| The Litanies of Satan | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Diamanda Galás |
| Cover: | Diamanda Galas The Litanies of Satan.jpg |
| Released: | 25 February 1982 |
| Recorded: | – |
| Studio: | Nadir Studios, London, England and San Diego, CA |
| Length: | 29:51 |
| Label: | Y |
| Producer: | Dave Hunt |
| Prev Title: | If Looks Could Kill |
| Prev Year: | 1979 |
| Next Title: | Diamanda Galás |
| Next Year: | 1984 |
The Litanies of Satan is the debut album by American avant-garde artist Diamanda Galás, released in the United Kingdom by Y Records in 1982; it was released in her home country in 1989.
The text for "The Litanies of Satan" is taken from a section of Les Fleurs du Mal by Charles Baudelaire. According to the album liner notes, the piece "devotes itself to the emeraldine perversity of the life struggle in Hell." The notes go on to state that "Wild Women with Steak-Knives," from the tragedy-grotesque by Diamanda Galás Eyes Without Blood, is "a cold examination of unrepentant monomania, the devoration instinct, for which the naive notion of filial mercy will only cock a vestigial grin."
Trouser Press described it as "a disturbing and provocative piece."
In some issues, the vinyl sides are oppositely labeled, while all compact disc reissues also present the tracks in the incorrect order.
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1982 | Y | LP | Y 18 | |
| United States | 1989 | Mute | CD, LP | ISO 1 | |
| Restless | 71419 | ||||
| Worldwide | 2020 | Intravenal Sound Operations | CD, LP, digital download, streaming | ISO001 |