The Garden Of Delight (LP)

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A studio bootleg LP that was released by a Australian manufacture over this decade in various editions.
Like its more recent American fraternal twin Light And Shadow it contains mainly demos from from the First And Last And Always era.


This page is Work in Progress and going to be extended as soon as ever possible


Release Notes

  • Label: Dark World Music
  • Catalogue#: GOD 01
  • Format: 12" vinyl LP
  • Released: 2014 Australia



General remarks

  • The labels of all the editions show the white head and star logo on black background
with "SIDE A/B" respectively printed in also white letters below.
  • The artwork on the cover front shows a band photo taken in 1984 at Leed's cementery.
  • Back cover notes:
STUDIO DEMOS AND OUTTAKES 1984

ANDREW ELDRITCH-VOCALS
WAYNE HUSSEY-GUITAR/VOCALS
GARY MARX-GUITARS/VOCALS
CRAIG ADAMS-BASS
DOCTOR AVALANCHE-DRUMS

DARK WORLD MUSIC
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
  • A much older 7" bootleg with a similar name does exist as well.
  • The content of the album is identically to the second record of the more recently released 2LP bootleg Serpents Kiss.



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Editions


The LP was released in four editions.

First Edition

  • Issued in 2014
  • Released in three different vinyl colours: green translucent, orange with black ink spots and grey marbled.
  • This edition was limited to 75 copies, 25 each colour.
  • The vinyls are housed in a black generic cover with two stickers centrically glued to it on each side.
The back cover sticker shows additionally to the common notes of all the releases a white field for the numbering:
LIMITED EDITION _____ /75 COPIES


Second Edition

  • Made in 2015
  • Released in four different vinyl colours: green translucent with black and yellow smoke, orange with black ink,
grey marbled and plain white.
  • This time the album was limited to 100 copies, 25 each colour.
  • It comes in a more sophisticated black and white picture sleeve, using the same art works,
but filling up the whole 12" surface. The additional notes on the back cover state:
LIMITED EDITION _____ /100 COPIES
  • There was a CD with the same content added to the first copies that were sold.


Third Edition

  • Released in 2016
  • Exists in three different vinyl colours: green translucent, orange with black ink spots and gray marbled and plain white.
  • The cover is a white generic one and comes with a 12" inlay that merges the front and back cover artworks of the second edition.
Allthough the design is very similar it differs in the size of the head and star logo.
Also the back ground colour is changed to white.
  • There isn't any numbering included.


Fourth Edition

  • Published in 2017
  • It was made in five different vinyl colours: green translucent, orange with black ink spots, gray marbled, clean white and two new colors:
purple marbled and gold brown (caramel) with black ink spots.
  • The cover is nearly identical the one of the second edition, but it was printed with a blue filter.
  • This edition is not numbered either and contains the insert of the third edition.



Track List

Additional notes
Side A
A1   First And Last And Always (MARIAN LYRICS MARX VOCALS)
A2   A Rock And A Hard Place (INSTRUMENTAL)
A3   Knockin' On Heaven's Door                       
A4   Marian (VERSION 1 INSTRUMENTAL)
A5   Black Planet (INSTRUMENTAL)

Side B
B1   Walk Away
B2   Garden Of Delight (HUSSEY VOCALS)
B3   No Time To Cry
B4   Garden Of Delight (ELDRITCH VOCALS)
B5   Serpent's Kiss (INSTRUMENTAL)
B6   Dance On Glass



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