Fact and Fiction: The Definitive Edition

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1▼CD: Studio: 1982
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	We Are Sane drums (drum set): Brian Devoil electric bass guitar and keyboard: Clive Mitten guitar: Andy Revell lead vocals: Geoff Mann (English vocalist, Twelfth Night) recording of: We Are Sane (in 1982) writer: Twelfth Night (British prog band)		10:23
2	Human Being drums (drum set): Brian Devoil electric bass guitar and keyboard: Clive Mitten guitar: Andy Revell lead vocals: Geoff Mann (English vocalist, Twelfth Night) recording of: Human Being (in 1982) writer: Twelfth Night (British prog band)		7:48
3	This City drums (drum set): Brian Devoil electric bass guitar and keyboard: Clive Mitten guitar: Andy Revell lead vocals: Geoff Mann (English vocalist, Twelfth Night) recording of: This City (in 1982) lyricist: Geoff Mann (English vocalist, Twelfth Night) and Clive Mitten composer: Clive Mitten		4:01
4	World Without End drums (drum set): Brian Devoil electric bass guitar and keyboard: Clive Mitten guitar: Andy Revell additional vocals: Jane Mann (Geoff Mann’s wife) vocals: Geoff Mann (English vocalist, Twelfth Night) recording of: World Without End (in 1982) writer: Twelfth Night (British prog band)		1:51
5	Fact and Fiction drums (drum set): Brian Devoil electric bass guitar and keyboard: Clive Mitten guitar: Andy Revell additional vocals: Jane Mann (Geoff Mann’s wife) lead vocals: Geoff Mann (English vocalist, Twelfth Night) recording of: Fact and Fiction (in 1982) writer: Twelfth Night (British prog band)		3:59
6	The Poet Sniffs a Flower bass and keyboard: Clive Mitten drums (drum set): Brian Devoil guitar: Andy Revell recording of: The Poet Sniffs a Flower (in 1982) writer: Twelfth Night (British prog band)		3:50
7	Creepshow drums (drum set): Brian Devoil electric bass guitar and keyboard: Clive Mitten guitar: Andy Revell lead vocals: Geoff Mann (English vocalist, Twelfth Night) recording of: Creepshow (in 1982) writer: Twelfth Night (British prog band)		11:50
8	Love Song drums (drum set): Brian Devoil electric bass guitar and keyboard: Clive Mitten guitar: Andy Revell lead vocals: Geoff Mann (English vocalist, Twelfth Night) recording of: Love Song (in 1982) writer: Twelfth Night (British prog band)		5:41
9	Being Human		3:46
10	Paradise Locked		0:24
11	East of Eden recording of: East of Eden writer: Twelfth Night (British prog band)		3:24
12	Eleanor Rigby cover recording of: Eleanor Rigby written in: London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1965) and Weybridge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (from 1965 until 1966) writer: John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) publisher: Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Maclen Publishing Co. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) written at: Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1966)		3:22

2▼CD: Live: 1983–2012, Demos: 1982
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	We Are Sane recording of: We Are Sane writer: Twelfth Night (British prog band)		11:54
2	Human Being recording of: Human Being writer: Twelfth Night (British prog band)		8:09
3	This City recording of: This City lyricist: Geoff Mann (English vocalist, Twelfth Night) and Clive Mitten composer: Clive Mitten		3:57
4	World Without End recording of: World Without End writer: Twelfth Night (British prog band)		1:34
5	Fact and Fiction		5:34
6	The Poet Sniffs a Flower		3:38
7	Creepshow recording of: Creepshow writer: Twelfth Night (British prog band)		12:27
8	Love Song recorded at: Twelfth Night at Marquee Club (1983-11-05) live recording of: Love Song (on 1983-11-05) writer: Twelfth Night (British prog band)		7:56
9	Fact and Fiction		4:43
10	Constant (Fact and Fiction) recording of: Constant (Fact & Fiction) writer: Twelfth Night (British prog band)		2:24
11	Fistful of Bubbles recording of: Fistful of Bubbles writer: Twelfth Night (British prog band)		3:18
12	Leader recording of: Leader writer: Twelfth Night (British prog band)		2:41
13	Dancing in the Dream recording of: Dancing in the Dream writer: Twelfth Night (British prog band)		2:58
14	Creepshow (After the Bomb)		3:53

3▼CD: Covers and Interpretations: 1983–2018
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Electro Sane	Dean Baker		1:26
2	We Are Sane cover recording of: We Are Sane writer: Twelfth Night (British prog band)	Mark Spencer		11:07
3	Human Being cover recording of: Human Being writer: Twelfth Night (British prog band)	Pendragon		6:51
4	This City cover recording of: This City lyricist: Geoff Mann (English vocalist, Twelfth Night) and Clive Mitten composer: Clive Mitten	Tim Bowness		4:41
5	This City cover recording of: This City lyricist: Geoff Mann (English vocalist, Twelfth Night) and Clive Mitten composer: Clive Mitten	Coburg		5:21
6	World Without End cover recording of: World Without End writer: Twelfth Night (British prog band)	Clive Nolan		2:18
7	Fact and Fiction cover recording of: Fact and Fiction writer: Twelfth Night (British prog band)	Galahad		5:01
8	The Poet Sniffs a Flower cover recording of: The Poet Sniffs a Flower writer: Twelfth Night (British prog band)	Mark Spencer		3:42
9	Creepyshow recording of: Creepshow writer: Twelfth Night (British prog band)	Twelfth Night		11:58
10	Love Song cover recording of: Love Song writer: Twelfth Night (British prog band)	Alan Reed & Kim Seviour		5:55
11	Don’t Make Me Laugh drums (drum set): Brian Devoil (in 1983-10) keyboard: Rick Battersby (in 1983-10) lead vocals: Axe (Nigel Atkins, ex‐Twelfth Night vocalist) (in 1983-09) recording of: Fact and Fiction (in 1983-10) writer: Twelfth Night (British prog band)	Axe		3:52
12	Fact and Fiction recorded at: Eh! Geoff Mann Band + For Absent Friends at Noorderligt (1992-05-14) live recording of: Fact and Fiction (on 1992-05-14) writer: Twelfth Night (British prog band)	Eh! Geoff Mann Band		4:20
13	Love Song recorded at: Eh! Geoff Mann Band + For Absent Friends at Noorderligt (1992-05-14) live recording of: Love Song (on 1992-05-14) writer: Twelfth Night (British prog band)	Eh! Geoff Mann Band		6:51

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Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/12168811 [info]
purchase for mail-order:	http://twelfthnight.info/?cds=fact-and-fiction-the-definitive-edition [info]

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Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/279686 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Twelfth-night/Fact-and-fiction [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/twelfth-night/fact-and-fiction/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/93529/ [info] https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=1350 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000842420 [info]
Wikidata:	Q16385665 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 5060161580556
Format:: 3×CD
Length:: 3:28:49

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Type:: Album
Packaging:: Digipak
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Festival Music
201805

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United Kingdom
2018

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