Your Funeral... My Trial
| Your Funeral... My Trial | ||||
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| Studio album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | ||||
| Released | 3 November 1986 | |||
| Recorded | July–August 1986 at Hansa Tonstudio in West Berlin, Germany and Strongroom in London, United Kingdom | |||
| Genre | Rock, post-punk | |||
| Length | 42:47 | |||
| Label | Mute | |||
| Producer | Flood, Tony Cohen | |||
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| Singles from Your Funeral... My Trial | ||||
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| Pitchfork Media | 9.4/10[3] |
| Record Collector | [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [5] |
| Uncut | [6] |
Your Funeral… My Trial is the fourth studio album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, released on 3 November 1986 by Mute Records. Your Funeral... My Trial was originally released as a double EP. The album was issued on CD with a different running order and the bonus track "Scum". During this period in his life, Cave was steeped in heroin addiction, perhaps evidenced by the melancholy, desperate mood of this album.[7][8]
Cave later said, "That particular record, which is my favourite of the records we've done, is very special to me and a lot of amazing things happened, musically, in the studio. There are some songs on that record that as far as I'm concerned are just about perfect as we can get really- songs like "The Carny", "Your Funeral, My Trial", and "Stranger Than Kindness", I think are really quite brilliant."[9]
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds appeared in the 1987 Wim Wenders film Der Himmel über Berlin, performing "The Carny" (which is heard once before the performance scene) and "From Her to Eternity". "The Carny" also inspired the 2003 animated short film Jo Jo in the Stars, which won the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Short Film. The film was created and directed by Marc Craste, who said about "The Carny": "The lyrics read like a short story, it seemed to suggest a film – a straight visual interpretation of the text..."[10]
The album was remastered and reissued on 27 April 2009 as a collector's edition CD/DVD set. The CD features the original 8-song vinyl double EP's track listing and track order, while "Scum" is featured as a bonus audio track on the accompanying DVD.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Nick Cave, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sad Waters" | 5:00 | |
| 2. | "The Carny" | 8:01 | |
| 3. | "Your Funeral, My Trial" | 3:56 | |
| 4. | "Stranger Than Kindness" | Anita Lane, Blixa Bargeld | 4:47 |
| 5. | "Jack's Shadow" | Cave, Mick Harvey | 5:41 |
| 6. | "Hard On for Love" | 5:19 | |
| 7. | "She Fell Away" | 4:30 | |
| 8. | "Long Time Man" | Tim Rose | 5:35 |
| Early CD pressings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Your Funeral, My Trial" | 3:57 | |
| 2. | "Stranger Than Kindness" | Anita Lane, Blixa Bargeld | 4:47 |
| 3. | "Jack's Shadow" | Cave, Mick Harvey | 5:43 |
| 4. | "The Carny" | 8:02 | |
| 5. | "She Fell Away" | 4:33 | |
| 6. | "Hard On for Love" | 5:21 | |
| 7. | "Sad Waters" | 5:02 | |
| 8. | "Long Time Man" | Tim Rose | 5:48 |
| 9. | "Scum" (bonus track) | Cave, Mick Harvey | 2:53 |
Personnel
- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
- Nick Cave – vocals (1–9), piano (5, 7, 8), hammond (1, 3, 4, 6), harmonica (1, 2)
- Mick Harvey – bass guitar (1, 6–9), guitar (1, 3, 5–8), drums (1, 3, 4, 7, 8), piano (2, 3), organ (2), glockenspiel (2), xylophone (2, 7), backing vocals (6)
- Blixa Bargeld – guitar (1–9), backing vocals (2)
- Barry Adamson – bass (3, 5)
- Thomas Wydler – drums (2, 3, 5, 7, 9)
- Technical personnel
- Flood – producer, engineer, mixing
- Tony Cohen – producer, engineer
- Design personnel
- Nick Cave – art direction
- Paul White – art direction
- Christoph Dreher – photography
Personnel for Your Funeral... My Trial adapted from the album's liner notes.[11]
Chart positions
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Independent Albums Chart[12] | 1 |
References
- ↑ Raggett, Ned. "Your Funeral... My Trial – Nick Cave / Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-195-31373-9.
- ↑ Berman, Stuart (6 May 2009). "Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: From Her to Eternity / The First Born Is Dead / Kicking Against the Pricks / Your Funeral... My Trial". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ↑ Needs, Kris; Harvey, Mick (April 2009). "Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds". Record Collector (361): 83. Retrieved 31 October 2015. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). "Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 151. ISBN 0-743-20169-8.
- ↑ "Nick Cave / Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Your Funeral... My Trial CD". CD Universe. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ↑ Long, Chris (8 May 2009). "BBC – Music – Review of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Your Funeral... My Trial". BBC Music. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- ↑ Denning, Adrian (19 September 2010). "Nick Cave – album reviews". Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- ↑ Tracee Hutchison (1992). Your Name's On The Door. Sydney, New South Wales: ABC Enterprises. p. 117. ISBN 0-7333-0115-0.
- ↑ Inspirations (XHTML). In depth, Interviews. Computer Arts. Retrieved on 2008-11-29.
- ↑ Your Funeral... My Trial (CD). Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Mute Records. 1986. LC 05834.
- ↑ Lazell, Barry. "Indie Hits: "C"". Cherry Red. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
External links
- Your Funeral... My Trial on the band's official web site
- Your Funeral... My Trial at Discogs
- Your Funeral... My Trial at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
