Lost Paradise (album)
Lost Paradise | ||||
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Studio album by Paradise Lost | ||||
Released | 5 February 1990 | |||
Recorded | December 1989 | |||
Studio | The Academy (West Yorkshire) | |||
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Length | 40:49 | |||
Label | Peaceville | |||
Producer | Paul "Hammy" Halmshaw | |||
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Lost Paradise is the debut album by British heavy metal band Paradise Lost. Released in February 1990 by Peaceville Records, it features the band's early death-doom style.[3] The album was re-issued in 2003 and included three bonus tracks.
The tracks "Our Saviour" and "Frozen Illusion" were rerecorded in other Paradise Lost albums Tragic Illusion 25 and Medusa.
Track listing
All songs written by Gregor MacKintosh and Nick Holmes
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | 2:40 |
2. | "Deadly Inner Sense" | 4:36 |
3. | "Paradise Lost" | 5:30 |
4. | "Our Saviour" | 5:07 |
5. | "Rotting Misery" | 5:16 |
6. | "Frozen Illusion" | 5:20 |
7. | "Breeding Fear" | 4:14 |
8. | "Lost Paradise" | 2:08 |
9. | "Internal Torment II" | 5:54 |
Total length: | 40:49 |
No. | Title | Length |
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10. | "Rotting Misery (Doom Dub)" | 4:48 |
11. | "Breeding Fear (Demolition Dub)" | 6:08 |
Total length: | 51:45 |
No. | Title | Length |
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10. | "Eternal (live)" | 3:56 |
11. | "Gothic (mix)" | 4:41 |
12. | "The Painless (mix)" | 3:57 |
Total length: | 53:23 |
Personnel
Paradise Lost
- Nick Holmes – vocals
- Gregor Mackintosh – lead guitar
- Aaron Aedy – rhythm guitar
- Stephen Edmondson – bass
- Matthew Archer – drums
Production
- Duncan Fegredo – cover art
- Paul "Hammy" Halmshaw – producer
- Pat Grogan – engineering
- Porl Medlock – photography
- Kay Field – female vocals
Credits
The album was recorded at The Academy studio in 1989. It was engineered by Pat Grogan and produced by Hammy. Female vocals on "Breeding Fear" were performed by Kay Field. Kay Field appears courtesy of Major Records. The song "Internal Torment II" also appears on the Peaceville Records compilation Vile Vibes.
All Songs composed by Holmes/Mackintosh and Published by Vile Music (Zomba Music Publishers Ltd.). The cover illustration was done by Duncan Fegredo of Exploding Head Designs in 1989. Photography was done by Porl A. Medlock.
References
- ^ a b Rivadavia, Eduardo. Lost Paradise allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-04-28.
- ^ "Paradise Lost Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
While their 1990 debut Lost Paradise was straightforward, deft, death metal ...
- ^ "Albums and live releases - Paradise Lost Official Website". Paradiselost.co.uk. 12 April 2007. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
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- One Second
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- The Anatomy of Melancholy
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