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Dead Can Dance
A1	The Fatal Impact
A2	The Trial
A3	Frontier
A4	Fortune
A5	Ocean
B1	East Of Eden
B2	Threshold
B3	A Passage In Time
B4	Wild In The Woods
B5	Musica Eternal
Garden Of The Arcane Delights
C1	Carnival Of Light
C2	In Power We Entrust The Love Advocated
D1	The Arcane
D2	Flowers Of The Sea
Spleen And Ideal
E1	De Profundis (Out Of The Depths Of Sorrow) Soprano Vocals – Andrew Hutton
E2	Ascension
E3	Circumradiant Dawn
E4	The Cardinal Sin
E5	Mesmerism
F1	Enigma Of The Absolute
F2	Advent
F3	Avatar
F4	Indoctrination (A Design For Living)
John Peel Session 19.11.1983
G1	Instrumental
G2	Labour Of Love
H1	Ocean
H2	Threshold

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Vineyard
• Mixed At – Vineyard
• Recorded At – Woodbine Studios
• Mixed At – Woodbine Studios
• Recorded At – Maida Vale Studios

Credits

• Art Direction [Spleen And Ideal] – Brendan Perry
• Bass – Scott Roger (tracks: G1 to H2)
• Cello – Gus Ferguson (tracks: E1 to F4), Martin McCarrick (tracks: E1 to F4)
• Design [John Peel Session 19.11.1983 Sleeve] – Andrew Swainson
• Drums – Peter Ulrich (tracks: G1 to H2)
• Engineer – Joe Gillingham (tracks: C1 to D2), John A. Rivers (tracks: E1 to F4), Jonathan Dee (tracks: E1 to F4), Kenny Jones (tracks: C1 to D2), Martin Colley (tracks: G1 to H2)
• Guitar, Vocals, Percussion – Brendan Perry (tracks: G1 to H2)
• Instruments [All Other], Voice [All Other Voices] – Brendan Perry (tracks: E1 to F4), Lisa Gerrard (tracks: E1 to F4)
• Percussion – James Pinker (tracks: G1 to H2)
• Photography By [Spleen And Ideal Sleeve] – Colin Gray
• Producer – Dale Griffin (tracks: G1 to H2), Dead Can Dance (tracks: C1 to H2), John A. Rivers (tracks: E1 to F4)
• Timpani – James Pinker (tracks: E1 to F4), Tony Ayres (tracks: E1 to F4)
• Trombone – Richard Avison (tracks: E1 to F4), Simon Hogg (tracks: E1 to F4)
• Violin – Carolyn Costin (tracks: E1 to F4)
• Vocals – Lisa Gerrard (tracks: G1 to H2)
• Written-By – Dead Can Dance

Notes

"Dead Can Dance" and "Garden Of The Arcane Delights" recorded and mixed at Vineyard.
"Spleen And Ideal" recorded and mixed at Woodbine St. Recording Studios during September-November 1985.
"John Peel Session 19.11.1983" recorded at Studio 4, BBC Maida Vale, first transmitted: 28.11.1983.

Includes an insert promoting several reissues on Vinyl180.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Box Set): 5038622124212
• Barcode (Dead Can Dance): 5038622116712
• Barcode (Garden Of The Arcane Delights): 5038622124113
• Barcode (Spleen And Ideal): 5038622117610
• Barcode (John Peel Session 19.11.1983): 5038622123918
• Other (Catalog# Dead Can Dance): VIN180LP004
• Other (Catalog# Garden Of The Arcane Delights): VIN180LP031
• Other (Catalog# Spleen And Ideal): VIN180LP007
• Other (Catalog# John Peel Session 19.11.1983): VIN180LP029

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
VIN180LP032	Dead Can Dance	I ‎(12", EP, RM + 12" + Box, Comp, Ltd)	Vinyl 180, 4AD	VIN180LP032	UK	2010

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