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  • Audio CD (August 6, 1996)
  • Original Release Date: August 6, 1996
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Sony
  • ASIN: B000002BG4
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (53 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #114,051 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Rasputina, March 27, 2000
By Fuchsia (United States) - See all my reviews
I LOVE this album. It is very dark and gothic (not a marilyn manson type gothic but more of a victorian ghost story type gothic) and the music is very dreamy and haunting. Great lyrics, and I have fallen in love with the sound of the cello. Listen to this while reading Anne Rice or Anne Radcliffe, its got a nice Victorian feel to it. The only song I really don't care much for is Howard Hughes but the rest of the songs are great.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars an afternoon of sewing and dreaming, May 7, 2000
By Lilien Runje (Rohnert Park, CA USA) - See all my reviews
Every time I am listening to this album I feel as if I am a Victorian woman lost in dreams of another life, where I can do whatever I please. This CD is powerful. Very! I usually listen to it when I am in a pensive mood, or when I am doing a lot of homework for my classes, writing papers in History and so forth. Rasputina makes me proud to be a lady. Nowadays we have very downgrading music sung by women themselves. Strange. Rasputina is music for any lady who likes to be alone, sew, listen to rain and ponder life. If you like cellos, melancholy voices, slow melodies, and stories about historic figures, then hurry and buy it now!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Clever and beautiful, September 2, 2004
This is Rasputina's first (and best) album. The cello music is inspired and much more noticeable than on their other albums, and the lyrics are remarkably insightful, ironic, and clever. It is also tinged with sadness, cynicism, and of course, the Victorian era and other tales from ages past, which is their trademark.
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