Wanton, Wicked, and All Woman!
"For thirty-nine years Cleopatra, the serpent of the Nile, ruled men, kingdoms and history with one of the greatest weapons ever known - herself."
A portion of this wacky record appeared on WFMU before, via Tony Coulter, and I felt I owed it to ol' Cleo to share the rest of her story with the world. It's another record that I've had and DJ'd for a long time and bits of it pop up in a lot of sets over the years ("Chasing a whore through the desert at night at your age, Caesar? -By all the Gods, yes!!"). Now feast your ears on the whole charming tale. Technically 'adults only' upon its release, it now seems only vaguely erotic/smutty in spots. I would call it 'Not Safe for Church Work'.
"A product of MDL Records, Inc. New York, NY" (Riot Records R302)
Cleopatra was actually Cleopatra VII, and was the last pharaoh of Egypt, because Rome took over following her death, and although she wasn´t actually Egyptian, she did take on their customs in particular the one that Pharaohs marry their own siblings. Cleopatra married her younger brother Ptolemy XIII and after his death, she married her younger brother Ptolemy XIV. Later she married the Roman Mark Antony. Busy Lady!!
Isla Pergola
Posted by: Isla Pergola | July 02, 2011 at 01:56 PM