David Sylvian – Gone To Earth

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Label:	Virgin – VDLI
Format:	2 x Vinyl , LP, Album
Country:	UK
Released:	Sep 1986
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Ambient

Tracklist

A1	Taking The Veil Acoustic Guitar – Phil Palmer Bass Guitar – Ian Maidman Drums, Percussion – Steve Jansen Guitar [Guitars] – Robert Fripp Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar, Electronics [Radio] – David Sylvian Written-By – Sylvian* Acoustic Guitar – Phil Palmer Bass Guitar – Ian Maidman Drums, Percussion – Steve Jansen Guitar [Guitars] – Robert Fripp Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar, Electronics [Radio] – David Sylvian Written-By – Sylvian*	4:40
A2	Laughter & Forgetting Flugelhorn – Kenny Wheeler Piano – John Taylor (2) Vocals, Effects [Atmospherics] – David Sylvian Written-By – Sylvian*	2:40
A3	Before The Bullfight Drums, Percussion – Steve Jansen Effects [Atmospherics] – Richard Barbieri Electric Guitar [Solo], Acoustic Guitar – Bill Nelson Flugelhorn – Kenny Wheeler Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar [Guitars] – David Sylvian Written-By – Sylvian* Drums, Percussion – Steve Jansen Effects [Atmospherics] – Richard Barbieri Electric Guitar [Solo], Acoustic Guitar – Bill Nelson Flugelhorn – Kenny Wheeler Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar [Guitars] – David Sylvian Written-By – Sylvian*	9:55
A4	Gone To Earth Guitar [Guitars], Electronics [Frippertronics] – Robert Fripp Vocals, Guitar – David Sylvian Written-By – Sylvian/Fripp*	3:00
B1	Wave Drums, Percussion – Steve Jansen Electronics [Atmospherics] – Richard Barbieri Flugelhorn – Harry Beckett Guitar – Bill Nelson Guitar [Solo Guitars], Loops [Frippertronics] – Robert Fripp Vocals, Keyboards – David Sylvian Written-By – Sylvian* Drums, Percussion – Steve Jansen Electronics [Atmospherics] – Richard Barbieri Flugelhorn – Harry Beckett Guitar – Bill Nelson Guitar [Solo Guitars], Loops [Frippertronics] – Robert Fripp Vocals, Keyboards – David Sylvian Written-By – Sylvian*	9:13
B2	River Man Bass [Bass Harmonics] – Ian Maidman Guitar [Sky-saw], Loops [Frippertronics] – Robert Fripp Percussion, Bass [Sampled Bass] – Steve Jansen Soprano Saxophone – Mel Collins Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar [Guitars] – David Sylvian Written-By – Sylvian* Bass [Bass Harmonics] – Ian Maidman Guitar [Sky-saw], Loops [Frippertronics] – Robert Fripp Percussion, Bass [Sampled Bass] – Steve Jansen Soprano Saxophone – Mel Collins Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar [Guitars] – David Sylvian Written-By – Sylvian*	4:50
B3	Silver Moon Bass – Ian Maidman Drums – Steve Jansen Guitar [Guitars] – Bill Nelson Guitar [Solo], Loops [Frippertronics] – Robert Fripp Pedal Steel Guitar – B.J. Cole* Soprano Saxophone – Mel Collins Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar [Guitars] – David Sylvian Written-By – Sylvian* Bass – Ian Maidman Drums – Steve Jansen Guitar [Guitars] – Bill Nelson Guitar [Solo], Loops [Frippertronics] – Robert Fripp Pedal Steel Guitar – B.J. Cole* Soprano Saxophone – Mel Collins Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar [Guitars] – David Sylvian Written-By – Sylvian*	6:05
C1	The Healing Place Guitar [Solo Guitar] – Bill Nelson Written-By – Sylvian*	5:30
C2	Answered Prayers Acoustic Guitar – Bill Nelson Written-By – Sylvian*	3:10
C3	Where The Railroad Meets The Sea Piano – Steve Nye Written-By – Sylvian*	2:55
C4	The Wooden Cross Written-By – Sylvian*	5:00
C5	Silver Moon Over Sleeping Steeples Pedal Steel Guitar – B.J. Cole* Written-By – Sylvian*	2:25
D1	Camp Fire: Coyote Country Guitar [Solo Guitar] – Robert Fripp Written-By – Sylvian/Fripp*	3:45
D2	A Bird Of Prey Vanishes Into A Bright Blue Cloudless Sky Written-By – Sylvian*	3:20
D3	Home Written-By – Sylvian*	4:35
D4	Sunlight Seen Through Towering Trees Guitar [Solo Guitar] – Bill Nelson Written-By – Sylvian*	3:00
D5	Upon This Earth Guitar [Solo Guitar] – Robert Fripp Written-By – Sylvian/Fripp*	6:30

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Virgin Records Ltd.
Copyright © – Virgin Records Ltd.
Published By – Opium (Arts) Ltd.
Published By – E.G. Music
Published By – EMI Music Publishers Ltd.
Produced For – Klangfarben Productions
Mastered At – The Town House
Pressed By – EMI Records

Credits

Artwork [Art], Design – Russell Mills
Coordinator [Recording Co-ordinator, Assisted By] – Catherine Wilson
Coordinator [Recording Co-ordinator] – Richard Chadwick (2)
Engineer [Assisted By] – Noel Haris (2)
Engineer [Engineered By] – Steve Nye
Instruments – David Sylvian
Mixed By – Steve Nye
Mixed By [Assisted By] – David Sylvian
Photography By – David Buckland
Producer [Produced By] – Steve Nye

Notes

This version has the German test pressing Matrix codes stamped on sides C & D a struck through

Issued in a gatefold sleeve. Both vinyls are housed in DRG Packaging white paper inner sleeves

All tracks published by Opium (Arts) Ltd. except
A4, D1 & D5 Opium (Arts) Ltd. / E.G. Music
C2 Opium (Arts) Ltd. / EMI Music Publishers Ltd

℗ & © Virgin Records Ltd. 1986
Manufactured in the UK

Recorded In London & Oxfordshire 1985-86
For Klangfarben Productions

Special Thanks To Yuka Fujii

The voice of J.G. Bennett by kind permission of Mrs. E. Bennett
The voice of Audio Arts

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Scanned): 5012981239015
Barcode (Text): 5 012981 239015
Matrix / Runout (Side A only etched): TOWNHOUSE
Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped): VDL 1 A-2U-1-3-3 D
Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped): VDL 1 B-2U-1-1-3-3 D
Matrix / Runout (Side C, stamped with German test pressing Matrix strikethrough): VDL 1 C-6U-1-1-2 DM 302802 A-1/7-86
Matrix / Runout (Side D, stamped with German test pressing Matrix strike through): VDL 1 D-3U-1-1-2 014 DM 302802 B-1/7-86

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Gone To Earth (2×LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold)	Virgin	302 803, 302 803-420	Europe	1986
Recently Edited	Gone To Earth (2×LP, Album)	Virgin	VDL1, VDLI	UK	1986
Recently Edited	Gone To Earth (Cassette, Album)	Virgin	502 803, 502 803-121	Europe	1986
Recently Edited	Gone To Earth (2×LP, Album)	Virgin	VD2393	Canada	1986
	Gone To Earth (2×LP, Album, Gatefold)	Virgin	VDLI	Italy	1986