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	While the line "''A harvest of life, a harvest of death (resumes its course each day)''" is taken from one of the B.Ö.C.'s earliest songs (''Quicklime Girl'', on the ''Tyranny and Mutation'' album of 1973), this song isn't covered on ''Cult Classic''. So the question arises as to why a track, not covered on a "greatest hits" album, should be referenced so unmistakably on its cover. It does, however, sum up the themes of {{RM}} quite aptly! (''What can the harvest hope for, apart from the care of the Reaper Man?'')		While the line "''A harvest of life, a harvest of death (resumes its course each day)''" is taken from one of the B.Ö.C.'s earliest songs (''Quicklime Girl'', on the ''Tyranny and Mutation'' album of 1973), this song isn't covered on ''Cult Classic''. So the question arises as to why a track, not covered on a "greatest hits" album, should be referenced so unmistakably on its cover. It does, however, sum up the themes of {{RM}} quite aptly! (''What can the harvest hope for, apart from the care of the Reaper Man?'')

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AgProv: Death-speak... does Mr Bendy have this problem when writing obituaries?

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Death-speak... does Mr Bendy have this problem when writing obituaries?

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	{{death\|I get everywhere}}, said Death.		{{death\|I get everywhere}}, said Death.

	He does, indeed, {{death\|get everywhere}}, and {{death\|gets round to everybody}}, sooner or later. In August 2014, original keyboards player Allen Lanier became the first band member to be offered a personal bespoke opportunity not to fear the Reaper. and in July 2016, non-performing band member Sandy Pearlman, who managed the band, produced LP's, wrote many lyrics and who had the inspired idea to add cowbell to the hit single "Don't Fear The Reaper", joined Lanier in the ultimate Rock And roll Hall of Fame. Hopefully, [[Reg}], God of Jobbing Musicians Hoping They Get Paid For This Gig, welcomed them into Dunmanifestin.		He does, indeed, {{death\|get everywhere}}, and {{death\|gets round to everybody}}, sooner or later. In August 2014, original keyboards player Allen Lanier became the first band member to be offered a personal bespoke opportunity not to fear the Reaper. and in July 2016, non-performing band member Sandy Pearlman, who managed the band, produced LP's, wrote many lyrics and who had the inspired idea to add cowbell to the hit single "Don't Fear The Reaper", joined Lanier in the ultimate Rock And roll Hall of Fame. Hopefully, [[Reg]], God of Jobbing Musicians Hoping They Get Paid For This Gig, welcomed them into Dunmanifestin.

	There is an early scene between Death and [[Susan Sto Helit]] in {{H}} that appears to act out the last verse of ''"Don't Fear the Reaper"''		There is an early scene between Death and [[Susan Sto Helit]] in {{H}} that appears to act out the last verse of ''"Don't Fear the Reaper"''

AgProv: Death-speak...

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Death-speak...

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	{{death\|I get everywhere}}, said Death.		{{death\|I get everywhere}}, said Death.

	He does, indeed, {{death\|get everywhere}}, and {[death\|gets round to everybody}}, sooner or later. In August 2014, original keyboards player Allen Lanier became the first band member to be offered a personal bespoke opportunity not to fear the Reaper. and in July 2016, non-performing band member Sandy Pearlman, who managed the band, produced LP's, wrote many lyrics and who had the inspired idea to add cowbell to the hit single "Don't Fear The Reaper", joined Lanier in the ultimate Rock And roll Hall of Fame. Hopefully, [[Reg}], God of Jobbing Musicians Hoping They Get Paid For This Gig, welcomed them into Dunmanifestin.		He does, indeed, {{death\|get everywhere}}, and {{death\|gets round to everybody}}, sooner or later. In August 2014, original keyboards player Allen Lanier became the first band member to be offered a personal bespoke opportunity not to fear the Reaper. and in July 2016, non-performing band member Sandy Pearlman, who managed the band, produced LP's, wrote many lyrics and who had the inspired idea to add cowbell to the hit single "Don't Fear The Reaper", joined Lanier in the ultimate Rock And roll Hall of Fame. Hopefully, [[Reg}], God of Jobbing Musicians Hoping They Get Paid For This Gig, welcomed them into Dunmanifestin.

	There is an early scene between Death and [[Susan Sto Helit]] in {{H}} that appears to act out the last verse of ''"Don't Fear the Reaper"''		There is an early scene between Death and [[Susan Sto Helit]] in {{H}} that appears to act out the last verse of ''"Don't Fear the Reaper"''

AgProv: Death has now offered one third of the band a personal opportunity not to fear the Reaper. July 2016.

2016-07-29T08:42:08Z

Death has now offered one third of the band a personal opportunity not to fear the Reaper. July 2016.

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	{{death\|I get everywhere}}, said Death.		{{death\|I get everywhere}}, said Death.

	He does, indeed, {{death\|get everywhere}} and {[death\|gets round to everybody}}, sooner or later. In August 2014, original keyboards player Allen Lanier became the first band member to be offered a personal bespoke opportunity not to fear the Reaper. and in July 2016, non-performing band member Sandy Pearlman, who managed the band, produced LP's, wrote many lyrics and who had the inspired idea to add cowbell to the hit single "Don't Fear The Reaper", joined Lanier in the ultimate Rock And roll Hall of Fame. Hopefully, [[Reg}], God of Jobbing Musicians Hoping They Get Paid For This Gig, welcomed them into Dunmanifestin.		He does, indeed, {{death\|get everywhere}}, and {[death\|gets round to everybody}}, sooner or later. In August 2014, original keyboards player Allen Lanier became the first band member to be offered a personal bespoke opportunity not to fear the Reaper. and in July 2016, non-performing band member Sandy Pearlman, who managed the band, produced LP's, wrote many lyrics and who had the inspired idea to add cowbell to the hit single "Don't Fear The Reaper", joined Lanier in the ultimate Rock And roll Hall of Fame. Hopefully, [[Reg}], God of Jobbing Musicians Hoping They Get Paid For This Gig, welcomed them into Dunmanifestin.

	There is an early scene between Death and [[Susan Sto Helit]] in {{H}} that appears to act out the last verse of ''"Don't Fear the Reaper"''		There is an early scene between Death and [[Susan Sto Helit]] in {{H}} that appears to act out the last verse of ''"Don't Fear the Reaper"''

AgProv: Death has now offered one third of the band a personal opportunity not to fear the Reaper. July 2016.

2016-07-29T08:41:40Z

Death has now offered one third of the band a personal opportunity not to fear the Reaper. July 2016.

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	{{death\|I get everywhere}}, said Death.		{{death\|I get everywhere}}, said Death.

	~~(July 2016) -~~ He does, indeed, {{death\|get everywhere}} and {[death\|gets round to everybody}}, sooner or later. In August 2014, original keyboards player ~~allen~~ Lanier became the first band member to be offered a personal bespoke opportunity not to fear the Reaper. and in July 2016, non-performing band member Sandy Pearlman, who managed the band, produced LP's, wrote many lyrics and who had the inspired idea to add cowbell to the hit single "Don't Fear The Reaper", joined Lanier in the ultimate Rock And roll Hall of Fame. Hopefully, [[Reg}], God of Jobbing Musicians Hoping They Get Paid For This Gig, welcomed them into Dunmanifestin.		He does, indeed, {{death\|get everywhere}} and {[death\|gets round to everybody}}, sooner or later. In August 2014, original keyboards player Allen Lanier became the first band member to be offered a personal bespoke opportunity not to fear the Reaper. and in July 2016, non-performing band member Sandy Pearlman, who managed the band, produced LP's, wrote many lyrics and who had the inspired idea to add cowbell to the hit single "Don't Fear The Reaper", joined Lanier in the ultimate Rock And roll Hall of Fame. Hopefully, [[Reg}], God of Jobbing Musicians Hoping They Get Paid For This Gig, welcomed them into Dunmanifestin.

	There is an early scene between Death and [[Susan Sto Helit]] in {{H}} that appears to act out the last verse of ''"Don't Fear the Reaper"''		There is an early scene between Death and [[Susan Sto Helit]] in {{H}} that appears to act out the last verse of ''"Don't Fear the Reaper"''

AgProv: Expanding slightly

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Expanding slightly

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	A similar kind of exchange happens in the short story ''Turntables of the Night''.		A similar kind of exchange happens in the short story ''Turntables of the Night''.

	I ~~GET EVERYWHERE~~ said Death.		{{death\|I get everywhere}}, said Death.


			(July 2016) - He does, indeed, {{death\|get everywhere}} and {[death\|gets round to everybody}}, sooner or later. In August 2014, original keyboards player allen Lanier became the first band member to be offered a personal bespoke opportunity not to fear the Reaper. and in July 2016, non-performing band member Sandy Pearlman, who managed the band, produced LP's, wrote many lyrics and who had the inspired idea to add cowbell to the hit single "Don't Fear The Reaper", joined Lanier in the ultimate Rock And roll Hall of Fame. Hopefully, [[Reg}], God of Jobbing Musicians Hoping They Get Paid For This Gig, welcomed them into Dunmanifestin.

	There is an early scene between Death and [[Susan Sto Helit]] in {{H}} that appears to act out the last verse of ''"Don't Fear the Reaper"''		There is an early scene between Death and [[Susan Sto Helit]] in {{H}} that appears to act out the last verse of ''"Don't Fear the Reaper"''

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	The obvious link between Pratchett and the B.Ö.C. must be the motto of the extended [[Death]] family.		The obvious link between Pratchett and the B.Ö.C. must be the motto of the extended [[Death]] family.

	''Non Temetis Messor ''		''Non Temetis Messor''

	Do we really need to translate this? OK then, the literal is "Have no timidity concerning He who gathers the harvest"		Do we really need to translate this? OK then, the literal is "Have no timidity concerning He who gathers the harvest"
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	(Death, of course, stars in the book {{RM}}.)		(Death, of course, stars in the book {{RM}}.)

	Later in {{H}}, (p375 paperback edition), Susan and [[Jonathan Teatime]] have an intense discussion as to the ''good taste'' of such a family motto.		Later in {{H}} (p375 paperback edition), Susan and [[Jonathan Teatime]] have an intense discussion as to the ''good taste'' of such a family motto.

	As a tangential reference, B.Ö.C followed up ''Reaper'' with two tracks on their next album (''Spectres'') that could have been written for Discworld vampires: ''I Love the Night'' and ''[[Magyrato\|Nosferatu]]''		As a tangential reference, B.Ö.C followed up ''Reaper'' with two tracks on their next album (''Spectres'') that could have been written for Discworld vampires: ''I Love the Night'' and ''[[Magyrato\|Nosferatu]]''

	In ''I Love the Night'', a jilted mortal walks aimlessly in the dark, pining for the girl who has jilted him... suddenly ''a lovely lady in white is by my side'', who turns out to be a vampire who'd quite like a boyfriend who shares her interests. A certain agreement is struck up between the two, which means the narrator of the song is fated to never more be able to shave himself nor go out in daylight without heavy-duty barrier cream. The thought occurs that in {{CJ}}, when [[Vlad de Magpyr]] has an amorous interest in [[Agnes Nitt]], the theme of this song is being turned neatly on its head (i.e., male vampire pursues human female who has absolutely no interest in being turned into a vampire, thank you very much). As Agnes is also the agent of this Magpyr's eventual destruction, (just as Lucy, by apparently submitting, brings about the death of Nosferatu), it could be said that both songs are being referenced here? Come to think of it, [[Granny Weatherwax]], by assuming passivity and apparently submitting to their will, also brings about the eventual destruction of the vampire coven...		In ''I Love the Night'', a jilted mortal walks aimlessly in the dark, pining for the girl who has jilted him... suddenly ''a lovely lady in white is by my side'', who turns out to be a vampire who'd quite like a boyfriend who shares her interests. A certain agreement is struck up between the two, which means the narrator of the song is fated to never more be able to shave himself nor go out in daylight without heavy-duty barrier cream. The thought occurs that in {{CJ}}, when [[Vlad de Magpyr]] has an amorous interest in [[Agnes Nitt]], the theme of this song is being turned neatly on its head (i.e., male vampire pursues human female who has absolutely no interest in being turned into a vampire, thank you very much). As Agnes is also the agent of this Magpyr's eventual destruction (just as Lucy, by apparently submitting, brings about the death of Nosferatu), it could be said that both songs are being referenced here? Come to think of it, [[Granny Weatherwax]], by assuming passivity and apparently submitting to their will, also brings about the eventual destruction of the vampire coven...

	What can be said for that lovely exchange in {{GO}}?		What can be said for that lovely exchange in {{GO}}?
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	"'Ere, I seen you before,' he said. 'You was on the cover of that Blue Öyster Cult album."		"'Ere, I seen you before,' he said. 'You was on the cover of that Blue Öyster Cult album."

	Which, as messrs Breebart and Kew point out, means this would be ''Some Enchanted Evening ''(1978), the Blue Öyster Cult's second live album, (with cover art painted by T. R. Shorr).		Which, as messrs Breebart and Kew point out, means this would be ''Some Enchanted Evening ''(1978), the Blue Öyster Cult's second live album (with cover art painted by T. R. Shorr).

	A similar kind of exchange happens in the short story ''Turntables of the Night''.		A similar kind of exchange happens in the short story ''Turntables of the Night''.

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	As a tangential reference, B.Ö.C followed up ''Reaper'' with two tracks on their next album (''Spectres'') that could have been written for Discworld vampires: ''I Love the Night'' and ''[[Magyrato\|Nosferatu]]''		As a tangential reference, B.Ö.C followed up ''Reaper'' with two tracks on their next album (''Spectres'') that could have been written for Discworld vampires: ''I Love the Night'' and ''[[Magyrato\|Nosferatu]]''

	In ''I Love the Night'', a jilted mortal walks aimlessly in the dark, pining for the girl who has jilted him... suddenly ''a lovely lady in white is by my side'', who turns out to be a vampire who'd quite like a boyfriend who shares her interests. A certain agreement is struck up between the two, which means the narrator of the song is fated to never more be able to shave himself nor go out in daylight without heavy-duty barrier cream. The thought occurs that in {{CJ}}, when [[Vlad de Magpyr]] has an amorous interest in [[Agnes Nitt]], the theme of this song is being turned neatly on its head (ie, male vampire pursues human female who has absolutely no interest in being turned into a vampire, thank you very much). As Agnes is also the agent of this Magpyr's eventual destruction, (just as Lucy, by apparently submitting, brings about the death of Nosferatu), it could be said that both songs are being referenced here? Come to think of it, [[Granny Weatherwax]], by assuming passivity and apparently submitting to their will, also brings about the eventual destruction of the vampire coven...		In ''I Love the Night'', a jilted mortal walks aimlessly in the dark, pining for the girl who has jilted him... suddenly ''a lovely lady in white is by my side'', who turns out to be a vampire who'd quite like a boyfriend who shares her interests. A certain agreement is struck up between the two, which means the narrator of the song is fated to never more be able to shave himself nor go out in daylight without heavy-duty barrier cream. The thought occurs that in {{CJ}}, when [[Vlad de Magpyr]] has an amorous interest in [[Agnes Nitt]], the theme of this song is being turned neatly on its head (i.e., male vampire pursues human female who has absolutely no interest in being turned into a vampire, thank you very much). As Agnes is also the agent of this Magpyr's eventual destruction, (just as Lucy, by apparently submitting, brings about the death of Nosferatu), it could be said that both songs are being referenced here? Come to think of it, [[Granny Weatherwax]], by assuming passivity and apparently submitting to their will, also brings about the eventual destruction of the vampire coven...

	What can be said for that lovely exchange in {{GO}}?		What can be said for that lovely exchange in {{GO}}?
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	There is an early scene between Death and [[Susan Sto Helit]] in {{H}} that appears to act out the last verse of ''"Don't Fear the Reaper"''		There is an early scene between Death and [[Susan Sto Helit]] in {{H}} that appears to act out the last verse of ''"Don't Fear the Reaper"''

			(Page references are to the Corgi paperback edition, pp. 14-19)
	(Page references are to the Corgi paperback edition, ~~pp14~~-19)

	''The door burst open and a wind appeared;''		''The door burst open and a wind appeared;''
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	"The candle flame was streaming out horizontally, as though in a howling wind" (p15)		"The candle flame was streaming out horizontally, as though in a howling wind" (p15)

	''The candle blew and then ~~dissappeared~~;''		''The candle blew and then disappeared;''

	"She looked up. The curtains billowed away from the window, which-		"She looked up. The curtains billowed away from the window, which-
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	"Oh no, not AGAIN. not after all this time, Everything had been going so well-"		"Oh no, not AGAIN. not after all this time, Everything had been going so well-"

	What deters Death from manifesting and completing the verse is the inopportune appearance of Susan's charge [[Twyla]], who wants her to get rid of a monster. It is clear from the context of the above that Death is in the vicinity and wants to see his grand-daughter. Perhaps this is a professional call to collect the soul, or nearest equivalent, from the spider-like monster which Susan then ~~despatches~~ with a poker, just to prove a point to Twyla... Death must then have thought better of manifesting to an angry grand-daughter with attitude and a poker.But the above is almost exactly as per the song...		What deters Death from manifesting and completing the verse is the inopportune appearance of Susan's charge [[Twyla]], who wants her to get rid of a monster. It is clear from the context of the above that Death is in the vicinity and wants to see his grand-daughter. Perhaps this is a professional call to collect the soul, or nearest equivalent, from the spider-like monster which Susan then dispatches with a poker, just to prove a point to Twyla... Death must then have thought better of manifesting to an angry grand-daughter with attitude and a poker.But the above is almost exactly as per the song...

	Susan returns to bed, bitterly thinking "So they were coming back", and tries to ignore the long thread of wax that suggested the candle had, for just a few seconds, streamed in an otherwise non-existent wind, as mandated by [[Narrative Causality]]...		Susan returns to bed, bitterly thinking "So they were coming back", and tries to ignore the long thread of wax that suggested the candle had, for just a few seconds, streamed in an otherwise non-existent wind, as mandated by [[Narrative Causality]]...

			==Other lyrics referenced?==
	==Other ~~Lyrics~~ referenced?==

	{{GP}}(p137) "'Look, I'm not the One you're looking for!'" This is annotated elsewhere on the Wiki as – ''Possibly, but not clearly, a reference to Neo's role as the One in the Matrix films. Or, more likely, a reference to Graham Chapman's increasingly perplexed and angry Brian in Monty Python's The Life of Brian.''		{{GP}}(p137) "'Look, I'm not the One you're looking for!'" This is annotated elsewhere on the Wiki as – ''Possibly, but not clearly, a reference to Neo's role as the One in the Matrix films. Or, more likely, a reference to Graham Chapman's increasingly perplexed and angry Brian in Monty Python's The Life of Brian.''
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	Also, a recurring character in B.Ö.C. songs is "Suzie", or Susan, who appears as a kind of archetype, young, female, independent and self-sufficient, throughout quite a lot of songs over several LP's. Possibly a coincidence, but possibly also a factor in naming [[Susan Sto Helit]]?		Also, a recurring character in B.Ö.C. songs is "Suzie", or Susan, who appears as a kind of archetype, young, female, independent and self-sufficient, throughout quite a lot of songs over several LP's. Possibly a coincidence, but possibly also a factor in naming [[Susan Sto Helit]]?

	There may well be sly sideways references to a "Suzie" track called ''The Marshall Plan'' in {{SM}}. In the song, a hopeless dreamer called Johnny (ie, Sioni..) sees his girlfriend Suzie ~~dissappear~~ at a rock gig; he develops an obsession with finding her again, which persists even when he becomes a famous rock star himself. Susan Sto Helit literally appears and ~~dissappears~~ at The Band's gigs. When Imp Y Celyn isn't obsessed with the baleful guitar, he develops a parellel obsession with the girl Susan, who is there one second and gone the next.		There may well be sly sideways references to a "Suzie" track called ''The Marshall Plan'' in {{SM}}. In the song, a hopeless dreamer called Johnny (ie, Sioni..) sees his girlfriend Suzie disappear at a rock gig; he develops an obsession with finding her again, which persists even when he becomes a famous rock star himself. Susan Sto Helit literally appears and disappears at The Band's gigs. When Imp Y Celyn isn't obsessed with the baleful guitar, he develops a parellel obsession with the girl Susan, who is there one second and gone the next.

	Ref. {{GO}} and [[Agnes Nutter]]'s prophecy re. the [[Four Other Riders Of The Apocalypse]]: Agnes must have listened to some righteous heavy rock music across time and space - or else Heaven/Hell tried to drown out her particular prophetic frequency in hard rock, only to discover she quite liked it, as she quotes not only Motorhead but also the B.Ö.C., much to the marginal perplexity of later Devices down the ages. She makes tangential reference to a track called ''Feel the Thunder'' (on the ''Revolution By Night'' album), about the fiery death, and subsequent job interview with Satan, of a group of Angels who come to grief on the San Bernadino coast road in California.... The Prophecies also quote Queen (needless to say), but this is more chart-oriented stadium rock than proper rock music.		Ref. {{GO}} and [[Agnes Nutter]]'s prophecy re. the [[Four Other Riders Of The Apocalypse]]: Agnes must have listened to some righteous heavy rock music across time and space - or else Heaven/Hell tried to drown out her particular prophetic frequency in hard rock, only to discover she quite liked it, as she quotes not only Motorhead but also the B.Ö.C., much to the marginal perplexity of later Devices down the ages. She makes tangential reference to a track called ''Feel the Thunder'' (on the ''Revolution By Night'' album), about the fiery death, and subsequent job interview with Satan, of a group of Angels who come to grief on the San Bernadino coast road in California.... The Prophecies also quote Queen (needless to say), but this is more chart-oriented stadium rock than proper rock music.
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	The front cover of ''Cult Classic'' is also oddly suggestive. Drawn to emulate the illustration style used to illuminate occult documents and rituals used by the Rosicrucians and the Golden Dawn, it shows a weird chapel with altar rail, with magickal signs and symbols on the walls and floor. There are two stained-glass windows: one shows the Goddess of Summer walking in a cornfield under the sun with the motto ''Messis ex Vitae'' underneath. The right-hand window shows Death walking with his scythe at night under the moon, and the motto is ''Messis ex Morte''.		The front cover of ''Cult Classic'' is also oddly suggestive. Drawn to emulate the illustration style used to illuminate occult documents and rituals used by the Rosicrucians and the Golden Dawn, it shows a weird chapel with altar rail, with magickal signs and symbols on the walls and floor. There are two stained-glass windows: one shows the Goddess of Summer walking in a cornfield under the sun with the motto ''Messis ex Vitae'' underneath. The right-hand window shows Death walking with his scythe at night under the moon, and the motto is ''Messis ex Morte''.

	While the line "''A harvest of life, a harvest of death (resumes its course each day)''" is taken from one of the B.Ö.C.'s earliest songs (''Quicklime Girl'', on the ''Tyranny and Mutation'' album of 1973), this song isn't covered on ''Cult Classic''. So the question arises as to why a track, not covered on a "greatest hits" album, should be referenced so ~~unmistakeably~~ on its cover. It does, however, sum up the themes of {{RM}} quite aptly! (''What can the harvest hope for, apart from the care of the Reaper Man?'')		While the line "''A harvest of life, a harvest of death (resumes its course each day)''" is taken from one of the B.Ö.C.'s earliest songs (''Quicklime Girl'', on the ''Tyranny and Mutation'' album of 1973), this song isn't covered on ''Cult Classic''. So the question arises as to why a track, not covered on a "greatest hits" album, should be referenced so unmistakably on its cover. It does, however, sum up the themes of {{RM}} quite aptly! (''What can the harvest hope for, apart from the care of the Reaper Man?'')

	[[Image:Cult Classics rear cover 3.JPG]]		[[Image:Cult Classics rear cover 3.JPG]]



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