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Closed on Account of Rabies by Various Artists (CD, Dec-1997, 2 Discs, Mouth Almighty Records) 
Closed on Account of Rabies by Various Artists (CD, Dec-1997, 2 Discs, Mouth Almighty Records)

 
Closed on Account of Rabies by Various Artists (CD, Dec-1997, 2 Discs, Mouth Almighty Records)

Release Date: Dec 1997
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 2 Discs
Record Label: Mouth Almighty Records
Genre: Rock & Pop, Tribute Albums
UPC: 731453648029
Product ID: EPID3263173
Description: CLOSED ON ACCOUNT OF RABIES is a Hall Willner-produced collection of artists reading from the works of Edgar Allan Poe. Includes liner notes by Charles Baudelaire and Hal Willner. Legendary producer Hal Willner has assembled a myriad of ...
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Track Listing
DISC 1: BURGLARS SINGING IN THE CELLAR:
1. Alone - Marianne Faithfull
2. Raven, The - Christopher Walken
3. Tell-Tale Heart, The - Iggy Pop
4. Conqueror Worm, The - Ken Nordine
5. Black Cat, The - Diamanda Galas
6. For Annie - Gavin Friday
7. To Helen - Ed Sanders

DISC 2: THE DEVIL'S BREW:
1. Haunted Palace, The - Ed Sanders
2. Ulalume - Jeff Buckley
3. Berenice - Dr. John
4. City and the Sea, The - Deborah Harry/Jazz Passengers
5. Annabel Lee - Marianne Faithfull
6. Masque of the Red Death, The - Gabriel Byrne
7. Raven, The - Abel Ferrara (excerpt)

Details
Producer:Hal Willner
Distributor:Universal Distribution
Recording Type:Studio
Recording Mode:Stereo
SPAR Code:n/a

Album Notes
CLOSED ON ACCOUNT OF RABIES is a Hall Willner-produced collection of artists reading from the works of Edgar Allan Poe.
Includes liner notes by Charles Baudelaire and Hal Willner.
Legendary producer Hal Willner has assembled a myriad of illustrious spoken-word albums throughout his career. Here, he pays tribute to Edgar Allan Poe, with help from an eclectic group of musicians and actors, who intone Poe's work over some appropriately creepy sonic backdrops. Sinister Guy character actor Christopher Walken reads "The Raven" against a background of eerie sounds including intermittent electric guitar licks. Ken Nordine, in his strange, subterranean voice, makes "The Conqueror Worm" utterly unforgettable; and Jeff Buckley, reading "Ulalume," comes across as both youthful and haunting. The spirit of Poe seems uniquely captured on CLOSED ON ACCOUNT OF RABIES (a reference to the recent theory of Poe's death being caused by a case of rabies, rather than alcohol poisoning), as exemplified by Marianne Faithfull's ethereal rendition of "Annabel Lee:"

Editorial Reviews
...Of the many striking voices rounded up to sing and read the works of Edgar Allan Poe...none tears at the heart with the marvelous terror of the late Jeff Buckley...
Rolling Stone (12/25/1997)

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