mandolin and violin: Warren Ellis (Australian musician and score composer) drums (drum set) and percussion: Jim Sclavunos guitar: Mick Harvey organ: James Johnston (member of the Bad Seeds and Gallon Drunk) piano: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) and Conway Savage lead vocals: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) arranger: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds recorded at: Studios Ferber in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 2004-04) mixed at: Astoria (David Gilmour’s houseboat studio) in Hampton, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2004-04) recording of: Easy Money lyricist and composer: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) publisher: Mute Song (either subsidiary of Mute Song Ltd., or brand that refers to itself) and Mute Song Ltd.	3.9	6:43
5	Supernaturally assistant recording engineer: Laurent Binder, Guillaume Dujardin (engineer) and Damon Iddins recording engineer: Nick Launay producer: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds and Nick Launay assistant mixer: Damon Iddins mixer: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer), Warren Ellis (Australian musician and score composer), Mick Harvey and Nick Launay bass: Martyn P. Casey bouzouki, flute, mandolin and violin: Warren Ellis (Australian musician and score composer) drums (drum set) and percussion: Jim Sclavunos guitar: Mick Harvey organ: James Johnston (member of the Bad Seeds and Gallon Drunk) piano: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) and Conway Savage lead vocals: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) arranger: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds recorded at: Studios Ferber in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 2004-04) mixed at: Astoria (David Gilmour’s houseboat studio) in Hampton, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2004-04) recording of: Supernaturally lyricist and composer: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) publisher: Mute Song Ltd.	4	4:37
6	Spell assistant recording engineer: Laurent Binder, Guillaume Dujardin (engineer) and Damon Iddins recording engineer: Nick Launay producer: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds and Nick Launay assistant mixer: Damon Iddins mixer: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer), Warren Ellis (Australian musician and score composer), Mick Harvey and Nick Launay bass: Martyn P. Casey bouzouki, flute, mandolin and violin: Warren Ellis (Australian musician and score composer) drums (drum set) and percussion: Jim Sclavunos guitar: Mick Harvey organ: James Johnston (member of the Bad Seeds and Gallon Drunk) piano: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) and Conway Savage lead vocals: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) arranger: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds recorded at: Studios Ferber in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 2004-04) mixed at: Astoria (David Gilmour’s houseboat studio) in Hampton, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2004-04) recording of: Spell lyricist: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) composer: Martyn P. Casey, Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer), Warren Ellis (Australian musician and score composer) and Jim Sclavunos publisher: Mute Song Ltd.	3.65	4:25
7	Carry Me assistant recording engineer: Laurent Binder, Guillaume Dujardin (engineer) and Damon Iddins recording engineer: Nick Launay producer: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds and Nick Launay assistant mixer: Damon Iddins mixer: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer), Warren Ellis (Australian musician and score composer), Mick Harvey and Nick Launay bass: Martyn P. Casey bouzouki, flute, mandolin and violin: Warren Ellis (Australian musician and score composer) drums (drum set) and percussion: Jim Sclavunos guitar: Mick Harvey organ: James Johnston (member of the Bad Seeds and Gallon Drunk) piano: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) and Conway Savage lead vocals: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) arranger: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds recorded at: Studios Ferber in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 2004-04) mixed at: Astoria (David Gilmour’s houseboat studio) in Hampton, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2004-04) recording of: Carry Me lyricist and composer: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) publisher: Mute Song Ltd.	4	3:37
8	O Children assistant recording engineer: Laurent Binder, Guillaume Dujardin (engineer) and Damon Iddins recording engineer: Nick Launay producer: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds and Nick Launay assistant mixer: Damon Iddins mixer: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer), Warren Ellis (Australian musician and score composer), Mick Harvey and Nick Launay bass: Martyn P. Casey bouzouki, flute, mandolin and violin: Warren Ellis (Australian musician and score composer) drums (drum set) and percussion: Jim Sclavunos guitar: Mick Harvey organ: James Johnston (member of the Bad Seeds and Gallon Drunk) piano: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) and Conway Savage lead vocals: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) arranger: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds recorded at: Studios Ferber in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 2004-04) mixed at: Astoria (David Gilmour’s houseboat studio) in Hampton, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2004-04) recording of: O Children lyricist and composer: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) publisher: Mute Song Ltd.	4.75	6:51

Credits

Release

additional mixer:	Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) (from 2004-04 until 2004-05) Warren Ellis (Australian musician and score composer) (from 2004-04 until 2004-05) Mick Harvey (from 2004-04 until 2004-05)
mixer:	Nick Launay (from 2004-04 until 2004-05)
producer:	Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Nick Launay
additional recording engineer:	Laurent Binder (in 2004-04) Guillaume Dujardin (engineer) (in 2004-04)
recording engineer:	Nick Launay (in 2004-04)
mastering:	Ian Cooper (UK mastering engineer)
bass:	Martyn P. Casey
bouzouki, flute, mandolin and violin:	Warren Ellis (Australian musician and score composer)
drums (drum set) and percussion:	Jim Sclavunos Thomas Wydler
guitar family:	Mick Harvey
organ:	James Johnston (member of the Bad Seeds and Gallon Drunk)
piano:	Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) Conway Savage
lyricist:	Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
guest choir vocals:	London Community Gospel Choir
vocals:	Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
arranger:	Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/1446620 [info]
ASIN:	US: B0002SROSQ [info]

Release group

dedicated to:	Mick Geyer

associated singles/EPs:	Breathless / There She Goes, My Beautiful World Get Ready for Love Nature Boy

part of:	1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 984) (order: 984)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/23104 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Nick-cave-and-the-bad-seeds/Abattoir-blues-the-lyre-of-orpheus [info]
reviews:	https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/qn8r [info] https://www.indielondon.co.uk/music/cd_nick_cave_badseeds_lyre_abattoir.html [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/nick-cave-and-the-bad-seeds/abattoir-blues-the-lyre-of-orpheus/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/32431/ [info] https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/album/Abattoir_Blues_-_the_Lyre_of_Orpheus/1116 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000169280 [info]
Wikidata:	Q479343 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 045778672929
Format:: 2×CD
Length:: 1:22:27

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: Box
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Anti‐
86729
Mute
CDSTUMM233

Release events

United States
2004-10-26

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3.8 (see all ratings)

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