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Length
  
72:52

Artist
  
Diamanda Galás

Label
  
Elektra Records

Plague Mass (1991)
  
The Singer (1992)

Release date
  
1 April 1991

Genre
  
Avant-garde music

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Released
  
1 April 1991 (1991-04-01)

Recorded
  
12 October – 13 October 1990 (1990-10-13)

Studio
  
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City, New York, United States

Producer
  
Blaise Dupuy Kurt Munkacsi

Similar
  
Diamanda Galás albums, Other albums

Diamanda gal s plague mass full concert audio


Plague Mass is a live album by American avant-garde artist Diamanda Galás. It was recorded on October 12 and 13, 1990 at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City and released on April 1, 1991 by record label Mute.

Contents

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Content

AllMusic described the performance as a "heart-wrenching cry about the physical suffering caused by the AIDS plague being compounded by the shameful arrogance of self-appointed moralists."

Reception

Trouser Press described it as "sepulchral, breathtakingly dramatic and, in the best possible sense, appalling".

It was placed on Terrorizer's list of the "100 Most Important Albums of the Nineties".

Personnel

  • Diamanda Galás – vocals
  • Kurt Munkacsi – production
  • Blaise Dupuy – production
  • Rory Johnson – executive production
  • Songs

    1There Are No More Tickets to the Funeral: Were You a Witness (I)2:33
    2There Are No More Tickets to the Funeral: Were You a Witness (II)4:10
    3There Are No More Tickets to the Funeral: Were You a Witness (III)6:30

    References

    Plague Mass Wikipedia