Tracklist Hide Credits

1	De Profundis (Out Of The Depths Of Sorrow) Soprano Vocals – Andrew Hutton
2	Ascension
3	Circumradiant Dawn
4	The Cardinal Sin
5	Mesmerism
6	Enigma Of The Absolute
7	Advent
8	Avatar
9	Indoctrination (A Design For Living)

Companies, etc.

• Distributed By – Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd.
• Made By – Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd.

Credits

• Art Direction – Brendan Perry
• Cello – Gus Ferguson, Martin McGarrick*
• Engineer – John A. Rivers, Jonathan Dee
• Instruments [All Other], Voice – Brendan Perry, Lisa Gerrard
• Photography By – Colin Grey*
• Producer – Dead Can Dance, John A. Rivers
• Timpani – James Pinker, Tony Ayres
• Trombone – Richard Avison, Simon Hogg
• Violin – Carolyn Costin
• Written-By – Dead Can Dance

Notes

Recorded and mixed at Woodbine St. Recording Studios during September/November 1985
This record was mastered on to metal at the Townhouse

Special thanks to Julian and Maureen for their gracious hospitality.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout: CY-1921 1B4 C 2M9

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CAD 512	Dead Can Dance	Spleen And Ideal ‎(LP, Album)	4AD	CAD 512	UK	1985
CAD 512 CD	Dead Can Dance	Spleen And Ideal ‎(CD, Album, RP)	4AD	CAD 512 CD	Europe	2002
VIN180LP007	Dead Can Dance	Spleen And Ideal ‎(LP, Album, RE, RM, 180)	Vinyl 180, 4AD	VIN180LP007	UK	2008
CAD C 512	Dead Can Dance	Spleen And Ideal ‎(Cass, Album)	4AD	CAD C 512	UK	1985
SON 69, CAD 512 CD	Dead Can Dance	Spleen And Ideal ‎(CD, Album, Meg)	Sonic Records , 4AD	SON 69, CAD 512 CD	Poland	Unknown

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