A Diamond Hidden in the Mouth of a Corpse

A Diamond Hidden in the Mouth of a Corpse is a 1985 no wave compilation released on the Giorno Poetry Systems label.^[1][2]

A Diamond Hidden in the Mouth of a Corpse
Cover art designed by Keith Haring
Compilation album by Various
Released	1985
Genre	No wave, experimental
Label	Giorno Poetry Systems

Track listing

No.	Title	Performing Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Won't Change"	Hüsker Dü
2.	"Johnsonius"	David Johansen
3.	"Scum & Slime"	John Giorno Band
4.	"Excerpts from the Western Lands: The President, Colonel Bradford, Everyman a God"	William S. Burroughs
5.	"Halloween"	Sonic Youth
6.	"Dead Man's Shoes"	Cabaret Voltaire
7.	"Excerpt from Eyes Without Blood"	Diamanda Galás
8.	"Neither His Nor Yours"	Coil
9.	"Game"	Michael Gira
10.	"Out of the Frying Pan"	David Van Tieghem
11.	"Tenement Lover"	Jessica Hagedorn & the Gangster Choir