Dead Can Dance Library

of the Obscure and Bootleg


[06] Rare/Promo Recordings
This section lists all 4AD (and pre-4AD) recordings - promos, rares, and sundry obscure items. This is where pre-Dead Can Dance recordings can be found as well. This is also where acetates and test pressings are located.

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Numbered

13 Year Itch, The [06#00005]
"Limited Edition" of 2000 CDs

1980 Forward [06#0001]
CD digipack, received with the [06#00013] concert "spinner"and [06#00015] concert sticker

1980 Forward concert spinner [06#00013]
Received with the [06#00015] concert sticker and [06#0001] CD

1980 Forward concert schedule sticker [06#00015]
Received with the [06#00013] concert "spinner" and [06#0001] CD

1981-1998 2nd CD [06#0002]
Acetate CD

1981-1998 3rd CD [06#0003]
Acetate CD

A

A Passage in Time [06A0001]
RYKO US Advance cassette [ph] New

Abwoon [06A00015]
Promo CD single

Aion [06A0002]
Rough Trade test pressing vinyl

Aion [06A00023]
Greek test pressing vinyl, possibly a bootleg

All Virgos are Mad [06A0003]
"Limited edition" of 10,000 CDs

All Virgos are Mad [06A0004]
French promo CD

American Dreaming [06A0005]
Promo CD single

Anakin, 1998 - A Preview [06A0006]
Lisa Gerrard & Pieter Bourke

B/C

Best of Lisa Gerrard, The [06B00005]
"In Stores" edition

Box Set (US Promo) [06B0001]
Promo 5-CD set that includes:

  • CD 1 - "Dead Can Dance"
  • CD 2 - "Spleen and Ideal"
  • CD 3 - "Within the Realm of a Dying Sun"
  • CD 4 - "The Serpent's Egg"
  • CD 5 - "Aion"

Breakdown [06B0002]
Promo CD, Brendan Perry

Cardboard Box, The [06C00003]
3-single vinyl set - one single is Microfilm (with Lisa Gerrard) - one of the first, VERY rare, early Lisa Gerrard works!

Carnival is Over, The [06C00006]
Promo CD single

Club Promo [06C0001]
Promo 12' clear vinyl EP, "Limited Edition" and numbered to 300 (the listed one is #121 of 300)

Clustered & Clipped [06C0002]
Promo CD, Canadian issue, "Limited Edition", 2,000 released

D

Dead Can Dance [06D0001]
Promo cardboard edition CD

Dead Can Dance, A Sampler [06D0002]
Promo cassette

Dead Can Dance, Sampler [06D0003]
Promo CD for "Dead Can Dance 1981-1998"

Dr. Martens Shoe Pie [06D0004]
Promo CD

Dreams and Desires [06D0005]
A non-4AD cassette package

Duality [06D0006]
CD Advance, cardboard edition

Duality [06D0007]
Promo CD

Duality [06D00075]
Promo CD - probably a duplicate of 06D00075, but this one has an insert. Not sure if they are the same item, or just very similar items. I assume they are the same, but am listing this just in case.

E

Eye of the Hunter, Voyage of Bran [06E0001]
Promo cardboard edition CD single

Eye of the Hunter [06E0002]
German promo cardboard CD

Eye of the Hunter [06E0003]
Advanced CD

Eye of the Hunter [06E0004]
"Street Date" Edition

F

Facing the Wrong Way [06F00005]
Lisa Gerrard

Fast Forward, Issue 008/009 [06F0001]
2-cassette package - Dead Can Dance's very rare first recording!

Fatal Impact, The [06F00015] [*]
Audio cassette single - this may be the very, very first released Dead Can Dance item!

From Belgrave With Love [06F0002]
An LP with "Liza Gerrard" and Microfilm (with Lisa Gerrard) - one of the first, VERY rare, early Lisa Gerrard works!

G/H

Garden of the Arcane Delights [06G0001]
Mayking test pressing

Host of the Seraphim, The, Yulunga (spirit dance) [06H0001]
Promo CD

Human Game, The [06H0002]
Promo CD single

Human Game, The [06H0003]
Exclusive French promo CD

Human Game, The [06H0004]
Promo CD single

I/J/K

Immortal Memory [06I0001]
Promo cardboard edition CD

Immortal Memory [06I0002]
Promo CD - either a bootleg or an acetate

It'll End in Tears [06I0003]
by This Mortal Coil - vinyl

L

Lilliput [06L0001]
Promo 2-CD set

Lonely is an Eyesore [06L00015]
Audio tape

Lonely is an Eyesore [06L0002]
Standard LP

Lonely is an Eyesore [06L0003]
"Limited Edition" LP

Lonely is an Eyesore [06L0004]
"Deluxe Limited Edition" LP [*]

Lonely is an Eyesore [06L0005]
CD

Lonely is an Eyesore [06L0006]
(Spain) standard LP

M

Mai Pen Rai [06M0001]
"A Retail Sampler" 1993 - Red/gold version with orange inside

Mai Pen Rai [06M00011]
"A Retail Sampler" 1993 - Red/gold version with blue inside

Mai Pen Rai [06M00012]
"A Retail Sampler" 1993 - Red/brown version with dark orange inside

Mai Pen Rai [06M00015]
"A Retail Sampler" 1993 - Gold/black version with neon green inside

Mai Pen Rai [06M00017]
"A Retail Sampler" 1993 - Gold/brown version with blue inside

Mai Pen Rai [06M00018]
"A Retail Sampler" 1993 - Black/gold version with red inside

Mai Pen Rai [06M00019]
"A Retail Sampler" 1993 - Silver/gold version with green inside

Mai Pen Rai [06M0002]
"A Retail Sampler" 1993 - Dark blue/gold version with yellow inside

Marching Girls [06M0003]
Vinyl single on Au-go-go Records - pre-DCD Brendan Perry (as Robbie Perry)

Memento [06M00035]
"Limited" promo release

Mirror Pool, The [06M0004]
Promo, advanced-release CD digipack

Mirror Pool, The [06M00045]
German promo cassette [ph] New

N

Natures Mortes [06N00005]
Dead Can Dance listed on the Mail Order form

Nierika [06N0001]
Promo 12' red vinyl EP

No Balls [06N0002]
Promo CD

O/P/Q/R

On the Edge [06O0001]
Show #94-50, Westwood One Radio Networks work CD for Dec. 10th, 1994

Red Tape [06R0001]
UK Promo audio cassette

S

Sambatiki [06S0001]
Tour program including a CD single

Sanvean (I am Your Shadow) [06S0002]
CD single

Scavengers, The [06S00025]
Remastered LP, with Brendan Perry as Ronnie Recent - pre-DCD Brendan Perry

Scavengers, The [06S00027]
Remastered CD, with Brendan Perry as Ronnie Recent - pre-DCD Brendan Perry

Seletions from Spiritchaser [06S0003]
Promo audio cassette

Shuffle [06S00035] [*]
Promo digipack CD, promoting 13-Year Itch

Sleep With 4AD [06S000355]
4AD International (to the Hong Kong market?), limited edition of 1,000 units

Snake and the Moon, The [06S00036]
Promo CD

Snake and the Moon, The [06S00037]
[edit] - CD single

Snake and the Moon, The [06S00039] [*]
French promo sampler CD single

Spiritchaser [06S0004]
Preview audio cassette

Spiritchaser [06S0005]
CD Advance, cardboard edition

Spiritchaser [06S00053]
Promo audio cassette [ph] New

Spitfire [06S00055] [*]
Japanese promo sampler CD

T

... Think I'm Getting the Hang of It [06T0012]
Promo CD, Lisa Gerrard

This Mortal Coil, 1983-1991 [06T0013]
4-CD boxed set

Towards the Within [06T0014]
Promo advanced-release CD digipack

Towards the Within Sampler [06T0015]
French promo audio cassette [ph] New

U/V/W/X/Y/Z

Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove, The [06U0001]
Canadian promo CD single

Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove, The [06U0002]
CD single (2-track promo)

Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove, The [06U0003] [*]
CD single (4-track promo)

Uncut [06U0008]
Promo CD