Name: Tender Prey
Brand: Nick Cave

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

5414939710513

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Discogs ID

[r6682107]

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-12-07

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Warner Music Group

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Nick Cave

Genre GB

Alternative / Modern

Label GB

Mute

Please note, some Mute issues also carry an EMI logo. This is not a label and EMI should not be added as a label, it instead indicates that Mute was part of the EMI Group.

Founded in 1978 by [a=Daniel Miller], Mute (also known as [l36339]) releases various forms of music, with an emphasis on electronic and experimental pop. In May 2002 the label was acquired by the [l=EMI Group]. In 2010 Miller did an agreement with EMI to handle Mute as an independent label again, licensing the trademark from EMI via his company [l=Mute Artists Ltd.], but EMI kept the rights over Mute's back catalogue. After the EMI Group was dissolved, in 2012 [l206061] acquired [l636]'s back catalogue.

Branch offices exist in Germany ([l168349]) and in North America ([l36296]). 

Mute has spawned many regional and special-interest sublabels, some of which are still active. One offshoot, [l=Parallel Series], even became independent of [l636] Mute also operates Mute Bank Mail Order, which sells the label's merchandise directly to consumers. Mute Bank published two issues of [i]Mute Statement[/i], a softcover book that details the entire discography of the label and includes band profiles and photos of release artwork.

Another label strongly associated with Mute is [l=Toast Hawaii], run by [a=Depeche Mode]'s [a=Andrew Fletcher].

Label code: [b]LC 05834[/b] / [b]LC 5834[/b]

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generally stand for promo copies.
‘[b]L[/b]’, included to the catalog numbers,
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<p>Nick Cave is a multi-talented Australian artist, known for his contributions to music, literature, and film. Born on September 22, 1957 in Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia, he has made a significant impact in the entertainment industry. With his diverse skills as a musician, songwriter, author, screenwriter, and occasional film actor, Nick Cave has captivated audiences worldwide. His artistic range knows no bounds as he continues to push boundaries and create thought-provoking work. Nick Cave's talent and creativity have earned him a well-deserved place among the most influential artists of our time.</p>

Vinyl transfer approval overseen by Mick Harvey Summer 2014, cut at Abbey Road studios. Vinyl is heavyweight 180 gram with Download. The dark, poetic troubadour tendencies hinted at in Cave's work as early as his first album's cover of Leonard Cohen's 'Avalance' blossom on 1988's 'Tender Prey'. In a style recalling Cohen and Tom Waits, Cave ups the lyrical ante considerably here. On gory detail-oriented, literate tunes like 'Up Jumped the Devil' and 'Mercy', Cave's second life as a novelist (he would soon author a book) is obvious. Here, the distance he achieves from his inner demons allows him to focus more on crafting his personal horror stories, making him seem like the Edgar Allen Poe of the rock world. The balladic approach introduced on the covers album 'Kicking Against the Pricks' also develops here, on melodic, piano-based songs like 'Slowly Goes the Night' and 'Watching Alice'. On these, cave recalls an earlier, similarly iconoclastic balladeer, Scott Walker. 'Tender Prey' proved a turning point for Cave, and it's one of his strongest albums.

Remastered limited CD / DVD set featuring the original album, plus a 5.1 surround sound version, five b-sides, the videos for 'The Mercy Seat' and 'Deanna' and an installment of 'Do You Love Me Like I Love You', a specially commissioned film by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard. 

Tender Prey

Music GB

Discover Tender Prey by Nick Cave. Vinyl transfer overseen by Mick Harvey, cut at Abbey Road studios. 180g vinyl with download. Remastered CD/DVD set with surround sound version, b-sides, and videos.