Dead Can Dance – Garden Of The Arcane Delights

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Label:	4AD – BAD 408
Format:	Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, EP
Country:	UK
Released:	Aug 1984
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Alternative Rock, Modern Classical, Indie Rock, Ethereal

Tracklist

A1	Carnival Of Light	3:32
A2	In Power We Entrust The Love Advocated	4:11
B1	The Arcane	3:49
B2	Flowers Of The Sea	3:28

℗ 1984 4·A·D

Plain white double hole inner sleeve.

Durations are not mentioned on release.

Matrix / Runout (Run-out area A-side hand-etched, variant 1): BAD 408 A¹ MPO
Matrix / Runout (Run-out area B-side hand-etched, variant 1): BAD 408 B¹ MPO
Matrix / Runout (Run-out area A-side hand-etched, variant 2): BAD 408 A¹ MPO LTD LTD
Matrix / Runout (Run-out area B-side hand-etched, variant 2): BAD 408 B¹ MPO LTD LTD

	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	Garden Of The Arcane Delights (12", 45 RPM, EP, Test Pressing)	4AD	BAD 408	UK	1984
New Submission	Garden Of The Arcane Delights (12", 45 RPM)	4AD, Nexus International	K15P 519	Japan	1985
New Submission	Garden Of The Arcane Delights (12", Promo)	4AD	K15P 519	Japan	1985
Recently Edited	Garden Of The Arcane Delights (SACD, Hybrid, Stereo, EP, Reissue, Remastered, Audiophile Edition)	4AD, 4AD	SAD 2706 CD, WPCB-10071	UK, Europe & US	2008
Recently Edited	Garden Of The Arcane Delights (SACD, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Audiophile Edition)	4AD, Warner Music Japan Inc.	SAD 2706, WPCB-10071	Japan	2008

M_zui Oct 2, 2024
A long shot but does anyone have the sleeve only for this record they could sell to me?
tony879 Sep 15, 2021
Edited 3 years ago
Similar to their first album with a traditional bass drums and guitar sound leading. This is the transition from that first quite primal album to ‘spleen…’ but more polished sounding than the first album with sound effects and heavier on the reverb. Some Joy Division influences on this. The two vocal tunes A2 and B1 are masterclasses in jangling guitar downbeat majesty. Both set up an otherworldly atmosphere of resigned and mournful beauty. Essential.
fammy Oct 11, 2019
I bought this record back in the eighties and was sadly disappointed since it is mispressing: The A-Side is on both sides of the record ;-) Since this is the only mispressing in this way I own in my 5000 plus vinyl collection (there is only a Strictly Rhythm Compilation with three records and double A/B instead of C/D in it), it is now probably a rare treat. Is there anyone having the same mispressing?
DarkRob Dec 7, 2016
A beautiful EP that points to the future path of this outstanding project that has created so many different beautiful recordings that won't fit into a label like world music etc.