Masters of Reality is the debut album by the band of the same name, Masters of Reality

Masters of Reality

Masters of Reality is a hard rock group formed in 1981 by guitarist and singer Chris Goss and Tim Harrington in Syracuse, New York. The band is sometimes associated with the "Palm Desert Scene", which includes bands like Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age and many other stoner rock or "desert rock"...

, originally released in January 1989 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

Delicious Vinyl

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 label. The reissue saw a new cover, a change in song sequence and the addition of "Doraldina's Prophecies".

The track "The Blue Garden" is sampled on Lemon Jelly

Lemon Jelly

Lemon Jelly is a British electronic music duo from London, formed in 1998. Since their inception, the band's line-up has included Fred Deakin and Nick Franglen. Lemon Jelly has been nominated for the Mercury Music Prize and BRIT Awards....

's track "'88 aka Come Down on Me" on their 2005 album '64 - '95.

Track listing

• All songs by Chris Goss
  Chris Goss (U.S.)
  Christopher Ryan Goss, born August 17, 1958, is an American record producer and musician.-Selected discography:Throughout his career Goss has worked with a wide range of musicians in various genres.* 1988 - Masters of Reality by Masters of Reality...
  
   and Tim Harrington.

1. "Theme for the Scientist of the Invisible" - 1:30
2. "Domino" - 3:46
3. "The Blue Garden" - 4:22
4. "Gettin' High" - 3:09
5. "The Candy Song" - 3:21
6. "Magical Spell" - 3:37
7. "The Eyes of Texas" - 3:20
8. "Sleep Walkin'" - 3:33
9. "Lookin' to Get Rite" - 3:06
10. "John Brown" - 3:37
11. "Kill the King" - 7:34

1990 re-release

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

Band members

• Chris Goss
  Chris Goss
  Christopher Ryan Goss, born August 17, 1958, is an American record producer and musician.-Selected discography:Throughout his career Goss has worked with a wide range of musicians in various genres.* 1988 - Masters of Reality by Masters of Reality...
  
   - vocals
  Singing
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  , guitar
  Guitar
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• Tim Harrington - lead guitar
• Googe - bass
  Bass guitar
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• Vinnie Ludovico - drum
  Drum
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  s

Production

• Rick Rubin
  Rick Rubin
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   - producer
• Matt Dike, Michael Ross, Chris Goss - additional production on 1990 edition
• David Bianco - engineer, mix engineer
• Steve Ett - engineer
• Brian Jenkins - assistant engineer
• John Leamy
  John Leamy
  John Leamy was a member of New York noise band Surgery from 1987–1995 and is the drummer for Masters of Reality since 1999. Leamy is a member, as a multi-instrumentalist, of the New York collective Brand New Skin as well as Dr...
  
  - cover painting