Dancing to Restore an Eclipsed Moon

Dancing to Restore an Eclipsed Moon
Studio album by Red Temple Spirits
Released	1988
Recorded	Motiv Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
Genre	Post-punk, gothic rock, psychedelic rock
Length	63:29
Label	Nate Starkman & Son/Fundamental
Producer	Dave Peterson
Red Temple Spirits chronology
Dancing to Restore an Eclipsed Moon (1988) If Tomorrow I Were Leaving for Lhasa, I Wouldn't Stay a Minute More... (1989)

Dancing to Restore an Eclipsed Moon is the debut studio album of American post-punk band Red Temple Spirits. It was released in 1988 on the Nate Starkman & Son label, a subsidiary of Fundamental.^[1]

Track listing

All tracks written by Red Temple Spirits, except by "The Nile Song" by Roger Waters. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Exorcism/Waiting for the Sun"	6:58
2.	"Liquid Temple"	5:34
3.	"Dark Spirits"	4:16
4.	"Bear Cave"	4:12
5.	"Dreamings Ending"	4:47
6.	"Electric Flowers"	5:00
7.	"Moonlight"	5:28
8.	"Where Merlin Played"	5:41
9.	"The Nile Song" (Pink Floyd cover)	3:12
10.	"Lost in Dreaming"	4:41
11.	"Light of Christ/This Hollow Ground"	13:33

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Personnel

Adapted from the Dancing to Restore an Eclipsed Moon liner notes.^[3]

Red Temple Spirits William Faircloth – vocals Dino Paredes – bass guitar Thomas Pierik – drums Dallas Taylor – guitar

Production and additional personnel Lowell F. Ford – photography Dave Peterson – production Biff Sanders – engineering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1988	Fundamental	CD, CS, LP	SAVE 74
Germany	2014	Mannequin	LP	MNQ 047

References

1. Fasolino, Greg (2007). "Red Temple Spirits". Trouser Press. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
2. "Red Temple Spirits: Dancing to Restore an Eclipsed Moon > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
3. Dancing to Restore an Eclipsed Moon (booklet). Red Temple Spirits. Lake Zurich, Illinois: Fundamental Records. 1988.

External links

• Dancing to Restore an Eclipsed Moon at Discogs (list of releases)