"The Fruit of the Original Sin" LPs (1981)
Belgium: Les disques du crépuscule (double LP, compilation), 1981.
12.25" x 12.25"x 0.25", double LP, 27 tracks, "twi035".
the fruit of the original sin, a double-LP compilation released by Les disques du crépuscule (Belgium) in 1981. This was later re-released on CD. Designed by Hennebert. A drawing of Anne-Marie Stretter by Richard Jobson, a photo by Charles van Hoorick, and "zebras" by Vasarely are all reproduced within.
The final track of side 'D' on the second LP is "Twilight's Last Gleamings" by William S. Burroughs. According to the liner notes, this is a recording of a reading from the Red Night Tour with John Giorno at Keystone Corner in San Francisco on 16 May 1981. The notes also indicate that "this is also a mixing experience reading recorded from both the audience and from the dressing room, produced by James Grauerholz."
An image of Burroughs is present in the liner notes, unattributed.
LP 1, Side A: "A Means to an End":
- Peter Gordon: "The Fruit of the Original Sin" (3'44")
- The French Impressionists: "Boo Boo's Gone Mambo" (1'36")
- The French Impressionists: "My Guardian Angel" (2'55")
- Durutti Column: "The Eye and the Hand" (2'34")
- Soft Verdict: "Multiple 12" (7'11")
- Cécile Bruynoghe: "Clair De Lune" (4'39")
- Marine: "A Man and a Woman" (1'10")
- Paul Haig: "Mad Horses" (4'50")
- Marine: "Animal in My Head" (4'01")
- 323: "Affectionate Silence" (2'30")
- Swamp Children: "Flesh" (5'50")
- DNA: "Taking Kid to School" (1'50")
- DNA: "Cop Buys a Donut" (1'30")
- DNA: "Delivering the Goods" (2'04")
- Rhine River III: "An End Remains" (3'49")
- Richard Jobson: "The Happiness of Lonely" (2'54")
- Marguerite Duras: "Interview with Marguerite Duras" (10'34")
- Richard Jobson: "India Song" (4'24")
- The Names: "Music for Someone" (1'55")
- unknown artist: unknown title (0'16")
- Orange Juice: "Three Cheers for Our Side" (2'50")
- Thick Pigeon: "Sudan (acoustic)" (2'39")
- Durutti Column: "Party" (3'35")
- Arthur Russell: "Sketch for 'Face of Helen'" (3'44")
- Durutti Column: "Experiment in Fifth" (3'37")
- Winston Tong: "The Next Best Thing to Death" (5'39")
- William S. Burroughs: "Twilight's Last Gleamings" (4'27")








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