IN Excelsis Discography by Paul Rabjohn
Extended Play 12″ Vinyl Singles
Carnival Of Damocles – front
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Jungle Records , Jung 9Produced by Roy Rowland and In Excelsis at Nagasaki Studios, London Aug 1983. Cover by Jean
Tracks: The Sword / Vows (Initiation) / One Man’s Heaven / Carnival of the Gullible
Released 1983
Ladder Of Lust – front
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Jungle Records , Jung 13Produced by Roy Rowland and In Excelsis at Nagasaki Studios, London Feb 1984. Guest performance on Violin and Cello by Justine Armatage. Cover illustration ‘Tragedy Plain’ Paul Wilson.
Tracks: The Window of Innocence / Bonanza / Love Lies / Hidden Touch.
Released 1984
Creeps In The Trees – front
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In X Records , In X 1 (12)Produced by Tim Parry and In Excelsis, engineered by Andy Le Vien. Recorded at R.M.S. Studios Autumn 84. Cover by Mark Bond.
Tracks ; One Day / Eve / Fire
(also available on 7” without “Fire” , presumably In X 1 (7)
Released 1985
Albums 12″ Vinyl
Prey – front
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Jungle Freud 8Compilation of singles , remixes and live tracks. Tracks remixed at R.M.S. Studios 1985. Cover by Mark Bond.
Tracks ; One Man’s Heaven (Dub) / Eve / Love Lies / Fire / Bassman Trigger Happy. | One Day (Dub) / Bonanza (Remix) / Militia / Vows (Live) / The Window of Innocence (Live)
Released 1985.
Peel Session ;
Bonanza / Love Lies / Vows / Fire
Notes ; recorded 25.1.84 , first broadcast 8.2.84. Not officially released.
Appearances on Compilations ;
The only otherwise unavailable tracks I am aware of are ;
“Fire (live in St Albans)” on the “State of Affairs” tape , Pleasantly Surprised records 003 , 1984.
“Vows (live in Heaven)” appears on the Cherry Red DVD “In Goth Daze”. This is still in print.
There are a few tracks on the “Gothic Rock” type compilations , don’t have details on these to hand.
All these recordings had the one line-up , Spon (ex-UK Decay) on guitar , Errol Blyth on vocals , Mark Bond on bass (both ex-Ritual) and Roxy on drums. Prior to In Excelsis Spon put out a few records with UK Decay (as you are doubtless aware , there is a full discography on this website). Ritual released 2 singles (Mind Disease 7” and Kangaroo Court 12”) before splitting when the drummer and guitarist quit to join Death Cult. There is an unreleased album (“Songs for a Dead King”) in circulation as a bootleg.
Post – In Excelsis , Spon has continued to release records with (amongst others) Click Click , Big Eye and Nostramus. I don’t know of any releases by the other 3 band members.
No re-issues seem planned , try Ebay?
Further information on Compilation’s
Monokroms Compilation Listings
