Porcupine Tree – The Incident

Sounds pretty nice, but like the other Transmission pressings I’ve gotten, the jacket is hella flimsy and both disks are warped to some degree, though doesn’t affect playback on my ttable. And I got this one from Amazon. Go figure.

Transmission pressings have yet to fail me, this sounds amazing and the QC is excellant as always. Highly recommend this.

Honestly?.... it's one of the worst PT albums.

Time Flies is a great song, but it's just a pink Floyd Dogs cover. Fact. The whole 50 minute 'song' thing it's wrapped in, doesn't make sense, since its components are actually complete, individualized tracks. Compare this with say Transatlantic's Whirlwind or Sleep's Jerusalem - those are giant songs with multiple parts - this isn't, so I dunno why it pretends to be. The tracks aren't just sonically disted, but stylistically too - one track will be metal, next one will be 60s style pop or prog-rock, it's like they couldn't figure out what this album is supposed to be, couldn't find its own voice - the hallmarks of an unfinished work.

None of the component tracks are memorable either, save for Time Flies, and the overarching concept is also very weak, and doesn't do much to tie the tracks together, beyond their sonic discontinuity/stylistic dissimilarity. I reading that it was a 25-odd min track that just kept growing - now I know I don't need to tell Wilson this, but once you have sufficient material, you need to begin a trimming process. Less really is more. Lest you end up with these unnecessary musical barnacles weighing the whole thing down and it again becomes unfinished.

If anyone reading this feels the urge to scratch the PT huge-track itch, just give Moonloop 40'00" version another spin and thank me later.

Or listen to Green Carnation's track, even the crap part in that still fits in as an interlude. Or Mike Oldfield Amarok, what a naturally flowing classic. Or EOS 'Crimson' with its lovely storytelling. Flaming Lips 6-hour song which feels like a gigantic 3-minute pop song. Man I could talk about this 1-big-song thing all day but I better stop - suffice it to say if anyone thinks this is what an album-length song should sound like, they've never actually heard one.

Disc 2's songs are all excellent though; they should have instead released an EP with Time Flies and the tracks from disc 2 and it would've been for the better.

Luckily P/T/C/C was a welcome return to form, and Wilson's solo stuff has been consistently magnificent in the interim. I'm glad this didn't end up being their epitaph, cuz it's uh...pretty crap.

Spectacular pressing! Extremely wide soundstage, full, satisfying bass and kick drum, clear highs, great details and separation, ... you name it, this offers everything a great vinyl pressing should sound like! Not among my favorite Porcupine Tree albums, but certainly among the best sounding pressings of their albums.

As a side note, I precautionary store the vinyl separately from the outer sleeve. If this really is PVC (not to be confused with the harmless PP or PE most protective sleeves for records are made of) it can potentially damage the vinyl over time, because of the infamous 'degassing' process.

Another Transmission great pressing, I'm getting repetitive but to me every single Porcupine Tree album on Wilson label is top notch quality. Get them now before prices eventually go higher....

If anyone wants to sell this for me? Please me.

Does every copy come with a newspaper? Cause I thought it was pretty rare when I got my copy. 😅

fantastic quality ! no background-noise - perfect remix ! super space-room on my B&W speakers

What no review !?!
I have copy 478/2000 bought on first day of release. Obviously a digital source was used but an absolutely superb sound on my Rega 7. Superb stuff. The whole package with those very very creepy cabbage headed screaming people in the wood, gives me the willies ?!?!? Don't misconstrue that phrase!
The very last studio release just as PT were about to become a massive musical presence on the worldwide rock scene, they even played at Donnington for God's sake, playing most of their heavier songs. Why did SW break up the band, ( ziggy played guitar ?!?!) I cannot ever fathom why ? But I suspect his manager Mr Leaf had a lot of influence at the time. I recall some interviews in Carbon Nation from 2009 that would confirm that. Why couldn't SW have run his solo career along side PT or was it about not sharing out the money? I dunno. Doubt that anyone of us on the outside will ever know.
But after the genuinely bad sounding Future Bites debacle where many of his long standing ers left the ship in droves, me included, we have had the announcement of the revived PT, but no Colin Edwin, why, where is Colin?
Anyway, this album in this format is simply a superb example of modern progressive rock music. This is not a retread of Yes or Genesis but new music , sure you'll hear the influence of a certain Mr D. Gilmour on the solo of Time Flies. Similar to the end solo on a certain song on Animals, no ??? Yes !
Sorry my version is not for sale. I am very pleased to own nearly all SW/PT and his associated projects on vinyl lps having become a fan way back in 1993, I think ??? It was whenever Voyage 34 came out, it sounded so much like Floyd and that muted riff from On The Run, you know what I mean. On Sunday of Life is interesting in a psychedelic manner but not really prog. An exercise in psych homage, but much better was soon to follow.
A great band to start following but potential collectors be aware, it could cost you a fortune once you catch the bug. I know from personal experience. And I was buying first time round !!! God knows what today's prices are like, scary I guess.

Nice release. Flat, quiet. Great sound. But! I had to replace it once. There was nasty scratch on one of the sides.