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1	The Isles Of The Blest	3:27
2	Heaven's Gate	4:41
3	God Against All	5:11
4	The Desert Has 12 Things Words By – Mechthild Of Magdeburg	4:26
5	Mary Of The Blue Sky	4:13
6	Lies & Lullabies	4:24
7	Who's To Judge?	0:47
8	Vox Sacra: Ancient Lies	8:04
9	Harrow Of Skulls	2:54
10	Season Of Sacrifice	4:10
11	Beautiful Dream Vocals – Jarboe	3:08
12	Leaving The Isles Of The Blest	5:52
13	Maroon Heaven	1:11

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Backworld
• Copyright (c) – Backworld
• Distributed By – World Serpent
• Recorded At – Harbingerhouse
• Pressed By – Universal M & L, UK

Credits

• Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Clarinet, Vocals – Greg Shakar
• Artwork [Cover Illustration Based On Painting By] – Hildegarde Of Bingen*
• Cello – Lisa Haney
• Layout, Design – Harbingerhouse
• Mastered By – Paul Geluso
• Music By – Backworld (tracks: 1, 8, 13), Joseph Budenholzer (tracks: 2 to 7, 9 to 12)
• Photography By [All Other Photos] – J. Budenholzer*
• Photography By [Group Photo] – La Pussy Gata
• Violin, Recorder, Vocals – Laura Kraber
• Violin, Vocals – Joan Dalin
• Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Piano – Joseph Budenholzer
• Words By – Joseph Budenholzer (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 13)

Notes

Recorded at Harbingerhouse, NYC, 1998.

Many thanks to: David, Alan, and Alison at World Serpent Distribution, Tony Wakeford, Howard Forbes, Rebecca Gaffney, Derek Rush, Dawn Robinson, Lydia Lunch, David Keenan, Bryin Dall, Kevin Dunn, Kevin Wahlen, Jennifer Rogers, Patricia Flynn, Joe & Mary Jo.

P&C 1998 Backworld.
Made in England.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 5 021958 401928
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L136
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 04D9
• Matrix / Runout: HCD002 02 6
• Other (Mould On Inner Ring): MADE IN THE UK BY UNIVERSAL M&L

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
DISCAL-03	Backworld	Isles Of The Blest ‎(CD, RE, Dig)	Discalcula	DISCAL-03	US	2010
HCD 002	Backworld	Isles Of The Blest ‎(CD, Album)	Harbinger House	HCD 002	UK	1998