An expanded edition of the first spoken word album by singer, writer and director Richard Jobson, originally released in November 1981 on Bill Nelson’s boutique label Cocteau Records.
The Ballad of Etiquette combines Richard’s own poetry with music performed by Virginia Astley, Josephine Wells and the late, great guitarist John McGeoch (Magazine, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Armoury Show). Stand out tracks include India Song (an homage to Marguerite Duras), Orphée and The Night of Crystal, the latter an imagined conversation between Albert Speer and Josef Goebbels. Other parts of the music score quote from Erik Satie and Claude Debussy.
The six bonus tracks include versions of India Song and Orphée recorded for Les Disques du Crépuscule with members of Tuxedomoon, as well as two tracks recorded live at Richard Strange’s legendary Cabaret Futura in 1981, and a poem recorded at a Crépuscule event night at London venue Heaven in July 1981.
The total running time is 70 minutes. CD booklet features photos, images and a biographical note.
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