| Release Date: | 10/05/2024 |
| Format: | LP Black/ 2CD |
| Label: | Mute |
| Catalogue Number: | LSTUMM44/ LCDSTUMM44 |
Laibach’s classic album from 1987, ‘Opus Dei’, has been remastered and redesigned.
The album that first brought Laibach to a mass consumption audience, with their unique interpretations of Opus’s ‘Live is Life’ and Queen’s ‘One Vision’, and heavy rotation on MTV’s alternative shows and ITV’s The Chart Show. Produced by Rico Conning, it stands as a defining statement of intent and prophecy that the band continues to uphold nearly 40 years later.
The album, remastered from the original tapes, includes an extensive booklet with new text by Alexi Munroe and photos from the time. The album cover artwork has also had a distinctive redesign that draws on the original and pushes it forward.
The CD box set and 24-page booklet includes bonus tracks and an additional CD of 16 live tracks from the ‘Opus Dei’ touring that happened between 1987 and 1989.
The original vinyl edition has been unavailable for over 20 years. Now remastered with 16-page booklet.
Album appears in ‘1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die’, the comprehensive guide book edited by Robert Dimery (Universe/Quintet Publishing Limited).
Tracklist:
CD1
Leben heißt Leben (Opus Dei)
Geburt einer Nation (One Vision)
Leben-Tod
F.I.A.T. (Let It Be)
Trans-national
How the West Was Won
Opus Dei (Life Is Life)
The Great Seal
Geburt einer Nation (One Vision) (Eine Richtung und ein Volk Version)
Leben heißt Leben (Opus Dei) (Marche Funèbre Version)
Geburt einer Nation (One Vision) (3. Oktober – Kraftbach – Version)
CD2 (Live)
Leben heißt Leben (Opus Dei) (Live from London, Queen Elizabeth Hall, 1987)
Geburt einer Nation (One Vision) (Live from somewhere in Europe/US, 1987-1989)
Leben-Tod (Live from somewhere in Europe/US, 1987-1989)
F.I.A.T. (Let It Be) (Live from Paris, Espace Ornano, 1992)
Trans-national (Live from somewhere in Europe/US, 1987-1989)
How the West Was Won (Live from somewhere in Europe/US, 1987-1989)
Opus Dei (Life Is Life) (Live from somewhere in Europe/US, 1987-1989)
Leben heißt Leben (Opus Dei) (Live from Berlin, Quartier Latin, 1987)
Geburt einer Nation (One Vision) (Live from Berlin, Quartier Latin, 1987)
Leben-Tod (Live from Berlin, Quartier Latin, 1987)
How the West Was Won (Live from Berlin, Quartier Latin, 1987)
Geburt einer Nation (Vienna, Messepalast, Kaiser Franz Josef Reitschule, 1988)
Leben-Tod (Live from San Francisco, The I Beam, 1989)
Trans-national (Live from San Francisco, The I Beam, 1989)
How the West Was Won (Live from San Francisco, The I Beam, 1989)
Opus Dei (Life Is Life) (Live from San Francisco, The I Beam, 1989)
LP
Leben heißt Leben (Opus Dei)
Geburt einer Nation (One Vision)
Leben-Tod
F.I.A.T. (Let It Be)
Opus Dei (Life Is Life)
Trans-national
How the West Was Won
The Great Seal