X-Rated Fairy Tales

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)

Professional ratings

Review scores
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

All tracks are written by Helios Creed.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
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 two

No.	Title	Length
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

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

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

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