The uncompromising eponymous debut, Dead Can Dance (1984), harnessed a bewitching barrage of sounds (including the distinct sound of the yangqin) with the then five-piece interchanging instruments to leave the vocals of Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry as the only constant. The albums cover was important as an introduction too, a Papua New Guinean mask that some believe when worn, a life force can be put into the inanimate wood – the dead can dance.

This 2016 4AD vinyl LP version is a repress of the original release.