Masters of Reality (album)

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Masters of Reality
Studio album by Masters of Reality
Released	1988 (re-release, 1990)
Genre	Rock
Label	Def American (Delicious Vinyl)
Producer	Rick Rubin
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link
Masters of Reality chronology
Masters of Reality (1988) Sunrise on the Sufferbus (1992)

Masters of Reality is the debut album by the band of the same name, Masters of Reality, originally released in 1988 on Def American. Due to the artwork on the cover, the original release is sometimes referred to as 'The Blue Garden'.

A reissue was released in 1990 on the Delicious Vinyl label. The reissue saw a change in song sequence and the addition of "Doraldina's Prophecies".

The track "The Blue Garden" is sampled on Lemon Jelly's track "'88 aka Come Down on Me" on their 2005 album '64 - '95.

[edit] Track listing

• All songs by Chris Goss and Tim Harrington.

1. "Theme for the Scientist of the Invisible"
2. "Domino"
3. "The Blue Garden"
4. "Gettin' High"
5. "The Candy Song"
6. "Magical Spell"
7. "The Eyes of Texas"
8. "Sleep Walkin'"
9. "Lookin' to Get Rite"
10. "John Brown"
11. "Kill the King"

[edit] Credits

• Chris Goss - vocals, guitar
• Tim Harrington - lead guitar
• Googe - bass
• Vinnie Ludovico - drums
• Mr. Owl - additional keyboards
• John Leamy - cover painting
• David Bianco - engineer, mix engineer
• Steve Err - engineer
• Brian Jenkins - assistant engineer