Gone to Earth

~ Release by David Sylvian (see all versions of this release, 14 available)

Annotation

Produced for Klangfarben Productions
All tracks published by Opium (Arts) Ltd. except 1-4, 2-6, 2-9, and 2-10 published by Opium (Arts) Ltd. / E. G. Music and 2-2 published by Opium (Arts) Ltd. / EMI Music

℗© 1986 Virgin Records Ltd.

Includes 1-page promo sheet for other reissues of Japan-related releases, plus 26-page booklet with credits and lyrics in English and liner notes and lyrics in Japanese.

Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Disc 1): VJCP-36046 2A1 TO
Matrix / Runout (Disc 2): VJCP-36047 3A1 TO
Rights Society: JASRAC
Other (Disc 1 Catalogue #): VJCP-36046
Other (Disc 2 Catalogue #): VJCP-36047
Other (Disc 1 Secondary Catalogue #): CDVDL-1-1
Other (Disc 2 Secondary Catalogue #): CDVDL-1-2

Annotation last modified on 2024-10-04 19:25 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Taking the Veil
acoustic guitar:
Phil Palmer (guitarist)
bass:
Jennifer Maidman
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Steve Jansen (member of Japan)
electronic instruments [radio], guitar, keyboard and vocal:
David Sylvian
guitar [guitars]:
Robert Fripp
recording of:
Taking the Veil
lyricist and composer:
David Sylvian
4:40
2Laughter and Forgetting
effects [atmospherics] and vocal:
David Sylvian
flugelhorn:
Kenny Wheeler
piano:
John Taylor (British jazz pianist)
recording of:
Laughter and Forgetting
lyricist and composer:
David Sylvian
2:40
3Before the Bullfight
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Steve Jansen (member of Japan)
effects [atmospherics]:
Richard Barbieri
flugelhorn:
Kenny Wheeler
guitar [guitars], keyboard and vocal:
David Sylvian
solo acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars] and solo electric guitar [solo electric]:
Bill Nelson (English experimental musician)
recording of:
Before the Bullfight
lyricist and composer:
David Sylvian
9:45
4Gone to Earth
electronic instruments [frippertronics] and guitar [guitars]:
Robert Fripp
guitar and vocal:
David Sylvian
recording of:
Gone to Earth
writer:
Robert Fripp and David Sylvian
3:05
5Wave
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Steve Jansen (member of Japan)
electronic instruments [atmospherics]:
Richard Barbieri
electronic instruments [frippertronics] and solo guitar [solo guitar]:
Robert Fripp
flugelhorn:
Harry Beckett
guitar:
Bill Nelson (English experimental musician)
keyboard and vocal:
David Sylvian
recording of:
Wave
lyricist and composer:
David Sylvian
9:13
6River Man
bass [bass harmonics]:
Jennifer Maidman
electronic instruments [frippertronics] and guitar [sky saw]:
Robert Fripp
guitar [guitars], keyboard and vocal:
David Sylvian
percussion and sampler [sampled bass]:
Steve Jansen (member of Japan)
soprano saxophone:
Mel Collins
recording of:
River Man
lyricist and composer:
David Sylvian
4:54
7Silver Moon
bass:
Jennifer Maidman
drums (drum set):
Steve Jansen (member of Japan)
electronic instruments [frippertronics] and solo guitar [solo guitar]:
Robert Fripp
guitar [guitars]:
Bill Nelson (English experimental musician) and David Sylvian
keyboard and vocal:
David Sylvian
pedal steel guitar:
BJ Cole
soprano saxophone:
Mel Collins
recording of:
Silver Moon
lyricist and composer:
David Sylvian
6:08
2▶CD

Credits

Release

photography:David Buckland (photographer)
miscellaneous support:Richard Chadwick (MD of Opium (Arts) Ltd., a West London arts and artist management company founded in the early '80s by David Sylvian and Yuka Fujii to handle David Sylvian's artistic and business interests) (task: coordinator / recording co-ordinator)
Catherine Wilson (coordinator and advisor, assistant to Richard Chadwick, working at Opium (Arts) Ltd..) (task: coordinator / recording co-ordinator, assisted by)
assistant mixer:David Sylvian
mixer and engineer:Steve Nye (producer, engineer and pianist)
assistant engineer:Nick Blundell
Noel Haris
producer:Steve Nye (producer, engineer and pianist)
David Sylvian
design and artwork:Russell Mills (UK visual / sound artist)
manufactured by:東芝EMI 株式会社 (Toshiba EMI, record company, do not use as release label – check obi, back or disc for imprint! Ended 2007‐06‐29)
publisher:E.G. Music Ltd. (publisher)
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher)
Opium (Arts) Ltd.
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only)
produced for:Klangfarben Productions
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3909115 [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:Silver Moon
included in:Weatherbox
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/44217 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000650859 [info]
Wikidata:Q927231 [info]