Lost Paradise (album)

Lost Paradise
Studio album by Paradise Lost
Released	February 5, 1990
Recorded	The Academy, December 1989
Genre	Death/doom
Length	40:49
Label	Peaceville
Producer	Hammy
Paradise Lost chronology
Lost Paradise (1990) Gothic (1991)

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Lost Paradise is the debut album of the heavy metal band Paradise Lost. Released in February 1990 by Peaceville Records, it features their early death/doom style.^[2] The album was re-issued in 2003 and included three bonus tracks.

The track "Our Saviour" was rerecorded with the majority of this album's lineup, with Adrian Erlandsson on drums instead Archer, and it was released on Tragic Illusion 25. It was also renamed "Our Saviour 2013".

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
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

Orion reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
10.	"Rotting Misery (Doom Dub)"	4:48
11.	"Breeding Fear (Demolition Dub)"	6:08
Total length:		51:45

Reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
10.	"Eternal (live)"	3:56
11.	"Gothic (mix)"	4:41
12.	"The Painless (mix)"	3:57
Total length:		53:23

Personnel

• Nick Holmes - vocals
• Matthew Archer - drums
• Stephen Edmondson - bass
• Aaron Aedy - guitars
• Gregor Mackintosh - guitars

Guest musicians

• Key Field - female vocals

Production

• Duncan Fegredo - cover art
• Paul "Hammy" Halmshaw - producer
• Pat Grogan - engineering
• Porl Medlock - photography

Credits

The album was recorded at The Academy in Winter 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, an album that also features a song by Kay Field, called "It Feels Right".

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

1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. Lost Paradise allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-04-28.
2. "Albums and live releases - Paradise Lost Official Website". Paradiselost.co.uk. 2007-04-12. Retrieved 2012-02-29.

Other sources

• Paradise Lost (1998). Reflection. [CD]. New York, NY: Music for Nations.