Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Piano [Assorted Pianos], Harmonium, Mellotron [S], Effects [Oscillator], Vocals [Vox]
Ego
Bass
Peter Hammill
Bass [Foot + Hand Bass]
Hugh Banton
Composed By
Peter Hammill
Cover
Bettina Hohls
Drums, Other [Symbol + Annapuma]
Guy Evans
Engineer
Rodney Sofa
Engineer [Rockfield]
Pat Moran
Empresas
Marketed By
B&C Records Ltd.
Distributed By
B&C Records Ltd.
Manufactured By
B&C Records Ltd.
Pressed By
EMI Records
Printed By
E.J. Day Group
Recorded At
Sofa Sound, Rockfield Studios, Island Studios
Mixed At
Trident Studios
Published By
Stratsong, Carlin
Notas da edição
1st pressing with Gatefold cover, lyrics inner sleeve and large Mad Hatter labels.
From back cover:
Marketed by B&C Records, 37 Soho Sq., London, W.1.
Printed & made by the E.J.Day Group, London & Bedford
From printed inner sleeve:
Recorded at Sofa Sound, Sussex (A1,A2,B2) and Rockfield Studios, Monmouthsire (A3,A4,B3) in September+October, 1973.
Vox+mellotrons on A1 & A2 were dubbed onto Sofa backing tracks at Rockfield.
The whole thing was mixed at Trident Studios, London in October 1973.
B1 recorded at Island Studios, London, April 1973.
Gordianisation: Troeller!
Grateful acknowledgements/random information dept:-
Run-ups: (Sofa) The Judge
(Foel)-(Rockfield) Capt. Banana or whatever
Initial integration location: Clearwell
Cuisine: (Rockfield+Sofa) Alice, (Clearwell) Frogs+Toads, "Smoky" O.S.A.
Truck+Hump: J. Buonuomo + the other 2 (sorry, but names lost in the ensuing madness)
Sofa bass presence: Red Max Hutchinson
R.S. Film crew: Sparkes, Jeept, Overload
Transatlantic co-ordination: Chris Konsczcs??
Comedy team: Dylan + Laddie
Others (in order of disappearance): Dave Anderson+reveried components, Pancho, Bjorn Ovid, the Big Girl, D.D., Tap-bat, picture-darts, golfwinks, Jean-Pierre Bumdrop, Meringue, All Wards, "N" Down+the fly circus, several taxi drivers in search of Mr. Feltham, Sue Jaxon, Sebastian -----
Peter Hammill, Dec'73/Jan'74
Lyrics included.
Modern (cities) / Wilhelmina (children) / The Lie (Bernini's St. Theresa) (religion/sex) / Forsaken Gardens (loss+hope) / Red Shift (scientific alienation) / Rubicon (choice) / A Louse Is Not A Home (search....I?)
Runouts are stamped.