Melora a la Basilica is a 1000 unit collector's edition live recording made by American cello rock band Rasputina in Basilica Industria in Hudson, NY, "a behemoth of a defunct glue factory". It is a collection of previous Rasputina songs reworked with new second chair cellist Daniel DeJesus and covers of songs by Goldfrapp, Pearl Jam and the Sweeney Todd and A Clockwork Orange soundtracks. The sound and atmosphere of the record was patterned after the recitals given earlier in the year by Creager and DeJesus.
Track listing "Clowns" (Goldfrapp) – 4:12 "American Girl" (Tom Petty) – 2:56 "Wicked Dickie" (Adapted from "If It Wasn't for Dicky" by Lead Belly) – 2:28 "I Want to Marry a Lighthouse Keeper" (A Clockwork Orange) – 1:03 "Rose K." – 2:56 "Why Don't You Do Right?" (Kansas Joe McCoy) – 1:59 "Rusty the Skatemaker" – 3:28 "Green Finch/Johanna" (Sweeney Todd) – 3:39 "Girl Lunar Explorer" – 3:43 "Soon Forget" (Pearl Jam) – 1:41 "Identity Tokens / Wicked Dickie (hidden)" – 9:59
Personnel Melora Creager – cello, vocals Daniel DeJesus – 2nd chair cello
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