Epic Garden Music

Epic Garden Music is the debut studio album by English post-punk band Sad Lovers & Giants. It was released in September 1982 on the band's own record label, Midnight Music. The album originally charted on the UK Independent Albums Chart at number 21. In 1988 a CD reissue was released with 7 bonus tracks taken from three 7-inch releases.

Epic Garden Music
Studio album by Sad Lovers and Giants
Released	September 1982
Recorded	1981–1982
Studio	Spaceward Studios, Cambridge
Genre	Post-punk, gothic rock
Length	29:04 (LP) 55:27 (CD)
Label	Midnight Music
Producer	Nick Ralph, Steve Burgess
Sad Lovers and Giants chronology
Epic Garden Music (1982) Feeding the Flame (1983)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Record Collector	[2]

Track listing

Original vinyl issue

All tracks are written by Sad Lovers and Giants (Garce, Cliff Silver, Tristan Garel-Funk, David Wood, Nigel).

Side A: Seaside

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Echoplay"	2:55
2.	"Clocktower Lodge"	4:17
3.	"Clint"	3:27
4.	"Lope"	3:28

Side B: Countryside

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cloud 9"	3:21
2.	"ART (By Me)"	3:04
3.	"Alice (Isn't Playing)"	3:44
4.	"Far from the Sea"	4:45

CD Reissue

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Imagination"	5:40
2.	"Landslide"	3:00
3.	"When I See You"	3:16
4.	"Colourless Dream"	4:44
5.	"Things We Never Did"	4:07
6.	"Lost In A Moment"	4:18
7.	"The Tightrope Touch"	5:18
8.	"Echoplay"	2:55
9.	"Clocktower Lodge"	4:17
10.	"Clint"	3:27
11.	"Lope"	3:28
12.	"Cloud 9"	3:21
13.	"ART (By Me)"	3:04
14.	"Alice (Isn't Playing)"	3:44
15.	"Far from the Sea"	4:45

Release

Epic Garden Music reached No. 21 on the UK Indie Chart.^[3]

Legacy

A track from the album was featured in the book 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die.^[specify]

Personnel

• Garce – vocals
• Cliff Silver – bass guitar
• Tristan Garel-Funk – guitar
• David Wood – keyboards, saxophone
• Nigel – percussion

Technical

• Nick Ralph – production
• Steve Burgess – production
• Black Graphics – sleeve design
• Joe Bull – engineering
• Cliff Ash – cover photography