John Zorn Resource

Original Track Listing: 

1. Grand Guignol  17:40 
2. La Cathédrale Engloutie  6:24 
3. Three Preludes Op. 74 (Douloureux, Déchirant)  1:17 
4. Three Preludes Op. 74 (Très Lent, Contemplatif)  1:42 
5. Three Preludes Op. 74 (Allegro Drammatico)  0:48 
6. Prophetiae Sybillarum  1:46 
7. The Cage  2:00 
8. Louange A L'Eternité De Jésus  7:07 
9. Blood Is Thin  1:00 
10. Thrash Jazz Assassin  0:45 
11. Dead Spot  0:31 
12. Bonehead  0:51 
13. Piledriver  0:33 
14. Shangkuan Ling-Feng  1:14 
15. Numbskull  0:29 
16. Perfume Of A Critic's Burning Flesh. 0:24 
17. Jazz Snob: Eat Shit  0:24 
18. The Prestidigitator. 0:43 
19. No Reason To Believe  0:26 
20. Hellraiser  0:39 
21. Torture Garden  0:35 
22. Slan  0:23 
23. The Ways Of Pain  0:31 
24. The Noose  0:10 
25. Sack Of Shit  0:43 
26. Blunt Instrument  0:53 
27. Osaka Bondage  1:14 
28. Shallow Grave  0:40 
29. Kaoru  0:50 
30. Dead Dread  0:45 
31. Billy Liar  0:10 
32. Victims Of Torture  0:20 
33. Speedfreaks  0:48 
34. New Jersey Scum Swamp  0:41 
35. S-M Sniper  0:14 
36. Pigfucker  0:23 
37. Cairo Chop Shop  0:22 
38. Facelifter  0:54 
39. Whiplash  0:19 
40. The Blade  0:35 
41. Gob Of Spit  0:18
 

Reissue Track Listing:

 

1. Grand Guignol  17:40  
2. Blood Is Thin  1:00  
3. Thrash Jazz Assassin  0:45  
4. Dead Spot  0:31  
5. Bonehead  0:51  
6. Piledriver  0:33  
7. Shangkuan Ling-Feng  1:14  
8. Numbskull  0:29  
9. Perfume Of A Critic's Burning Flesh. 0:24  
10. Jazz Snob: Eat Shit  0:24  
11. The Prestidigitator. 0:43  
12. No Reason To Believe  0:26  
13. Hellraiser  0:39  
14. Torture Garden  0:35  
15. Slan  0:23  
16. The Ways Of Pain  0:31  
17. The Noose  0:10  
18. Sack Of Shit  0:43  
19. Blunt Instrument  0:53  
20. Osaka Bondage  1:14  
21. Shallow Grave  0:40  
22. Kaoru  0:50  
23. Dead Dread  0:45  
24. Billy Liar  0:10  
25 Victims Of Torture  0:20  
26. Speedfreaks  0:48  
27. New Jersey Scum Swamp  0:41  
28. S-M Sniper  0:14  
29. Pigfucker  0:23  
30. Cairo Chop Shop  0:22  
31. Facelifter  0:54  
32. Whiplash  0:19  
33. The Blade  0:35  
34. Gob Of Spit  0:18 
35. La Cathédrale Engloutie  6:24   
36. Three Preludes Op. 74 (Douloureux, Déchirant)  1:17   
37. Three Preludes Op. 74 (Très Lent, Contemplatif)  1:42   
38. Three Preludes Op. 74 (Allegro Drammatico)  0:48   
39. Prophetiae Sybillarum  1:46   
40. The Cage  2:00   
41. Louange A L'Eternité De Jésus  7:07  
42. Grand Guignol (Version Vocals)  17:40

Personnel: 

Joey Baron: Drums
Bill Frisell: Guitar 
Fred Frith: Bass 
Wayne Horvitz: Keyboards 
John Zorn: Alto Saxophone 
Yamataka Eye: Vocals 
Bob Dorough: Guest vocals (track 40)
Mike Patton: Guest Vocals (track 42)

Production: 

Producer - John Zorn 
Executive Producer: Disk Union 
Associate Producer - Kazunori Sugiyama 
Recorded by Martin Bisi, Oliver Dicicco, Roger Moutenot, Scott Ansel, Seigen Ono 
Mixed by Roger Moutenot 
Mastered by Bob Ludwig 
All Photos by Dr. Stanley B. Burns Collection Of Historic Medical Photography
Illustration -  Maruo Suehiro 
Design - Tomoyo T.L. (Karath-Razar) 
Typsetting - Lisa Wells (Strong Silent Type)
All Compositions and Arrangements by John Zorn except:
Track 35 - Debussy
Track 36-38 - Scriabin
Track 39 - Orlando Di Lassus
track 40 - Ives
Track 41 - Messiaen

Label:  Avant 

Catalogue Number:  AVAN 002 

Release Date:  1992 

Notes: 

This Album is lovingly dedicated to Jack Smith. Legendary Filmmaker. Theatrical Genius. Exotic Art Collector. Father of the New York Underground, who died a victim of the AIDS virus September 18, 1989.