The thing that grabbed me first when I found this 12” single
at a small record shop in Antwerp was the sticker on the front: "First
Record Censured in Belgium". What caused it to be censured? Were all the
songs promoting baby sacrifice? Listening to the four tracks on this single didn't
really offer many clues - it's four solid songs of excellent deathrock and dark
post punk that's part Christian Death and part Bauhaus. So, I ask all of you -
do you know why the Hail Mary had the first record censured in Belgium? Is
there even any credibility to this claim?
