The Waking Hour is the first album by English band Dali's Car, a project of Peter Murphy of Bauhaus and Mick Karn of Japan. It was released in November 1984 by record label Paradox, which was created specifically to release the record (it was later reissued on Beggars Banquet).
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The Waking Hour | ||||
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Studio album by Dalis Car | ||||
Released | November 1984 (1984-11) | |||
Recorded | 1984 | |||
Studio | The Manor, Air London, and Hernplace Studios | |||
Genre | Gothic rock | |||
Length | 35:06 | |||
Label | Paradox | |||
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The album's cover is the painting Daybreak by Maxfield Parrish, which was also utilized by The Moody Blues for the cover of The Present in 1983.
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Trouser Press wrote: "As a mellifluous noise, The Waking Hour is fine, if a bit heavy on the bass; dig any deeper, however, and what you get is a hollow attempt to create art without any redeeming artistry."[2]
Fact magazine included it in their list "20 best goth records ever made".[3]
All tracks are written by Mick Karn and Peter Murphy, except as indicated.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Dali's Car" | 5:12 | |
2. | "His Box" | 4:42 | |
3. | "Cornwall Stone" | 5:19 | |
4. | "Artemis" | Mick Karn | 4:37 |
5. | "Create and Melt" | 5:36 | |
6. | "Moonlife" | Traditional | 4:56 |
7. | "The Judgement Is the Mirror" | 4:40 |
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