On February 5, 1996, “Mute” label released “Murder Ballads”, the ninth Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds studio album. It was recorded 1993 – 1885, and Victor Van Vugt, Tony Cohen, Nick Cave, Blixa Bargeld,Martin P. Casey, Conway Savage, Jim Sclavunos and Thomas Wydler.
Personnel:
- Nick Cave – vocals, piano, organ, Hammond organ, gun shots, string arrangements
- Blixa Bargeld – vocals, screams, guitar
- Conway Savage – piano, piano, backing vocals
- Martyn P. Casey – bass
- Mick Harvey – drums, guitar, acoustic guitar, organ, wind organ, bass, Hammond organ, space belt, percussion, backing vocals, string arrangements
- Jim Sclavunos – drums, percussion, bells, tambourine
- Thomas Wydler – vocals, maracas, drums, tambourine
- Hugo Race – guitar
- Brian Hooper – bass
- Terry Edwards – horns
- Warren Ellis – accordion, violin
- Jen Anderson – violin
- Sue Simpson – violin
- Kerran Coulter – viola
- Helen Mountfort – cello
- PJ Harvey – vocals
- Kylie Minogue – vocals
- Anita Lane – crying, vocals
- Shane MacGowan – vocals
- Geraldine Johnston – additional vocals
- LizKatharine Blake – additional vocals
- Corcoran – additional vocals
- Marielle Del Conte – additional vocals
The Moron Tabernacle Choir
- Nick Cave
- Martyn P. Casey
- Conway Savage
- Thomas Wydler
- Warren Ellis
- Brian Hooper
- Spencer P. Jones
- Dave Graney
- Katharine Blake
- Clare Moore
- Rowland S. Howard
- James Johnston
- Ian Johnston
- Geraldine Johnston
- Astrid Munday
Track listing:
All tracks by Nick Cave, except where noted.
- Song of Joy
- Stager Lee – traditional, Nick Cave
- Henry Lee – traditional, Nick Cave
- Lovely Creature – Blixa Bargeld, Martin P. Casey
- Where the Wild Roses Grow
- The Curse of Millhaven
- The Kindness of Strangers
- Crow Jane – Martin P. Casey, Nick Cave
- O’Malley’s Bar
- Death Is Not the End – Bob Dylan
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