The Death Cult compact disc is a compilation which collects the only single and only EP

Extended play

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 by the post-punk

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 band that later became The Cult

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. These two recordings were issued under the band's original name, "Death Cult". "Ghost Dance" is inspired by the writings and teachings of Wovoka

Wovoka

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, and the lyrics to "Horse Nation" are taken almost verbatim from the book Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

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Original EP (1983)

Originally a four song ep released in July 1983 in the United Kingdom

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 (where it reached #2 on the UK independent charts) also released in France

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, and released in early 1985 in Japan

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1. A1 'Brothers Grimm'
2. A2 'Ghost Dance'
3. B1 'Horse Nation'
4. B2 'Christians'

Followed by a subsequent single released in the United Kingdom

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 (#4 on the independent charts), Australia

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, and New Zealand

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 in October 1983:

1. "God's Zoo"
2. "God's Zoo (These Times)"

Reissued EP (1988)

Then reissued in the UK as a six song CD in 1988, with the track listing rearranged:

1. "Gods Zoo" – 3:25
2. "Brothers Grimm" – 3:31
3. "Ghost Dance" – 3:58
4. "Horse Nation" – 3:24 (not the version on Dreamtime)
5. "Christians" – 3:48
6. "Gods Zoo (These Times)" – 5:09

Remastered EP (1996)

Then remastered and reissued again as a compilation, with four songs from a live radio broadcast on the BBC. This ten song compilation cd was titled 'Ghost Dance', and the tracklisting was:

1. "Gods Zoo" – 3:25
2. "Brothers Grimm" – 3:31
3. "Ghost Dance" – 3:58
4. "Horse Nation" – 3:24 (not the version on Dreamtime)
5. "Christians" – 3:48
6. "A Flower In The Desert" (radio session)
7. "Too Young" (radio session)
8. "Butterflies" (radio session)
9. "With Love" (radio session)
10. "Gods Zoo" (These Times) – 5:09

"With Love" also known as "Ship of Fools", and later was rewritten as "Sea and Sky" and released as one of the b sides of "Go West (Crazy Spinning Circles)".
"Too Young" was considerably rewritten for the Dreamtime album and retitled "Rider in the Snow".
"Horse Nation" was also rerecorded for Dreamtime with a more rock-oriented influence.

Personnel

• Ian Astbury
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   – vocals
  Singing
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• Billy Duffy
  Billy Duffy
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   – Guitar
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• Jamie Stewart – Bass
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• Ray Mondo – drums
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  on 2-5.
• Nigel Preston – Drums on all songs except 2 - 5.