The First Day
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Label info: VIRGIN RECORDS, CDV 2712 Date: July 17, 1993 Type: CD Copyright: The copyright in this recording is owned by Virgin Records Ltd. ℗ 1993 Virgin Records Ltd. © 1993 Virgin Records Ltd. | |
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Release info:: Virgin Records (UK & EU), CDV 2712(CD) |
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Collaboration with Robert Fripp | |
Produced by David Sylvian and David Bottrill
Mixed by David Sylvian and David Bottrill
Engineered by David Bottrill
Assistant Engineers: John Yates, Dan McLoughlin, Trina Shoemaker, Mark Glass
Pre-Production and rehearsals at Applehead Studios, Woodstock, N.Y.
Recorded at Dreamland Studios, Woodstock, N.Y. and Kingsway Studios, New Orleans, December 1992 to March 1993
Recording co-ordinated by Richard Chadwick, assisted by Natasha White at Opium (Arts) Ltd.
Technical and strategic liaison by John Sinks
Design by Vaughan Oliver and Dave Coppenhall at V23.
Photography by Kevin Westenberg.
Design co-ordination by Catherine McRea
CD Booklet
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Tracklist
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| 1 | 1 |
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God's Monkey |
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| 1 | 2 |
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Jean The Birdman |
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| 1 | 3 |
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Firepower |
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| 1 | 4 |
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Brightness Falls |
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| 1 | 5 |
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20th Century Dreaming |
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| 1 | 6 |
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Darshan |
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| 1 | 7 | Bringing Down The Light |
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| CREDITS (musicians) : |
| David Sylvian | : | guitar, keyboards, tapes, vocals |
| Robert Fripp | : | guitar, frippertronics |
| Trey Gunn | : | grand and tenor sticks, vocals |
| David Bottrill | : | treatments, sampled percussion, computer programing |
| Jerry Marotta | : | drums |
| Marc Anderson | : | percussion |
| Ingrid Chavez | : | vocals |
Tracks 1, 6 published by Opium (Arts) Ltd. Crimson Music Real World Music.
Tracks 2, 3, 4, 5 published by Opium (Arts) Ltd. Crimson Music
Track 7 published by Crimson Music.
Lyrics by
David Sylvian
(tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 6)
Music by
David Bottrill
(tracks: 1, 6)
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David Sylvian
(tracks: 1 to 6)
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Robert Fripp and Trey
Gunn
(tracks: 1 to 6)
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