X-Rated Fairy Tales

1985 studio album by Helios Creed

X-Rated Fairy Tales

Studio album by

Helios Creed

Released| 1985
Recorded| Hyde Street Studios, San Francisco, California
Genre| Industrial rock, psychedelic rock, space rock
Length| 37:07
Label| Subterranean
Fundamental[1]
Producer| Helios Creed
Helios Creed chronology
|  | X-Rated Fairy Tales
(1985)  | Superior Catholic Finger
(1989)

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Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music| [3]

X-Rated Fairy Tales is the debut album by the rock musician Helios Creed.[4] It was released in 1985 on Subterranean Records.[5]

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Helios Creed.

Side oneNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "The Descent"| 4:08
2.| "Un-Human Condition"| 3:33
3.| "Invitation"| 2:52
4.| "X-Rated Fairy Tales"| 4:23
5.| "Blood Red"| 3:02

Side twoNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Mystery Room"| 4:07
2.| "Showdown"| 2:51
3.| "Sex Voodoo Venus"| 4:32
4.| "Money Man"| 3:41
5.| "Johnny"| 3:52

## Personnel

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Musicians

* John Carlan – synthesizer
* Helios Creed – vocals, guitar, synthesizer on "X-Rated Fairy Tales", production
* Mark Duran – bass guitar
* Bill Roth – drums, tambourine, maracas, percussion, synthesizer

Production and additional personnel

* Mike Hills – photography, design
* Elena Holt – backing vocals on "X-Rated Fairy Tales"
* George Horn – mastering
* Ricky Lee Lynd – engineering

## References

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1. ^ Thompson, Dave (June 21, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
2. ^ Raggett, Ned. "X-Rated Fairy Tales". Allmusic. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
3. ^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
4. ^ Lefebvre, Sam. "Keep Mutating". East Bay Express.
5. ^ Frampton, Scott (2007). "Helios Creed". Trouser Press. Retrieved May 27, 2013.

## External links

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* X-Rated Fairy Tales at Discogs (list of releases)

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