Epic Garden Music
Appearance
Epic Garden Music | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 1982 | |||
Recorded | 1981–1982 | |||
Studio | Spaceward Studios, Cambridge | |||
Genre | Post-punk, gothic rock | |||
Length | 29:04 (LP) 55:27 (CD) | |||
Label | Midnight Music | |||
Producer | Nick Ralph, Steve Burgess | |||
Sad Lovers and Giants chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Record Collector | [2] |
Epic Garden Music is the debut studio album by English post-punk band Sad Lovers & Giants. It was released in September 1982 on the band's own record label, Midnight Music. The album originally charted on the UK Independent Albums Chart at number 21. In 1988 a CD reissue was released with 7 bonus tracks taken from three 7-inch releases.
Track listing
[edit]Original vinyl issue
All tracks are written by Sad Lovers and Giants (Garce, Cliff Silver, Tristan Garel-Funk, David Wood, Nigel)
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Echoplay" | 2:55 |
2. | "Clocktower Lodge" | 4:17 |
3. | "Clint" | 3:27 |
4. | "Lope" | 3:28 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Cloud 9" | 3:21 |
2. | "ART (By Me)" | 3:04 |
3. | "Alice (Isn't Playing)" | 3:44 |
4. | "Far from the Sea" | 4:45 |
CD Reissue
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Imagination" | 5:40 |
2. | "Landslide" | 3:00 |
3. | "When I See You" | 3:16 |
4. | "Colourless Dream" | 4:44 |
5. | "Things We Never Did" | 4:07 |
6. | "Lost In A Moment" | 4:18 |
7. | "The Tightrope Touch" | 5:18 |
8. | "Echoplay" | 2:55 |
9. | "Clocktower Lodge" | 4:17 |
10. | "Clint" | 3:27 |
11. | "Lope" | 3:28 |
12. | "Cloud 9" | 3:21 |
13. | "ART (By Me)" | 3:04 |
14. | "Alice (Isn't Playing)" | 3:44 |
15. | "Far from the Sea" | 4:45 |
Release
[edit]Epic Garden Music reached No. 21 on the UK Indie Chart.[3]
Legacy
[edit]A track from the album was featured in the book 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die.[specify]
Personnel
[edit]- Garce – vocals
- Cliff Silver – bass guitar
- Tristan Garel-Funk – guitar
- David Wood – keyboards, saxophone
- Nigel – percussion
- Technical
- Nick Ralph – production
- Steve Burgess – production
- Black Graphics – sleeve design
- Joe Bull – engineering
- Cliff Ash – cover photography
References
[edit]- ^ Hanson, Amy. "Epic Garden Music – Sad Lovers and Giants : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. AllRovi. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ Reed, John. "Epic Garden Music –Sad Lovers & Giants |". recordcollectormag.com. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
- ^ Lazell, Barry (1998). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. p. 195. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4.
External links
[edit]- Epic Garden Music at Discogs (list of releases)