Saint of the Pit

Saint of the Pit
Studio album by Diamanda Galás
Released	17 November 1986
Recorded	Dave Hunt Studios, London Informusik Studios, San Francisco and OTR Studios, Belmont, CA
Genre	Experimental, electronic
Length	36:25
Label	Mute
Producer	Diamanda Galás, Gareth Jones
Diamanda Galás chronology
The Divine Punishment (1986) Saint of the Pit (1986) You Must Be Certain of the Devil (1988)

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Saint of the Pit is the fourth album album by avant-garde musician Diamanda Galás, released on 17 November 1986 by Mute Records.^[2] It is the second installment of her "Masque of the Red Death Trilogy" about the AIDS epidemic. In this installment, she focuses on musical settings of poems by French Decadents.

Track listing

All music composed by Diamanda Galás.

Side one
No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"La Treizième revient" (The Thirteenth Returns)		5:03
2.	"Εξελόυμε" (Deliver Me)	Diamanda Galás	7:18
3.	"L'Héautontimorouménos" (The Self-Tormentor)	Charles Baudelaire	6:48

Side two
No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Artémis"	Gérard de Nerval	5:01
2.	"Cris d'aveugle" (Blind Man's Cry)	Tristan Corbière	12:15

Personnel

Musicians

• F. M. Einheit – drums (B2), chains (A1)
• Diamanda Galás – vocals, piano, Hammond organ, synthesizer, producer

Production and additional personnel

• Gareth Jones – production
• Paul Kendall – recording (A1)

Charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
UK Indie Chart[3]	26

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	1986	Mute	LP	STUMM 33
United States		Mute Ltd.		71418

References

1. Olewnick, Brian. "Saint of the Pit". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
2. Kenny, Glenn; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Diamanda Galás". Trouser Press. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
3. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Retrieved 3 July 2015.

External links

• Saint Of The Pit at Discogs (list of releases)