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– Part I
A1 – The Soldier’s March
A2 – Slogging Homeword…
A3 – Airs By A Stream
A4 – As You Can Hear…
A5 – The Soldier’s March (Reprise)
A6 – Eventually, Joseph Reaches His Home Village…
B1 – Pastorale
B2 – The Soldier, Disconsolate…
B3 – Pastorale (Reprise)
B4 – The Soldier, Slowly Coming Back To Himself…
B5 – Airs By A Stream (Reprise) : To Stretch Out On The Grass…
B6 – Hey Satan, You Bastard…
B7 – Airs By A Stream (2nd Reprise)
B8 – Naught To Be Gained Here…
– Part II
C1 – The Soldier’s March (2nd Reprise): Down A Hot And Dusty Track…
C2 – He Doesn’t Even Know Himself…
C3 – The Soldier’s March (3rd Reprise): Will He Take The Road To Home…
C4 – He Doesn’t Have A Home Anymore…
C5 – The Royal March
C6 – So, All Was Arranged…
C7 – Later That Night…
C8 – The Little Concert: Light Floods The Eastern Sky…
D1 – The Soldier, With A Confident Air…
D2 – Three Dances: Tango (Part 1)
D3 – Three Dances: Tango (Part 2)
D4 – Three Dances: Waltz & Ragtime
D5 – So, First A Tango…
D6 – The Devil’s Dance
D7 – The Devil, Confused…
D8 – The Little Chorale
D9 – The Devil Recovers Some Of His Wits…
D10 – The Devil’s Song: Alright! You’ll Be Safe At Home…
D11 – Hm, A Fair Warning…
D12 – Grand Chorale (Part 1)
D13 – Spring, Summer, Autumn…
D14 – Grand Chorale (Part 2)
D15 – Steady Now…
D16 – Grand Chorale (Part 3)
D17 – Steady, Just Smell The Flowers…
D18 – Grand Chorale (Part 4)
D19 – Now I Have Everything…
D20 – Grand Chorale (Part 5)
D21 – The Princess, All Excited…
D22 – Grand Chorale (Part 6)
D23 – And So, Off They Go…
D24 – Triumphal March Of The Devil
Includes Printed Innersleeves With Lyrics And Pictures. 180g audiophile vinyl. New & Still Sealed. – The Soldier’s Tale is a theatrical work "to be read, played, and danced" by three actors (the soldier, the devil, and a narrator) and dancers, accompanied by a septet of instruments. The libretto relates the parable of a soldier who trades his fiddle to the devil in return for unlimited economic gain.
