music.wikisort.org - CompositionInitium is the 1984 debut album by American rock band Samhain, released on lead singer Glenn Danzig's independent record label Plan 9. In various interviews, Danzig stated that the album's title, which translates from Latin to English as "beginning", represents his new start after disbanding his prior band, Misfits, in 1983. Most of the final track, "Archangel", was actually recorded in March 1981, and was originally meant to either be a Misfits song featuring Dave Vanian (who never did vocals for the song) or a track for the band the Damned. The track "Horror Biz" likewise dates to Danzig's Misfits era, as it is a new version of "Horror Business" with different musical arrangements. The album was recorded at Reel Platinum studio in Lodi, New Jersey, excluding the introduction which was recorded at Eerie Von's home on a four track cassette.[3]
For the media website, see Initium Media.
1984 studio album by Samhain
Initium |
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Released | 1984 |
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Recorded | 1981; August 1983 – May 1984 |
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Genre |
- Gothic punk[1]
- hardcore punk[1]
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Length | 29:01 |
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Label | Plan 9 |
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Producer | Glenn Danzig |
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Initium (1984) |
Unholy Passion (EP) (1985) |
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AllMusic |     [2] |
Punknews.org |     [1] |
Also appearing on this recording are Lyle Preslar, guitarist for the influential D.C. band Minor Threat (CD tracks 2, 4, 6, and 7), and Al Pike, bassist for Reagan Youth (CD track 9).
Different versions
The 1986 cassette release features Initium plus the entire original version of the band's follow-up record, the Unholy Passion EP, and is highly prized by collectors. Also much sought is the initial 1987 CD release of Initium, which featured the album plus the re-recorded/remixed version of the EP. (In 1989, these extra tracks were removed from all future CD pressings, and were instead included on the original 1990 Final Descent album). A very rare pressing exists, which contains the full Initium album and only the remixed title track from the EP. Likewise, some copies of the 2001 Initium reissue also feature the song "Unholy Passion" as an unlisted bonus track.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Glenn Danzig.
- Orig. 1984 LP and most CD/cassette releases
Side ATitle |
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1. | "Initium / Samhain" (*) | 3:39 |
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2. | "Black Dream" | 2:00 |
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3. | "All Murder All Guts All Fun" | 2:44 |
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4. | "Macabre" | 2:12 |
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5. | "He-Who-Can-Not-Be-Named" | 1:38 |
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Side BTitle |
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6. | "Horror Biz" | 2:41 |
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7. | "The Shift" | 3:08 |
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8. | "The Howl" | 2:50 |
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9. | "Archangel" | 5:12 |
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10. | "Unholy Passion" | 3:10 |
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* Unlisted bonus track only on 1989 2nd press CD and on some copies of 2001 reissue
- 1986 cassette, 1987 CD
Title |
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1. | "Initium / Samhain" (*) | 3:39 |
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2. | "Black Dream" | 2:00 |
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3. | "All Murder All Guts All Fun" | 2:44 |
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4. | "Macabre" | 2:12 |
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5. | "He-Who-Can-Not-Be-Named" | 1:38 |
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6. | "Horror Biz" | 2:41 |
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7. | "The Shift" | 3:08 |
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8. | "The Howl" | 2:50 |
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9. | "Archangel" | 5:12 |
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10. | "Unholy Passion" | 3:10 |
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11. | "All Hell" | 2:19 |
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12. | "Moribund" | 1:43 |
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13. | "The Hungry End" | 3:06 |
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14. | "Misery Tomb" (***) | 3:24 |
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15. | "I Am Misery" | 3:40 |
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* The first two songs are a single track on all CD releases of the album.
*** This song appears on the Initium CD of the 1987 remix.
Personnel
Tracks 1–9
Tracks 10–15
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