Virginia Astley - From Gardens Where We Feel Secure

[chyawanprashfanatic]

Desert island disc.

[hairymarx]

I remember John Peel playing The Ravishing Beauties back in the 80s and from that moment on I was hooked.

[simoesc]

Feels like srping time! Actualy this is the feeling of spring time! Romantic! Wonderfull!

[RoofLight00]

Thanks for all the wonderful music Virginia. You certainly influenced me over the years.

[PositiveLastAction]

Virginia Astley ranks up there with the most under-apprecaited musical geniuses out there today. Simply brilliant!

[SuperPais]

This is so beautifull. Thanks for uploading xenaphon, and thanks Virginia.for making music like this

[houstonveer]

c. 2010 Atlantic Records. And BMG Inc. for the world outside of North America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

[maldoror26]

Very nice playing and pictures!

Thanks!

[PierreGaspardHuit]

I love this piano, I love this music, I love this atmosphere, I love Virginia...

[enjoyblaine]

Mientras pintaba por la noche a veces tenia visitas y me decian ,¿ ya estas otra vez con el disco de las ovejitas? lo adoraba... pero soy incapaz de encontrarlo ahora, ni este album ni otros ¿me puede ayudar alguien aencotrar obra completa de tan inclasificable artista? gracias anticipadas

[bonnie43uk]

i remember seeing Virginia Astley perform this on BBC1's old "Pebble at One" .I had just bought my very first ever Video recorder, and this was the very 1st thing i decided to record on it! Ahh, memories of 1982!!

Tom in sunny Swindon.

[meloniesoulsby]

i remember too, only my first encounter was a few years after. I felt enchanted by her music. Ahh, memories of 1983 :)

[KingofClothFair]

Can the owner of a blue Ford Escort, registration number BZL4QL,P please return to his car, which is blocking the main delivery shute.

[frankysandwich]

haha :-)

[zebgalin]

Beautiful!!!! Marvelous!!!!!

[spiker2101]

hope people keep our planet like this..............insted on planning and invented arms for war, its better to find a fund to make our planet nice and beautiful?

[spiker2101]

hope most filipino also take good care of what philippines natural beauty just considered for the future for our new generation to see the beauty on.

[BamakoM]

I know the melody of this song. Is this music stolen from the czech film Aschenbrödl?

[oftheshellofftheshel]

virginia i love the way you are.....

[rodrigoviegas]

Precisely.

[Pjaypt]

Wow! I see Portuguese people like this music... and so do I (and I'm Portuguese to! hehe).

Funny, if you want to see the original cover of this album, you'll have to visit her own website.

[impersonation44]

This is just so Beautiful! thank you for posting. :)

[p1kef1sh]

A very relaxing video. I grew up with Virginia Astley and her sister Alison in a small Thameside village. I don't think that I have ever heard a note of her music before! I've clearly been missing something.

[malikebrahim]

Lovely

[charleshannam]

Beautiful.

[rodrigoviegas]

Interestingly enough, this a noticeably different version than the original 1983 vinyl one.

[Pjaypt]

You're right, I don't remember to well the vinyl version of 1983, but from what I recall it was more smooth and calm, more bucolic...

[eclecticstars]

this is from one of the best albums ever...... as far as i am concerned

[bingybangy]

Takes me back 20 years, will have to buy it again now if it's available. Thanks.

[SEMHEADPHONES]

So simple,and so beautiful!

from Portugal

[sashasmile]

a part of this music was the generic from a radio music program at a Portuguese radio, many years ago...

it gave a opportunity to a lot of Portuguese to "meet" her music

pity she gave up publishing more music so early

[machman36]

pleased that you put this up.i love this album.shame her music is hard to get hold of .reminds me of english summers i used to know.

[RTwilight]

Lovely, Thx

[sashasmile]

after theses years still can hear and feel emotions towars it

and hope, it gave me dreams of hope through my live

cheers

[Zloanne]

WOW --- love this takes me back when I bought this as an LP years ago, never forgotten it - Great

[simoesc]

Thank YOU!

Like many of you who posted your comments!

Its one of those works that coloured my imagination aof perfect spring/summer day! Where all ingredients still persist, not consumed by our frentical days and due to the climate changes. Thank you VIRGINIA!

LOVE ALL YOUR RECORDS.

Carlos - Portugal

[galia20]

this is amazing:p

[oompaloompa91]

does anyone have "Tree Top Club," "Nothing Is What It Seems," or "Over the Edge of the World". If so cann you please upload them

[xenaphon1]

I've just uploaded "Nothing..."

[HollyfromNJ]

hi! was surprised to actually find something by Astley on YouTube.  i have one of her albums from the '80's(?)with Ryuichi Sakamoto and David Sylvian. if anyone could upload some of that, it would be great. can't remember the name, something very somber, but beautiful.

[xenaphon1]

The album is "Hope in a Darkened Heart", and I've uploaded the first track, "Some Small Hope".

[MyVasectomie]

Bought the Lp when it came out, lost it along my life. Had to buy the cd as Japanese import. It's still one of my best buys

[brotherjohnno]

thank-you for this! remember her as a Ravishing Beauty all those days ago. Wonderful music!

[anamelga]

I love this album since I was 15!!!!

[transparentradiation]

I love this album so much.

[bigtusa2]

one of my favourite records of the 80´s, relaxing and the beauty of the simple things thanks virginia you coloured my days

[sashasmile]

HIIIIIII

finaly i found a video

i love this song, has been my company to many years.

took years to find the records.

have you recent records? on this style.

I love this music

please, send me a mail

thank you so much

[LavenderHeron]

Exquisite!

[rodrigoviegas]

Great! "With My Eyes Open Wide I'm Dreaming" is one of the most powerful tracks on the total masterpiece that is Virginia's "From Gardens Where We Feel Secure". Neat choice of pictures to set it to, too.

[heatherleaves]

lovely! i used to listen to her album with 'some small hope' on it over and over back when it came out. i'll have to buy it now! thanks for the inspiration!

[Syntpop]

Hmm..Nice..I also remember back in the 80`s..the work together with R Sakamoto and David Sylvian..a lovely tune "Some small hope" :o)

[mikozaire]

nice pics

[virginiaastley]

Thank you for putting this up! :-)

[xenaphon1]

Any chance of a new album Virginia?