Morbid Tales

~ Release by Celtic Frost (see all versions of this release, 10 available)

Annotation

Morbid Tales was released as a EP and as an LP. Done just after Tom Warrior decided to change is band name from Hellhammer to Celtic Frost. To goal was to produce something that would sound better and "new".

Tracks 1 through 9 is the original American release. 10 through 12 are the Emperor's Return EP that was special to this edition.

Annotation last modified on 2010-08-10 02:09 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Human (intro)
engineer and producer:
Horst Müller (producer)
co-producer:
Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
membranophone:
Steven Priestly (Celtic Frost drummer) (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
recorded at and mixed at:
Caet Studio in Berlin, Germany (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
recording of:
Human (intro) (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
writer:
Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
3.30:41
2Into the Crypts of Rays
engineer and producer:
Horst Müller (producer)
co-producer:
Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
bass guitar:
Martin Eric Ain (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
guitar and lead vocals:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
membranophone:
Steven Priestly (Celtic Frost drummer) (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
recorded at and mixed at:
Caet Studio in Berlin, Germany (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
recording of:
Into the Crypts of Rays (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
lyricist and composer:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
2.53:39
3Visions of Mortality
engineer and producer:
Horst Müller (producer)
co-producer:
Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
bass guitar:
Martin Eric Ain (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Steven Priestly (Celtic Frost drummer) (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
guitar and lead vocals:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
recorded at and mixed at:
Caet Studio in Berlin, Germany (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
recording of:
Visions of Mortality (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
writer:
Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
2.54:49
4Dethroned Emperor
engineer and producer:
Horst Müller (producer)
co-producer:
Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
bass guitar:
Martin Eric Ain (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Steven Priestly (Celtic Frost drummer) (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
guitar and lead vocals:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
recorded at and mixed at:
Caet Studio in Berlin, Germany (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
recording of:
Dethroned Emperor (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
lyricist and composer:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
3.854:38
5Morbid Tales
engineer and producer:
Horst Müller (producer)
co-producer:
Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
bass guitar:
Martin Eric Ain (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Steven Priestly (Celtic Frost drummer) (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
guitar and lead vocals:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
recorded at and mixed at:
Caet Studio in Berlin, Germany (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
recording of:
Morbid Tales (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
writer:
Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
2.753:29
6Procreation (of the Wicked)
engineer and producer:
Horst Müller (producer)
co-producer:
Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
bass guitar:
Martin Eric Ain (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Steven Priestly (Celtic Frost drummer) (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
guitar and lead vocals:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
recorded at and mixed at:
Caet Studio in Berlin, Germany (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 50)
recording of:
Procreation (of the Wicked) (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
writer:
Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
publisher:
Hanseatic Musikverlag GmbH (1964-2001), Maldoror Musikverlag (German publisher) and Warner Chappell Overseas Holdings Ltd.
3.254:05
7Return to the Eve
engineer and producer:
Horst Müller (producer)
co-producer:
Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
bass guitar:
Martin Eric Ain (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Steven Priestly (Celtic Frost drummer) (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
guitar and lead vocals:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
recorded at and mixed at:
Caet Studio in Berlin, Germany (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
recording of:
Return to the Eve (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
writer:
Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
3.254:08
8Danse Macabre
engineer and producer:
Horst Müller (producer)
co-producer:
Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
drums (drum set):
Steven Priestly (Celtic Frost drummer) (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
recorded at and mixed at:
Caet Studio in Berlin, Germany (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
recording of:
Danse Macabre (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
writer:
Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
3.33:52
9Nocturnal Fear
engineer and producer:
Horst Müller (producer)
co-producer:
Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
bass guitar:
Martin Eric Ain (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Steven Priestly (Celtic Frost drummer) (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
guitar and lead vocals:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
recorded at and mixed at:
Caet Studio in Berlin, Germany (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
recording of:
Nocturnal Fear (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
writer:
Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
3.33:38
10Circle of the Tyrants
mixed in:
Berlin, Germany (in 1985)
engineer:
Thomas Süsstrunk
producer:
Rick “Lights” and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
bass guitar:
Martin Eric Ain (from 1985-04-08 until 1985-04-12)
guitar and lead vocals:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior (from 1985-04-08 until 1985-04-12)
membranophone:
Reed St. Mark (from 1985-04-08 until 1985-04-12)
recorded at and mixed at:
Line In Recording Studio in Zurich (Zürich), Zürich (Canton of Zürich), Switzerland (from 1985-04-08 until 1985-04-12)
recording of:
Circle of the Tyrants (from 1985-04-08 until 1985-04-12)
lyricist and composer:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishing (music publisher – add no releases here!)
recording of:
Circle of the Tyrants (in 1985)
lyricist and composer:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishing (music publisher – add no releases here!)
4.054:29
11Visual Aggression
mixed in:
Berlin, Germany (in 1985)
engineer:
Thomas Süsstrunk
producer:
Rick “Lights” and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
bass guitar:
Martin Eric Ain (from 1985-04-08 until 1985-04-12)
guitar and lead vocals:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior (from 1985-04-08 until 1985-04-12)
membranophone:
Reed St. Mark (from 1985-04-08 until 1985-04-12)
recorded at and mixed at:
Line In Recording Studio in Zurich (Zürich), Zürich (Canton of Zürich), Switzerland (from 1985-04-08 until 1985-04-12)
recording of:
Visual Aggression (from 1985-04-08 until 1985-04-12)
lyricist and composer:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
2.54:13
12Suicidal Winds
mixed in:
Berlin, Germany (in 1985)
engineer:
Thomas Süsstrunk
producer:
Rick “Lights” and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
bass guitar:
Martin Eric Ain (from 1985-04-08 until 1985-04-12)
guitar and lead vocals:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior (from 1985-04-08 until 1985-04-12)
membranophone:
Reed St. Mark (from 1985-04-08 until 1985-04-12)
recorded at and mixed at:
Line In Recording Studio in Zurich (Zürich), Zürich (Canton of Zürich), Switzerland (from 1985-04-08 until 1985-04-12)
recording of:
Suicidal Winds (from 1985-04-08 until 1985-04-12)
lyricist and composer:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
recording of:
Suicidal Winds (in 1985)
lyricist and composer:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
2.54:36