Masters of Reality (album)

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

Masters of Reality
Studio album by Masters of Reality
Released	January 24, 1989[1]
Recorded	Atlantic Studios, Chung King Studios and Platinum Isle, New York City, Sound City Studios, Los Angeles
Genre	Hard rock, stoner rock[2]
Length	40:55
Label	Def American
Producer	Rick Rubin
Masters of Reality chronology
Masters of Reality (1989) Sunrise on the Sufferbus (1993)
1990 edition cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	10/10[4]
Kerrang!	[5]
Rolling Stone	[6]

A reissue was released in 1990 on the Delicious Vinyl label. The reissue had a new cover, a change in song sequence and the addition of the song "Doraldina's Prophecies". Delicious Vinyl would reissue the album again in 2012 on deluxe compact disc and vinyl, bundled with the live album How High the Moon: Live at the Viper Room.

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

Track listings

All songs by Chris Goss 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" – 5:03
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'"

Personnel

Band members

• Chris Goss – vocals, guitar
• Tim Harrington – lead guitar
• Googe – bass
• Vinnie Ludovico – drums

Additional musicians

• Mr. Owl – additional keyboards

Production

• Rick Rubin – 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 – cover painting

References

1. "Images for Masters Of Reality - Masters Of Reality". Discogs. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
2. Dome, Malcolm (October 16, 2016). "10 Essential Stoner Rock Albums". Metal Hammer. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
3. Henderson, Alex. "Masters of Reality - Masters of Reality review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
4. Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 215–216. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
5. Jeffries, Neil (January 28, 1989). "Garden Party". Kerrang!. No. 223. p. 19. ISSN 0262-6624.
6. Tennenbaum, Rob (May 4, 1989). "Masters of Reality Album reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved October 15, 2011.