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| The Maria Dimension | ||||
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| Released | May 1991 | |||
| Length | 73:34 | |||
| Label | Play It Again Sam | |||
| Producer | The Legendary Pink Dots | |||
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The Maria Dimension is a 1991 album by The Legendary Pink Dots.
The original edition was released by PIAS (Play It Again Sam) in Belgium and Europe. The first 3,000 copies of the European CD edition included a bonus CD3" containing additional tracks. These were later re-released on the 1995 compilation Chemical Playschool 8+9 .
Other editions include Caroline and Cacciocavallo/Soleilmoon in the U.S., and SPV in Poland (with different artwork by Zdzisław Beksiński).
Cassette and CD versions (the vinyl LP had only tracks 1 to 8):
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Disturbance" | 5:24 |
| 2. | "Pennies for Heaven" | 4:18 |
| 3. | "Third Secret" | 4:27 |
| 4. | "The Grain Kings" | 8:02 |
| 5. | "The Ocean Cried 'Blue Murder'" | 4:10 |
| 6. | "Belladonna" | 4:06 |
| 7. | "A Space Between" | 6:30 |
| 8. | "Evolution" | 8:51 |
| 9. | "Cheraderama" | 4:57 |
| 10. | "Lilith" | 4:02 |
| 11. | "Fourth Secret" | 2:58 |
| 12. | "Expresso Noir" | 3:38 |
| 13. | "Home" | 5:32 |
| 14. | "Crushed Velvet" | 6:39 |
| Total length: | 73:34 | |
A bonus 3" CD came with the first 3000 copies of the album. These songs have since been re-released on Chemical Playschool 8+9.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "I Dream of Jeannie" | 3:55 |
| 2. | "Little Oyster" | 3:59 |
| 3. | "She Gave Me an Apple" | 3:09 |
| 4. | "Stirred But Not Shaken" | 2:14 |
| 5. | "Where No Man" | 6:36 |
| Total length: | 19:53 | |
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