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Bill Direen & The Builders: Divina Comedia.

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TypePosterCreatorBill DireenMarcel TrompMarsupialSouth Indies RecordsDate"1979/1987"CollectionNew Zealand Students' Arts Council PostersDescriptionPoster reproduction of the cover of the album 'Divina Comedia' by New Zealand rock group Bill Direen and the Builders. Includes a photograph of a man in a long conical hat, two other conical hats and a conch shell. Also includes the texts: 'A horrible abyss occupies the centre of our earth. The declivity is not uniform, but broken, as it were, into steps, terminating in the centre of the globe. The despotic ruler of these realms of pain waves his six gigantic wings over a frozen ocean, in which he is half submerged. A long cavern stretches to the light of day , opening at the base of a mountain which forms an immense cone. Cover Design + Photography: Marsupial (Marcel Tromp). Thanks to all the engineers. All songs written by Bill Direen. P C South Indies Records P.O.Box 7151 Wellington South, New Zealand.' Also includes a list of songs on the album and a list of credits for the album.SubjectDivine comedy [sound recording]Rock groups -- New ZealandRock musicians -- New ZealandRock posterSound recordings -- Album coversWellington (N.Z.)RightsIn copyright

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PersonBill DireenMarcel TrompOrganisationBuildersMarsupialSouth Indies Records

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