The Young Gods Play Kurt Weill

1991 studio album of cover songs by The Young Gods

Play Kurt Weill

Studio album of cover songs by

The Young Gods

Released

April 1991

Recorded

Artag Studio
(Zurich, CH)

Genre

Dark cabaret, industrial rock

Length

32:33

Label

PIAS

Producer

Roli Mosimann

The Young Gods chronology

L'Eau Rouge
(1989)

Play Kurt Weill
(1991)

T.V. Sky
(1992)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Play Kurt Weill is a cover album released by Swiss Industrial band The Young Gods. The album comprises interpretations of pieces by German composer Kurt Weill.^[2] The band played the entire track list during the Kurt Weill tribute concert in Switzerland in September 1989.

A remastered version was released in 2021, for the album's 30th anniversary.^[3]

Track listing

All music is composed by Kurt Weill

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Prologue"	1:46
2.	"Salomon Song"	4:07
3.	"Mackie Messer"	4:13
4.	"Speak Low"	5:14
5.	"Alabama Song"	5:51
6.	"Seeräuber Jenny"	5:52
7.	"Ouverture"	2:50
8.	"September Song"	2:47

Personnel

Adapted from the liner notes of The Young Gods Play Kurt Weill.^[4]

The Young Gods

Alain Monod – keyboards
Use Hiestand – drums
Franz Treichler – vocals

Production and additional personnel

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Belgium	1991	PIAS	CD, CS, LP	BIAS 188
United States	1995	Interscope	CD	92630

References

^ Raggett, Ned. "The Young Gods: Play Kurt Weill > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
^ Aswad, Jem; Fasolino, Greg (2007). "Young Gods". Trouser Press. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
^ "The Young Gods Play Kurt Weill". Discogs. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
^ The Young Gods Play Kurt Weill (booklet). The Young Gods. Brussels, Belgium: Play It Again Sam Records. 1991.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)