Sam anth a ' s ▁Living ▁Room ," ▁" L ost ▁and ▁Found ▁Town "), ▁and ▁even ▁world ▁music ▁(" H amba ▁G ah le - Us al ang ▁G ah le "). ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁album ▁is ▁likely ▁best ▁remembered ▁for ▁its ▁record ▁jack et ▁( each ▁one ▁number ed ) ▁and ▁inner ▁sle e ve , ▁which ▁is ▁an ▁extensive ▁l am po on ▁of ▁direct ▁mail ▁advert ising . ▁The ▁cover ▁mentions ▁The ▁Gu ess ▁Who ▁only ▁in ▁passing . ▁ ▁Release ▁history ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁usual ▁ 2 ▁channel ▁s tere o ▁version ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁also ▁released ▁by ▁R CA ▁in ▁a ▁ 4 ▁channel ▁quad raph onic ▁version ▁on ▁ 8 - track ▁t ape . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁All Music ' s ▁Joe ▁V ig l ione ▁ ▁Art ific ial ▁Parad ise ▁may ▁be ▁the ▁most ▁consistent ▁album ▁project ▁by ▁the ▁post - R andy ▁Bach man ▁Gu ess ▁Who , ▁a ▁solid ▁offering ▁of ▁strong ▁mel od ies , ▁super b ▁production , ▁and ▁focused ▁art istic ▁vision . ▁( Des p ite ▁the ▁memor able ▁cover ▁art — or , ▁perhaps , ▁because ▁of ▁it ) ▁... did ▁much ▁to ▁sink ▁this ▁fine ▁effort .— the ▁album ' s ▁sales ▁figures ▁fell ▁far ▁short ▁of ▁pro jections . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁Art ific ial ▁Parad ise ▁became ▁a ▁st ap le ▁in ▁cut - out ▁LP ▁b ins ▁all ▁across ▁the ▁U . S . ▁and ▁Canada ▁during ▁the ▁late ▁ 1