Porcupine Tree – Lightbulb Sun

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Label:	Kscope – SMACD827
Format:	CD , Album , Plastic Slipcase
Country:	UK
Released:	May 2000
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Prog Rock

Tracklist

1	Lightbulb Sun Drums – Chris Maitland Fretless Bass – Colin Edwin Synthesizer, Organ [Hammond] – Richard Barbieri Vocals, Guitar, Mellotron, Piano, Written-By – Steven Wilson	5:31
2	How Is Your Life Today? Backing Vocals – Chris Maitland Performer [Fairground], Percussion [Synthesized] – Richard Barbieri Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Dulcimer [Hammered], Written-By – Steven Wilson	2:46
3	Four Chords That Made A Million Drums – Chris Maitland Fretless Bass – Colin Edwin Synthesizer, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Richard Barbieri Vocals, Guitar, Sampler, Written-By – Steven Wilson	3:36
4	Shesmovedon Drums, Backing Vocals – Chris Maitland Fretless Bass – Colin Edwin Synthesizer, Organ [Hammond], Clavinet – Richard Barbieri Vocals, Guitar, Mellotron, Written-By – Steven Wilson Drums, Backing Vocals – Chris Maitland Fretless Bass – Colin Edwin Synthesizer, Organ [Hammond], Clavinet – Richard Barbieri Vocals, Guitar, Mellotron, Written-By – Steven Wilson	5:13
5	Last Chance To Evacuate Planet Earth Before It Is Recycled Drums – Chris Maitland Fretless Bass – Colin Edwin Synthesizer, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Mellotron – Richard Barbieri Vocals, Guitar, Banjo, Harp, Sampler, Written-By – Steven Wilson Drums – Chris Maitland Fretless Bass – Colin Edwin Synthesizer, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Mellotron – Richard Barbieri Vocals, Guitar, Banjo, Harp, Sampler, Written-By – Steven Wilson	4:48
5a	Winding Shot (Summer 1981)
5b	Last Chance To Evacuate Planet Earth Before It Is Recycled
6	The Rest Will Flow Bass – Colin Edwin Cello – Nick Parry Drums, Backing Vocals – Chris Maitland Organ [Hammond] – Richard Barbieri Viola – Sarah Heins Violin – Lisa Betteridge Violin, Viola – Stuart Gordon Vocals, Guitar, Written-By – Steven Wilson Bass – Colin Edwin Cello – Nick Parry Drums, Backing Vocals – Chris Maitland Organ [Hammond] – Richard Barbieri Viola – Sarah Heins Violin – Lisa Betteridge Violin, Viola – Stuart Gordon Vocals, Guitar, Written-By – Steven Wilson	3:24
7	Hatesong Drums – Chris Maitland Fretless Bass, Baglama [Saz], Drum Machine, Written-By – Colin Edwin Synthesizer, Percussion [Synthesized] – Richard Barbieri Vocals, Guitar, Mellotron, Written-By – Steven Wilson Written-By [Additional] – Edwin* Drums – Chris Maitland Fretless Bass, Baglama [Saz], Drum Machine, Written-By – Colin Edwin Synthesizer, Percussion [Synthesized] – Richard Barbieri Vocals, Guitar, Mellotron, Written-By – Steven Wilson Written-By [Additional] – Edwin*	8:26
8	Where We Would Be Fretless Bass – Colin Edwin Tom Tom [Floor Tom], Harmony Vocals – Chris Maitland Vocals, Guitar, Percussion, Written-By – Steven Wilson	4:12
9	Russia On Ice Bass, Guimbri, Written-By – Colin Edwin Cello – Nick Parry Drums, Backing Vocals, Written-By – Chris Maitland Synthesizer, Organ [Hammond], Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Effects [Insects], Written-By – Richard Barbieri Viola – Sarah Heins Violin – Lisa Betteridge Violin, Viola – Stuart Gordon Vocals, Guitar, Sampler, Written-By – Steven Wilson Written-By [Additional] – Barbieri* Bass, Guimbri, Written-By – Colin Edwin Cello – Nick Parry Drums, Backing Vocals, Written-By – Chris Maitland Synthesizer, Organ [Hammond], Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Effects [Insects], Written-By – Richard Barbieri Viola – Sarah Heins Violin – Lisa Betteridge Violin, Viola – Stuart Gordon Vocals, Guitar, Sampler, Written-By – Steven Wilson Written-By [Additional] – Barbieri*	13:03
10	Feel So Low Cello – Emmeline Brewer Synthesizer, Organ [Hammond] – Richard Barbieri Viola – Sarah Heins Violin – Lisa Betteridge Vocals, Guitar, Written-By – Steven Wilson Cello – Emmeline Brewer Synthesizer, Organ [Hammond] – Richard Barbieri Viola – Sarah Heins Violin – Lisa Betteridge Vocals, Guitar, Written-By – Steven Wilson	5:18

Companies, etc.

Record Company – Snapper Music
Mastered At – Abbey Road Studios
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Snapper Music
Copyright © – Snapper Music
Recorded At – No Man's Land (3)
Recorded At – Foel Studio
Mixed At – No Man's Land (3)

Credits

Arranged By – Porcupine Tree
Arranged By [Strings], Producer [Strings] – Dave Gregory
Mastered By – Chris Blair
Photography By – Luigi Colasanti Antonelli
Producer, Recorded By – Steven Wilson
Recorded By [Strings] – John Waterhouse (3)
Strings – The Minerva Quartet (tracks: 6, 9, 10)
Written-By – Wilson*

Notes

Recorded at Foel Studio, Llanfair Caerinon, Wales and at No Man's Land, Hemel Hampstead Nov. 1999-Jan. 2000.
Mixed at No Man's Land Feb. 2000.
Comes packaged inside a plastic transparent slipcover.
The Minerva Quartet are: Katy Latham, Lisa Betteridge, Sarah Heins & Emmeline Brewer.

℗ 2000 Snapper Music
© 2000 Snapper Music
Made in England

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 6 36551 28272 7
Matrix / Runout: 20270/1 041900 SMACD827
Label Code: LC01757

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	Lightbulb Sun (CDr, Album, Promo)	Snapper Music	none	UK	2000
New Submission	Lightbulb Sun (CD, Album, Unofficial Release)	Not On Label (Porcupine Tree)	PTCD 09000401	Russia	2000
New Submission	Lightbulb Sun (CD, Album)	One Music	ERCD 334	South Korea	2000
New Submission	Lightbulb Sun (CDr, Album, Promo)	Snapper Music	none	UK	2000
New Submission	Lightbulb Sun Special Edition (CD, Album, CD, Enhanced, 2×All Media, Limited Edition)	Helicon Records	SMACD827, SMACD841X, none	Israel	2000

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Reviews

tirkfl Nov 13, 2015
My copy has no transparent slipcover, but a transparent sticker with artistname and title on the front.
DiscDOiNK Mar 3, 2015
Does anybody have the Gates Of Dawn (GOD014) test pressings of Lightbulb Sun? And can you maybe add this as a release?

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