From Her to Eternity

From Her to Eternity
Studio album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Released 18 June 1984
Recorded September - October 1983 and March 1984
Studio The Garden and Trident Studios, London, England
Genre Post-punk, experimental rock
Length 43:32
Label Mute
Producer Flood, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds[1]
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds chronology
From Her to Eternity
(1984)		 The Firstborn Is Dead
(1985)

From Her to Eternity is the debut studio album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, released on 18 June 1984. The title is a pun on the book/movie From Here to Eternity.

Background and production

After the breakup of Nick Cave's former band The Birthday Party, Cave formed a new project with former band member Mick Harvey. Cave and Harvey were joined by a semi-fluid group of bandmates, initially including Einstürzende Neubauten member Blixa Bargeld on guitar, Hugo Race on guitar, and former Magazine member Barry Adamson on guitar, bass, and piano. After some studio work, the band's premiere public performance was held on New Year's Eve, 1983 in Melbourne, under the name "Nick Cave - Man Or Myth?", followed by a tour.[2] The band then briefly called themselves "Nick Cave and the Cavemen" before adopting the "Bad Seeds" moniker, in reference to the final Birthday Party release, The Bad Seed EP.

The majority of the album was recorded at Trident Studios in London in March 1984. "Saint Huck", "Wings off Flies" and "A Box for Black Paul" were recorded at The Garden studio (owned by John Foxx) between September and October 1983. The band is also seen playing a live performance of the title track in the 1987 Wim Wenders film Wings of Desire. This version, recorded at Hansa Studio, Berlin in February 1987, is included on CD reissues of the album.

Cave later said, "Well, I guess we weren't kicking people in the teeth anymore. I mean, it just became different. I wanted it to be more lyrically orientated and getting Blixa Bargeld from Einstürzende Neubauten in the group made an incredible difference. He's a completely kind of atmospheric guitarist and incredibly economical and it gave me room to breathe."[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]
The Guardian[6]
NME6/10[7]
Pitchfork7.3/10[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]
Select4/5[10]

From Her to Eternity has been well received by critics. Trouser Press wrote that while "the album relies less on shock effects than any the Birthday Party ever made, the explosive parts are that much more effective."[11] Chris Long of BBC Music described it as "imperfect, visceral, exciting and, ultimately, classic."[12]

2009 remaster

The album was remastered and reissued on April 27, 2009, as a collector's edition CD/DVD set, along with the three subsequent albums in the Bad Seeds catalog, namely The Firstborn Is Dead, Kicking Against the Pricks and Your Funeral... My Trial. The CD features the original 7-song vinyl LP's track listing, while "In the Ghetto", "The Moon Is in the Gutter", and "From Her to Eternity" (1987 version) are featured as bonus audio tracks on the accompanying DVD, rather than being sequenced into the album as in earlier CD pressings. The DVD also includes music videos from the time and the first installment of 'Do You Love Me Like I Love You', a 14-part documentary by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard.

Track listing

All tracks written by Nick Cave, unless otherwise noted. 

Side one
No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Avalanche"  Leonard CohenCohen 5:13
2. "Cabin Fever!"  CaveCave, Blixa Bargeld 6:11
3. "Well of Misery"     5:25
4. "From Her to Eternity"  Cave, Anita LaneCave, Bargeld, Hugo Race, Barry Adamson, Mick Harvey 5:33
Side two
No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
5. "Saint Huck"     7:22
6. "Wings Off Flies"  Cave, Peter SutcliffeCave, Jim Thirlwell 4:06
7. "A Box for Black Paul"     9:42
Total length:
 43:32

Personnel

All personnel credits adapted from From Her to Eternity's album notes,[13] unless otherwise noted.

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Technical personnel
Design personnel
  • Marina – front-cover photography
  • Jessamy Calkin – back-cover photography
2009 Collector's Edition Remaster personnel[14]
  • Mick Harvey – executive production, 5.1 surround sound mixing
  • David Rowntree – executive production
  • Rachel Willis – executive production
  • Shaun Connon – executive production
  • Kevin Van Bergen – master-tape transfer
  • Kevin Paul – 5.1 surround sound mixing
  • Simon Heyworth – remastering
  • Amy Hanson – sleeve notes
  • Anne Carruthers – co-ordination
  • MJ Salisbury – co-ordination

Chart positions

Chart (1984) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[15] 40
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[16] 1

References

  1. ↑ "Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - The Best Of (CD, Album) at Discogs". Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Concert Chronology/Gigography". From the Archives. fromthearchives.com. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
  3. ↑ Tracee Hutchison (1992). Your Name's On The Door. Sydney, New South Wales: ABC Enterprises. p. 104. ISBN 0-7333-0115-0.
  4. ↑ Raggett, Ned. "From Her to Eternity – Nick Cave / Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  5. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-857-12595-8.
  6. ↑ Clarke, Betty (24 April 2009). "Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: From Her to Eternity". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  7. ↑ "Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: From Her to Eternity". NME: 50. 1 July 1995.
  8. ↑ Berman, Stuart (6 May 2009). "Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: From Her to Eternity / The First Born Is Dead / Kicking Against the Pricks / Your Funeral... My Trial". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  9. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). "Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 151–52. ISBN 0-743-20169-8.
  10. ↑ Morris, Mark (July 1995). "Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds: From Her To Eternity / The First Born Is Dead". Select (61): 100.
  11. ↑ Sheridan, David; O'Connor, Rob; Neate, Wilson; Reeher, Jason. "TrouserPress.com :: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  12. ↑ Long, Chris (May 8, 2009). "Review of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - From Her To Eternity". BBC Music. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
  13. ↑ From Her to Eternity (Album notes). Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Mute Records. 1984. STUMM 17.
  14. ↑ From Her to Eternity (Album notes). Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Mute Records. 2009. 5099923699229.
  15. ↑ "Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds | Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. British Phonographic Industry/Entertainment Retailers Association. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  16. ↑ Lazell, Barry. "Indie Hits: "C"". Cherry Red. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2014.

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