Selected Memories From The Haunted Ballroom is not the first Leyland album, but it's one of the earliest. Released in 1999, it takes heavy inspiration from The Shining. Below is every song with a file garden link.

The songs:

The Haunted Ballroom 1

By The Seaside

One Thousand Memories

Haunting Me

A Summer Romance

Den Of Iniquity

Dream Waltz

A Handful Of Stars

Request Dance

In The Dark

Reckless Night

Thronged With Ghosts

From Out Of Nowhere

Friends Past Reunited

You And The Night

Moonlight Serenade

Disillusioned

The Revolving Bandstand

Garden Of Weed

Excuse Me For Ladies

In Days Of Old

September 1939

Thanks

The Haunted Ballroom 2

Midnight The Stars And You

SONG LYRICS

The Haunted Ballroom 1

Unknown due to unknown sample, all that can be deduced is a "Oh" at the end.

Haunting Me

Haunting me

Why are you haunting me?

Though you're not near to me

You chain me, restrain me, so I'm never free

Oh what a life

I'm filled with storm and strife

Though we are far apart

I see you, I hear you, you're still in my heart

Although I try

To find someone new to love

I swear by the stars above

You come between us

Haunting me

Now, why keep on haunting me

If it can never be?

Release me, release me, and stop haunting me

Dream Waltz

id-al-al-aL

id-al-al-aL

uoy htiw gniztlaw m'I elihW

"rednerrus I" repsihw uoy raeh em teL

?rednet dna teews sessik ruoy htiW

rodnelps fo thgin siht llif uoy t'noW

em ot esolc eb syawlA

eerf em tel reven dna traeh ruoy ot em dloH

?evol ,eurt emoc maerd eht ekam uoy t'noW

evol ,uoy htiw maerd a ni gniztlaw m'I

(Reversed to be normal is below)

I'm waltzing in a dream with you, love

Won't you make the dream come true, love?

Hold me to your heart and never let me free

Always be close to me

Won't you fill this night of splendor

With your kisses sweet and tender?

Let me hear you whisper "I surrender"

While I'm waltzing with you

La-la-la-di

La-la-la-di

In The Dark

In the dark, you and I

Not a sound, not a sigh

Just the beat of our hearts

In the dark

In the dark, what a thrill

Fingertips on my lips

Begging me to be still

In the dark

Soon the dance will be ending

We're sure to be missed

Ah, but I'm not pretending

It's fun to be kissed

In the dark, we will find

What the rest left behind

Let them dance, we'll romance

In the dark

Thronged With Ghosts

Song is in Polish, exact lyrics unknown.

From Out Of Nowhere

You came to me x8

From out of nowhere

You came to me

From out of nowhere

You came to me

From out of nowhere

You came to me

From out of nowhere

[At the same time, unknown reverse talking is heard]

Friends Past Reunited

O Jesu Christ

Thy Cross doth call me

O Jesu Christ

Thy Cross doth call me

For thou did'st give

Thy life for mine

Thou did'st give

Thy life, for mine

O Jesu Christ

Thy Cross doth call me

You And The Night

You and the night and the music

Fill me with flaming desire

Setting my being completely on fire

You and the night and the music

Thrill me but will we be one

After the night and the music are done?

Until the pale light of dawning and daylight

Our hearts will be throbbing guitars

Morning may come without warning

And take away the stars

If we must live for the moment

Love 'til the moment is through

After the night and the music die

Will I have you?

Moonlight Serenade

Unknown talking is heard, as part of the original field recording used.

In Days Of Old

In days of old when knights were bold

Fair ladies were enraptured

By stirring deeds of chivalry and daring

But nowadays in other ways

Sweet maids are won and captured

You'll hear the best authorities declaring

Learn to croon

If you want to win your heart's desire

With melodies of love inspired

Romance

Just murmur da-da-da da-da-da

And when you do

Thanks

Thanks for all the lovely delight

I found in your embrace

I'm thankful though I know

It's ending all too soon

And thanks for unforgettable nights

I never can replace

And memories

That linger like a haunting tune

It is better to have loved you dear and lost

Than never to have loved at all

It is better, for no matter what the cost

I held the world in sway, an emperor for a day

And thanks again for taking me on

The road to paradise

We lost our way, but still I must convey

My thanks

Midnight The Stars And You

Midnight with the stars and you

Midnight and a rendezvous

Your eyes held a message tender

Saying, "I surrender all my love to you"

Midnight brought us sweet romance

I know all my whole life through

I'll be remembering you, whatever else I do

Midnight with the stars and you

Samples

The Haunted Ballroom 1 samples 3 things, unknown singing, unknown bird chirping, and The Haunted Ballroom by John Gregory (0:33 - 2:01) from the album "Serenade For Strings." It was reused in 2 songs: A Confusion So Thick You Forget Forgetting & A Brutal Bliss Beyond This Empty Defeat.

By The Seaside samples Moonlight On The Alster by Raymond Prickett (0:00 - 3:42) from the album "Mechanical Memories".

The following songs are original: One Thousand Memories, Den Of Iniquity, Request Dance, Disillusioned, The Revolving Bandstand (reused in Plaque Advanced Despair, which was used in Advanced Plaque Entanglements 1 & 2 and the primavera live performance), & September 1939.

Haunting Me samples Haunting Me by Lew Stone from the album "Pennies From Heaven 2"

A Summer Romance samples Maria My Own by Jesse Crawford from the album "At The Organs Of The Empire, London And Studio Organs Chicago And Paramount, New York"

Dream Waltz samples Waltzing In A Dream by Ray Noble from the album "My Song Goes Round The World". This song is reversed.

A Handful Of Stars samples A Handful Of Stars by Paul Renard from the album "The Many Keyboards Of Paul Renard. It is reused in the compilation album "AuralOffalWaffleTenPitsOfBitterAndABagOfPorkScratchings".

In The Dark samples In The Dark by Roy Fox from the album "Pennies From Heaven"

Reckless Night samples Reckless Night On Board An Ocean Liner by Sydney Lipton from the album "Just Dance". This song is in reverse. This song is reused in: the weirdcore live performance, Take Care It's A Desert Out There, the French Live Performance, and Advanced Plaque Entanglements 1 & 2.

Thronged With Ghosts uses an unknown cover of Kanon Paschy Piesn 8.

The lyrics in From Out Of Nowhere comes from Out Of Nowhere by Vic Damone (0:13 - 0:26) The other noises are either original, or in the case of the reversed screaming, unknown.

Friends Past Reunited uses "O Jesu Christ" from the Eroica Pressed version of The St. Luke Passion. See this page for more info.

You And The Night samples You And The Night And The Music by Debroy Summers Band from the album "Pennies From Heaven". This is the ONLY Caretaker song that cannot be uploaded to Youtube, due to it's sample.

Moonlight Serenade samples Moonlight Serenade by The Romantic Strings from the album "Stardust Moods".

Garden Of Weeds samples Garden Of Weed by Lew Stone from the album "Pennies From Heaven". It was reused in Plaque Advanced Despair, which was used in Advanced Plaque Entanglements 1 & 2 and the primavera live performance.

Excuse Me For Ladies samples Oom-Pah-Pah by The Bill Reyner Four. (0:03 - 0:17) From the album "Both Sides Now". It loops twice.

In Days Of Old samples Learn To Croon/Moonstruck by Henry Hall. (0:00 - 0:53) It's a single vinyl release, so it doesn't come from an album.

Thanks samples Thanks by Ray Noble From the album "My Song Goes Round The World"

The Haunted Ballroom 2 uses both sides of the vinyl The Haunted Ballroom by Orhecstre Raymond. Here's part 1. and here's part 2. Part 2 is in the foreground. It is reused in Fact Mix 45.

Midnight The Stars And You samples Midnight The Stars And You by Ray Noble. It comes from a single vinyl. This isn't the only time Leyland sampled this song.

Gallery

The album cover

The original.

An image in the official release.

The original.

The original image here is unknown.

Here's some other images of physical stuff.