The Gorey End, by The Tiger Lillies

The Gorey End

by The Tiger Lillies

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mr_kit Two things come into play here:
1. Edward Gorey. Do I have to explain the delightfully macabre genius of Edward Gorey? If you don't know his work, Look into his work. 2. The Tiger Lillies I first saw them live when they were part of the touring theatre production "Shockheaded Peter," and I fell in love with them right then and there. Two delightfully perverse elements that do not cancel themselves out, but rather enhance each other. Pure fucking Genius!

loopyl1968 So so happy this has been re released! Gutted I didn't get the Gorey Green LP though as it had sold out!! A brilliant album and I've got the Bat Black ⚫ vinyl coming instead. So missing live gigs from you talented and crazy guys! 🖤💜🖤

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The Gorey End
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Long out of print, since way back when,

The Gorey End is back again,

On vinyl now, but alas! not clean:

Some copies are a Gorey green...

Originally released in 2003, The Gorey End quickly sold out and has been unavailable since, helped in no small part by its nomination for a Grammy (best classical crossover album) and the brief stage run featuring Eleanor Bron and other hands. Unpublished works by Edward Gorey were adapted to song lyrics by Martyn Jaques, keeping to the author's inimitable style, with the Tiger Lillies' music added to by the Kronos Quartet on most of the tracks. This release reissues the full album on vinyl, with a lyrics insert featuring Gorey artwork, in a split-colour limited edition: the last 8 copies are in Gorey Green, the remainder being Bat Black.

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	1.	Hipdeep Family Intro 02:00
	2.	ABC 03:09
	3.	Weeping Chandelier 02:52
	4.	Jesus on the Windshield 02:57
	5.	Besotted Mother 03:05
	6.	Gin 02:48
	7.	Learned Pig 04:19
	8.	Hertha Strubb 02:17
	9.	Dreadful Domesticity 03:55
	10.	QRV 02:28
	11.	Histoire de Kay 03:38
	12.	Trampled Lilly 07:12
	13.	Hipdeep Family 04:08

about

The Gorey End, Writer / Illustrator Edward Gorey enjoyed 'Banging in the Nails' so much he sent us a large box of his unpublished stories, some of which we adapted and turned into songs. Then, before he could hear them, Mr Gorey passed away. So sad. But here are those songs, with the Kronos Quartet providing strings and barks.

Grammy Nominated - Best Classical Crossover Album

Originally released in 2003, The Gorey End quickly sold out and has been unavailable since, helped in no small part by its nomination for a Grammy (best classical crossover album) and the brief stage run featuring Eleanor Bron and other hands. Unpublished works by Edward Gorey were adapted to song lyrics by Martyn Jaques, keeping to the author's inimitable style, with the Tiger Lillies' music added to by the Kronos Quartet on most of the tracks.

credits

released July 2, 2020

he Tiger Lillies
MARTYN JACQUES: vocals, piano, organ, accordion and ukelele
ADRIAN HUGE: drums and toys
ADRIAN STOUT: bass, musical saw and horn
KRONOS QUARTET:
David Harrington violin
John Sherba violin
Hank Dutt viola
Jennifer Culp cello
This Album is dedicated to the memory of Edward Gorey
Many thanks for the co-operation of Michael Morris and Christine Gettins at Cultural Industry; Janet Cowperthwaite for the Kronos Quartet; Markus Steffen at musicas.de; Sophie Seashell at Misery Guts Music; The Gorey Estate.
[plus Courtesy credit for Nonesuch/Warner]
Produced by The Tiger Lillies
Recorded 2000-01 by Myles Boisen in Oakland, California at Guerrilla Recording and Studio 880
Assistant engineers: Marco Martin and Ian Swanke at Studio 880
Mastered by Myles Boisen at the Headless Buddha Mastering Lab, Oakland, California
String arrangements by Hans-Joern Brandenburg
Front cover: Design - Stuart Wilson

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The world of The Tiger Lillies is dark, peculiar and varied, with moments of deep sadness, cruel black humour and immense beauty.

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Apr 19

TIPI Zelt am Kanzleramt

Berlin, Germany
Apr 20

TIPI Zelt am Kanzleramt

Berlin, Germany
Apr 21

TIPI Zelt am Kanzleramt

Berlin, Germany
May 11

Kino SC

Zagreb, Croatia
May 28

FESTrepublic

Lviv, Ukraine
May 30

Caribbean Club

Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine
Jun 8

Gdański Teatr Szekspirowski

Gdansk, Poland
Jun 9

Teatr Rampa

Warsaw, Poland
Jul 18

TrainStation SubArt

Kranj, Slovenia
Aug 15

Palangos Koncertų Salė

Palanga, Lithuania
Sep 6

The Stables UK

Milton Keynes, UK
Sep 7

the brewhouse taunton

Taunton, UK
Sep 9

City Varieties

Leeds, UK
Sep 14

The North Wall Arts Centre

Oxford, UK
Sep 24

Colchester Arts Centre

Colchester, UK
Sep 27

Cadogan Hall

London, UK
Sep 28

Cambridge Junction

Cambridge, UK
Oct 3

Everyman Theatre

Liverpool, UK
Oct 5

Gala Theatre

Durham, UK
Oct 6

The Anvil

Basingstoke, UK
Oct 7

Redgrave Theatre

Bristol, UK
Oct 12

Brighton Dome

Brighton, UK

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