Peter Murphy / Deep
Artist Peter Murphy
Album Title: Deep
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Primary Genre Alternative & Punk: Art Rock
Format CD
Released 04/03/1990
Label Beggars Banquet/RCA/BMG
Catalog No 9877-2-H
Bar Code No 0 7863-59877-2
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
1. Deep Ocean Vast Sea (4:09)
2. Shy (4:36)
3. Crystal Wrists (4:09)
4. Marlene Dietrich's Favourite Poem (5:20)
5. Seven Veils (5:58)
6. The Line Between The Devil's Teeth (And That Which Cannot Be Repeat) (5:37)
7. Cuts You Up (5:27)
8. A Strange Kind Of Love (Version One) (3:48)
9. Roll Call (6:35)
10. Roll Call (Reprise) (8:17)
Date Acquired 01/17/1990
Personal Rating
Acquired from Northern Lights
Purchase Price 17.00

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Notes

Recorded at Wool Hall Studios, Rockfield Studios, Master Rock Studios & Abbey Road Studios.
Mixed at Brittania Row Studios except track 3 at Maison Rouge.
Acoustic Guitar [Other], Producer – Simon Rogers
Bass – Eddie Branch
Design [Sleeve Design] – Peter Murphy
Drums, Percussion – Terl Bryant
Engineer – Ian Grimble
Guitar – Peter Bonas
Keyboards, Guitar – Paul Statham
Mastered By – Steve Rooke
Mixed By – Simon Rogers (tracks: 2, 4 to 10)
Performer, Written-By, Mixed By, Lyrics By, Arranged By – Peter Murphy
Photography By – Paul Cox (5)
Recorded By [Assistant] – Alastair Johnson, Roland Herrington
Written-By – Paul Statham (tracks: 1 to 5, 7, 9, 10)
Distributed By – BMG Music
Manufactured By – BMG Music
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Beggars Banquet
Copyright (c) – Beggars Banquet
Recorded At – The Wool Hall
Recorded At – Rockfield Studios
Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios
Recorded At – Master Rock Studios
Mixed At – Britannia Row Studios
Mixed At – Maison Rouge
Pressed By – Disctronics H – 12980-1
℗ 1989 Beggars Banquet
© 1989 Beggars Banquet
Manufactured and Distributed by BMG Music
Printed in U.S.A.
Barcode (Scanned): 078635987720
Matrix / Runout: 98772R MADE BY DISCTRONICS (H) W.O. 12980-1
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Analyzed Folder: Deep_dr.txt
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DR               Peak         RMS       Filename                      
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DR11       -1.85 dB   -14.47 dB  01 - Deep Ocean Vast Sea.flac
DR14       -0.20 dB   -16.24 dB  02 - Shy.flac                
DR13       -2.36 dB   -16.26 dB  03 - Crystal Wrists.flac      
DR11       -3.82 dB   -17.19 dB  04 - Marlene Dietrich's Favorite Poem.flac
DR13       -0.81 dB   -16.38 dB  05 - Seven Veils.flac        
DR15       -0.00 dB   -16.58 dB  06 - The Line Between The Devils Teeth (And That Which Cannot Be Repeat).flac
DR14       -0.00 dB   -16.19 dB  07 - Cuts You Up.flac        
DR12       -1.80 dB   -17.11 dB  08 - A Strange Kind Of Love.flac
DR13       -0.51 dB   -15.82 dB  09 - Roll Call.flac          
DR13       -0.53 dB   -15.22 dB  10 - Roll Call (Reprise).flac
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Number of Files: 10
Official DR Value: DR13
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Reviews
All Music Guide Review:

Review by Ned Raggett:
Perhaps the stars were right, or perhaps his American company, flush from the unexpected success of Murphy's former bandmates in Love and Rockets, just decided to give Murphy a well-deserved publicity push. Whatever it was, with Deep Murphy scored an honest to goodness American radio/MTV hit thanks to the tender, lively "Cuts You Up," a love song with solid energy and an inspired vocal. It was a perfect calling card for the album as a whole, with Murphy in excelsis throughout and his Hundred Men providing everything from the lush, acoustic guitar wash of "Marlene Dietrich's Favorite Poem" to the stripped-down Arabic-tinged funk/hip-hop punch of the commanding "Roll Call." Through it all, Murphy simply sounds like he's having the time of his life, singing both for the sheer joy of it and for the dramatic power of his commanding voice. He's even comfortable enough to do an open rewrite of Bauhaus' "In the Flat Field," renamed "The Line Between the Devil's Teeth"; it has almost the same verse structure, definitely some of the same lyrics, but still, it's something he could have only done in his solo days. Quite why nothing else on the album connected with the public as strongly as "Cuts You Up" is a mystery; its follow-up single, "A Strange Kind of Love," was a striking love song, with acoustic guitar and plaintive Statham keyboards supporting one of Murphy's strongest lyrics and performances. Regardless, Deep showed Murphy balancing mass appeal and his own distinct art with perfection.
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