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{{quote|''"A man is the less likely to become great the more he is dominated by reason: few can achieve greatness - and none in art - if they are not dominated by illusion."''|Mr. Doctor, in the advertisement that led to the band's formation}}
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Not to be confused with the 1936 film directed by Tod Browning which is this band's namesake, nor the [[Devil Doll (film)|1964 film which has its own page]] on this wiki, nor with the female-fronted American band of the same name.
[[Devil Doll]] is a band formed in 1987 by the enigmatic "Mr. Doctor". Their music incorporates many varied styles of music into extremely long compositions. Despite never seeking any kind of mainstream recognition or major label distribution, they have developed a cult fanbase numbering in the thousands all over the world.
After recruiting two separate line-ups for the band - one in Venice, Italy and the other in Ljubljana, Slovenia (then Yugoslavia) - the band's first album, ''The Mark of the Beast'', was recorded in late 1987. A single copy of the album was made, which is owned by Mr. Doctor and the album has never been re-pressed (see second page quote). Soon after, Mr. Doctor began work on a second composition, ''The Girl Who Was...Death'', inspired by the 1967 TV series [[The Prisoner]]. The band's sound technician, Jurij Toni, agreed to work on the new album, on the condition that there was produced "a painting for him and some graphic works for us". Mr. Doctor agreed to this, and 500 copies of the album were pressed, each with a unique insert made by Mr. Doctor, some with his own blood. Around 150 of these were given to the audience after the second live performance of the album; the remaining copies were destroyed by Mr. Doctor afterward, with the rationalization that everyone who was interested already got a copy. (It was later reissued in various editions, as were all subsequently-released albums.)
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=== The band's last known line-up: ===
* Mr. Doctor - Vocals, organ, celesta, accordion
* Francesco Carta - Piano
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* Numerous guest musicians appear on each album as well.
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=== Devil Doll albums released to the public: ===
* ''The Girl Who Was...Death'' (1989)
* ''Eliogabalus'' (1990)
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* ''The Sacrilege of Fatal Arms'' (1996)
* ''Dies Irae'' (1996)
=== Other albums known or rumored to exist: ===
* ''The Mark of the Beast''
* ''Mr. Doctor Sings Hanns Eisler''
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* ''Five Murderous Suites''
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* [[The Cameo]]: A young Mr. Doctor can be seen in one of the stalls on the cover of ''Eliogabalus''.
* [[Concept Album]]: All of them, though the most straightforward of these is probably ''The Girl Who Was...Death'', which is essentially [[The Prisoner]] in music form.
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