Type O Negative - Bloody Kisses (1993) [2CD Top Shelf Edition, 2009]

After burying Brooklyn under the dense power-dirge cacophony of 1991's Slow, Deep And Hard, Type O Negative decided to get almost serious. Or at least as almost-serious as Type O could ever be expected to get. Originally released on August 17th, 1993, at the tail end of New York City Mayor David Dinkins' 'gorgeous mosaic' of race riots and unemployment, Bloody Kisses offered both a response to the controversy that had enveloped Type O's debut and and enhanced pop sensibility. The album features infectious doom-pop epics (Black No. 1, Christian Woman) sarcastic hardcore screends (Kill All The White People, We Hate Everyone), bizarre noise interludes (Fay Wray Come Out And Play, Dark Side Of The Womb, 3.0.I.F.) and a cover of Seals & Crofts' Summer Breeze that somehow managed to be both lush and beefy. The album went Platinum on the strength of Christian Woman and Black No. 1. Bloody Kisses remains the diamond in Type O's extensive back catalogue and one of the most eleaborate revenge records of all time. Here it is newly digitally remastered version of the original classic release packaged with a bonus audio disc featuring 8 rare tracks from the Bloody Kisses sessions and in-depth liner notes featuring new interviews and insight into the world of Type O Negative - making this package the complete collector's piece.

Disc 1 - Original uncutted album
length: 73:32 min

01. Machine Screw
02. Christian Woman
03. Black No. 1 (Little Miss Scare-All)
04. Fay Wray Come Out And Play (Interlude)
05. Kill All The White People
06. Summer Breeze
07. Set Me On Fire
08. Dark Side Of The Womb (Interlude)
09. We Hate Everyone
10. Bloody Kisses (A Death In The Family)
11. 3.0.I.F. (Interlude)
12. Too Late: Frozen
13. Blood & Fire
14. Can't Lose You

All lyrics and music by Petrus Ratajczyk except "6" written by Jim Seals and Dash Crofts



Disc 2 - Bonus tracks & rarities
length: 47:31 min

01. Suspended In Dusk
02. Black Sabbath
03. Black Sabbath (From The Satanic Perspective)
04. Christian Woman (Edit)
05. Christian Woman (Butt-Kissing Sell-Out version)
06. Black No. 1 (Edit)
07. Blood & Fire (Out Of The Ashes Mix)
08. Summer Breeze (Rick Rubin Mix)

All songs by Petrus Ratajczyk except "2 & 3" by Black Sabbath, additional lyrics by Steele

Track "1" is an outtake from Bloody Kisses recording sessions
Tracks "2-3" were recorded for the compilation "Nativity In Black - A Tribute To Black Sabbath"
Tracks "4-7" were created for radio singles & videos
Track "8" was remixed for "I Know What You Did Last Summer" soundtrack.


Produced by Silver / Steele. Recorded at Systems Two, Brooklyn, New York.
Additional recording at Sty in the Sky, Brooklyn, NY. Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, NYC.
Copyrights: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2009.
Produced for reissue by Monte Conner. Remastered in January 2009 by George Marino at Sterling Sound, NYC.

• Peter Steele – lead vocals, bass guitar
• Kenny Hickey – lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals
• Josh Silver – keyboard, synthesizer, effects and programming
• Sal Abruscato – drums, percussion

Originally Released: August 17, 1993
Re-Release Date: May 5, 2009
Format: Original Recording Remastered
Number of Discs: 2
Label: Roadrunner Records
Catalog No.: RR 7941-5