David Sylvian – Weatherbox

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Label:	Virgin – DSCD1
Format:	CD , Album, Reissue CD , Album, Reissue CD , Album, Reissue CD , Album, Reissue CD , Album, Reissue Box Set , Compilation, Limited Edition
Country:	UK
Released:	Nov 1989
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Ambient

Tracklist

	Tree: Brilliant Trees
1-1	Pulling Punches Bass – Wayne Braithwaite* Drums, Synthesizer – Steve Jansen Electronics [Dictaphone], French Horn – Holger Czukay Guitar – Ronny Drayton* Piano, Synthesizer – David Sylvian Synthesizer – Richard Barbieri Trumpet – Mark Isham Bass – Wayne Braithwaite* Drums, Synthesizer – Steve Jansen Electronics [Dictaphone], French Horn – Holger Czukay Guitar – Ronny Drayton* Piano, Synthesizer – David Sylvian Synthesizer – Richard Barbieri Trumpet – Mark Isham	5:01
1-2	Ink In The Well Acoustic Guitar – Phil Palmer Double Bass – Danny Thompson Drums – Steve Jansen Flugelhorn – Kenny Wheeler Synthesizer – David Sylvian Acoustic Guitar – Phil Palmer Double Bass – Danny Thompson Drums – Steve Jansen Flugelhorn – Kenny Wheeler Synthesizer – David Sylvian	4:29
1-3	Nostalgia Drums, Percussion – Steve Jansen Electronics [Dictaphone] – Holger Czukay Flugelhorn – Kenny Wheeler Guitar, Synthesizer, Tape – David Sylvian Piano – Steve Nye Drums, Percussion – Steve Jansen Electronics [Dictaphone] – Holger Czukay Flugelhorn – Kenny Wheeler Guitar, Synthesizer, Tape – David Sylvian Piano – Steve Nye	5:39
1-4	Red Guitar Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Phil Palmer Bass – Wayne Braithwaite* Drums, Percussion – Steve Jansen Guitar – Ronny Drayton* Piano – Ryuichi Sakamoto Piano [Additional] – Steve Nye Synthesizer – David Sylvian Trumpet – Mark Isham Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Phil Palmer Bass – Wayne Braithwaite* Drums, Percussion – Steve Jansen Guitar – Ronny Drayton* Piano – Ryuichi Sakamoto Piano [Additional] – Steve Nye Synthesizer – David Sylvian Trumpet – Mark Isham	5:07
1-5	Weathered Wall Drums, Percussion – Steve Jansen Electronics [Dictaphone] – Holger Czukay Synthesizer – Richard Barbieri Synthesizer, Piano – Ryuichi Sakamoto Trumpet – Jon Hassell Drums, Percussion – Steve Jansen Electronics [Dictaphone] – Holger Czukay Synthesizer – Richard Barbieri Synthesizer, Piano – Ryuichi Sakamoto Trumpet – Jon Hassell	5:40
1-6	Backwaters Electronics [Dictaphone], Voice – Holger Czukay Percussion – Steve Jansen Piano, Piano [Treated], Synthesizer, Tape, Percussion – David Sylvian	4:49
1-7	Brilliant Trees Electronics [Dictaphone], Guitar – Holger Czukay Percussion – Steve Jansen Synthesizer – Ryuichi Sakamoto Trumpet – Jon Hassell	8:35
	Stone: Alchemy
	Words With The Shaman
2-1	Pt. 1 Ancient Evening Drums, Percussion, Keyboards [Additional] – Steve Jansen Electronics [Radio] – Holger Czukay Fretless Bass – Percy Jones Keyboards, Guitar, Tape – David Sylvian Trumpet – Jon Hassell Drums, Percussion, Keyboards [Additional] – Steve Jansen Electronics [Radio] – Holger Czukay Fretless Bass – Percy Jones Keyboards, Guitar, Tape – David Sylvian Trumpet – Jon Hassell	5:14
2-2	Pt. 2 Incantation Drums, Percussion, Keyboards [Additional] – Steve Jansen Electronics [Radio] – Holger Czukay Fretless Bass – Percy Jones Keyboards, Guitar, Tape – David Sylvian Trumpet – Jon Hassell Drums, Percussion, Keyboards [Additional] – Steve Jansen Electronics [Radio] – Holger Czukay Fretless Bass – Percy Jones Keyboards, Guitar, Tape – David Sylvian Trumpet – Jon Hassell	3:28
2-3	Pt. 3 Awakening (Songs From The Tree Tops) Drums, Percussion, Keyboards [Additional] – Steve Jansen Electronics [Radio] – Holger Czukay Fretless Bass – Percy Jones Keyboards, Guitar, Tape – David Sylvian Trumpet – Jon Hassell Drums, Percussion, Keyboards [Additional] – Steve Jansen Electronics [Radio] – Holger Czukay Fretless Bass – Percy Jones Keyboards, Guitar, Tape – David Sylvian Trumpet – Jon Hassell	5:16
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2-4	The Stigma Of Childhood (Kin) Performer, Written-By – David Sylvian	8:28
2-5	A Brief Conversation Ending In Divorce Computer [Programming], Engineer – Stuart Bruce Guitar, Synthesizer, Keyboards [Programming], Composed By – David Sylvian Mastered By [Original] – Tony Cousins Piano – John Taylor (2) Remastered By – Ian Gillespie Computer [Programming], Engineer – Stuart Bruce Guitar, Synthesizer, Keyboards [Programming], Composed By – David Sylvian Mastered By [Original] – Tony Cousins Piano – John Taylor (2) Remastered By – Ian Gillespie	3:28
2-6	Steel Cathedrals Electronics [Dictaphone] – Holger Czukay Engineer – Seigen Ono Flugelhorn – Kenny Wheeler Guitar [Abstractions] – Masami Tsuchiya Guitar, Electronics [Frippertronics] – Robert Fripp Keyboards, Tape, Percussion [Digital] – David Sylvian Mixed By – Walker* Percussion – Steve Jansen Piano, Strings – Ryuichi Sakamoto Electronics [Dictaphone] – Holger Czukay Engineer – Seigen Ono Flugelhorn – Kenny Wheeler Guitar [Abstractions] – Masami Tsuchiya Guitar, Electronics [Frippertronics] – Robert Fripp Keyboards, Tape, Percussion [Digital] – David Sylvian Mixed By – Walker* Percussion – Steve Jansen Piano, Strings – Ryuichi Sakamoto	18:52
	Earth: Gone To Earth
3-1	Taking The Veil Acoustic Guitar – Phil Palmer Bass – Ian Maidman Drums, Percussion – Steve Jansen Guitar – Robert Fripp Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar, Electronics [Radio] – David Sylvian Acoustic Guitar – Phil Palmer Bass – Ian Maidman Drums, Percussion – Steve Jansen Guitar – Robert Fripp Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar, Electronics [Radio] – David Sylvian	4:40
3-2	Laughter And Forgetting Flugelhorn – Kenny Wheeler Keyboards – John Taylor (2) Vocals, Electronics [Atmospherics] – David Sylvian	2:40
3-3	Before The Bullfight Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar [Solo] – Bill Nelson Drums, Percussion – Steve Jansen Electronics [Atmospherics] – Richard Barbieri Flugelhorn – Kenny Wheeler Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar – David Sylvian Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar [Solo] – Bill Nelson Drums, Percussion – Steve Jansen Electronics [Atmospherics] – Richard Barbieri Flugelhorn – Kenny Wheeler Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar – David Sylvian	9:45
3-4	Gone To Earth Guitar, Electronics [Frippertronics] – Robert Fripp Vocals, Guitar – David Sylvian	3:01
3-5	Wave Drums, Percussion – Steve Jansen Electronics [Atmospherics] – Richard Barbieri Flugelhorn – Harry Beckett Guitar – Bill Nelson Guitar [Solo], Electronics [Frippertronics] – Robert Fripp Vocals, Keyboards – David Sylvian Drums, Percussion – Steve Jansen Electronics [Atmospherics] – Richard Barbieri Flugelhorn – Harry Beckett Guitar – Bill Nelson Guitar [Solo], Electronics [Frippertronics] – Robert Fripp Vocals, Keyboards – David Sylvian	9:13
3-6	River Man Bass [Harmonics] – Ian Maidman Guitar [Sky Saw], Electronics [Frippertronics] – Robert Fripp Percussion, Bass [Sampled] – Steve Jansen Soprano Saxophone – Mel Collins Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar – David Sylvian Bass [Harmonics] – Ian Maidman Guitar [Sky Saw], Electronics [Frippertronics] – Robert Fripp Percussion, Bass [Sampled] – Steve Jansen Soprano Saxophone – Mel Collins Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar – David Sylvian	4:53
3-7	Silver Moon Bass – Ian Maidman Drums – Steve Jansen Guitar [Solo], Electronics [Frippertronics] – Robert Fripp Pedal Steel Guitar – B.J. Cole* Soprano Saxophone – Mel Collins Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar – David Sylvian Bass – Ian Maidman Drums – Steve Jansen Guitar [Solo], Electronics [Frippertronics] – Robert Fripp Pedal Steel Guitar – B.J. Cole* Soprano Saxophone – Mel Collins Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar – David Sylvian	6:07
	Water: Gone To Earth Instrumental
4-1	The Healing Place Guitar [Solo] – Bill Nelson	5:27
4-2	Answered Prayers Acoustic Guitar – Bill Nelson	3:09
4-3	Where The Railroad Meets The Sea Piano – Steve Nye	2:51
4-4	The Wooden Cross	4:59
4-5	Silver Moon Over Sleeping Steeples Pedal Steel Guitar – B.J. Cole*	2:21
4-6	Camp Fire: Coyote Country Guitar [Solo] – Robert Fripp	3:50
4-7	A Bird Of Prey Vanishes Into A Bright Blue Cloudless Sky	3:15
4-8	Home	4:30
4-9	Sunlight Seen Through Towering Trees Guitar [Solo] – Bill Nelson	2:59
4-10	Upon This Earth Guitar [Solo] – Robert Fripp	6:24
	Light: Secrets Of The Beehive
5-1	September Arranged By [Strings] – Ryuichi Sakamoto Piano, Vocals – David Sylvian	1:17
5-2	The Boy With The Gun Acoustic Guitar, Organ, Synthesizer, Vocals – David Sylvian Double Bass – Danny Thompson Electric Guitar – David Torn Organ, Synthesizer, Arranged By [Strings] – Ryuichi Sakamoto Percussion – Danny Cummings Acoustic Guitar, Organ, Synthesizer, Vocals – David Sylvian Double Bass – Danny Thompson Electric Guitar – David Torn Organ, Synthesizer, Arranged By [Strings] – Ryuichi Sakamoto Percussion – Danny Cummings	5:18
5-3	Maria Loops [Loop] – David Torn Piano [Treated], Organ, Arranged By [Strings] – Ryuichi Sakamoto Synthesizer, Tape, Vocals – David Sylvian	2:50
5-4	Orpheus Acoustic Guitar, Synthesizer, Vocals – David Sylvian Arranged By [Orchestra] – Brian Gascoigne Double Bass – Danny Thompson Drums – Steve Jansen Flugelhorn – Mark Isham Piano, Synthesizer – Ryuichi Sakamoto Slide Guitar – Phil Palmer Acoustic Guitar, Synthesizer, Vocals – David Sylvian Arranged By [Orchestra] – Brian Gascoigne Double Bass – Danny Thompson Drums – Steve Jansen Flugelhorn – Mark Isham Piano, Synthesizer – Ryuichi Sakamoto Slide Guitar – Phil Palmer	4:48
5-5	The Devil's Own Piano [Treated], Synthesizer, Tape, Vocals – David Sylvian Piano, Organ, Arranged By [Woodwind] – Ryuichi Sakamoto	3:11
5-6	When Poets Dreamed Of Angels Acoustic Guitar – Phil Palmer Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – David Sylvian Arranged By [Strings] – Ryuichi Sakamoto Percussion – Danny Cummings Trumpet – Mark Isham Acoustic Guitar – Phil Palmer Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – David Sylvian Arranged By [Strings] – Ryuichi Sakamoto Percussion – Danny Cummings Trumpet – Mark Isham	4:45
5-7	Mother And Child Acoustic Guitar – David Torn Double Bass – Danny Thompson Percussion – Danny Cummings Piano, Organ – Ryuichi Sakamoto Vocals – David Sylvian Acoustic Guitar – David Torn Double Bass – Danny Thompson Percussion – Danny Cummings Piano, Organ – Ryuichi Sakamoto Vocals – David Sylvian	3:12
5-8	Let The Happiness In Arranged By [String] – Brian Gascoigne Percussion – Steve Jansen Synthesizer, Organ, Arranged By [Brass] – Ryuichi Sakamoto Synthesizer, Organ, Vocals – David Sylvian Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Mark Isham Arranged By [String] – Brian Gascoigne Percussion – Steve Jansen Synthesizer, Organ, Arranged By [Brass] – Ryuichi Sakamoto Synthesizer, Organ, Vocals – David Sylvian Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Mark Isham	5:33
5-9	Waterfront Piano, Arranged By [Strings] – Ryuichi Sakamoto Vocals – David Sylvian	3:22

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Virgin Records Ltd.
Copyright © – Virgin Records Ltd.
Glass Mastered At – Nimbus

Credits

Composed By – Jansen* (tracks: 2-3)
Composed By, Arranged By – David Sylvian (tracks: 5-1 to 5-9)
Coordinator [Recording Co-ordinator: Assisted By] – Catherine Wilson (tracks: 3-1 to 5-9)
Coordinator [Recording Co-ordinator] – Richard Chadwick (2) (tracks: 2-6 to 5-9)
Design, Artwork [Art] – Russell Mills
Engineer – Steve Nye (tracks: 1-1 to 1-7, 3-1 to 5-9)
Engineer [Assistant] – Roland Prent* (tracks: 5-1 to 5-9)
Engineer [Second] – Richard Moakes (tracks: 5-1 to 5-9)
Instruments [All] – David Sylvian (tracks: 4-1 to 4-10)
Liner Notes – Steve Lake (2)
Mastered By – Tony Cousins (tracks: 5-1 to 5-9)
Mixed By – Steve Nye (tracks: 1-1, 1-3 to 1-5, 1-7, 2-6 to 5-9)
Mixed By [Assistant] – P. Williams* (tracks: 1-1, 1-3 to 1-5, 1-7)
Music By, Words By – Jon Hassell (tracks: 1-5, 1-7)
Photography By – David Buckland
Producer – Steve Nye (tracks: 1-1 to 1-7, 2-5, 3-1 to 5-9)
Written-By – Fripp* (tracks: 3-4, 4-6, 4-10)

Notes

"Words With The Shaman" recorded in London 1985.
"The Stigma Of Childhood (Kin)" is an excerpt from the score of "Kin", a show devised by Gaby Agis and Kate Blacker, premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London, 8th September 1987.
"A Brief Conversation Ending In Divorce" recorded in London, June 1989. Originally cut at the Townhouse, re-mastered at Tape.
"Steel Cathedrals" is the soundtrack to the short film by David Sylvian and Yasuyuki Yamaguchi, recorded in Tokyo & London 1984/85.
"Gone To Earth" & "Gone To Earth Instrumental" recorded in London and Oxfordshire 1985/86.
"Secrets Of The Beehive" recorded in London and Bath; Chateau Miraval, Le Val; Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum.

The duration of Disc 2, Track 6, "Steel Cathedrals," is erroneously listed as 3:28 on the rear insert of Disc 2.

Box includes a 60-page booklet in card sleeve, a fold-out catalogue poster and individual custom printed jewel cases.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 5 012981 000134
Barcode (Scanned): 5012981000134
Matrix / Runout (CD 1): DSCD 1/1 ⋅ MASTERED BY NIMBUS
Matrix / Runout (CD 2): DSCD 1/2 ⋅ MASTERED BY NIMBUS
Matrix / Runout (CD 3): DSCD 1/3 ⋅ MASTERED BY NIMBUS
Matrix / Runout (CD 4): DSCD 1/4 : MASTERED BY NIMBUS
Matrix / Runout (CD 5): DSCD 1/5 ⋅ MASTERED BY NIMBUS
Matrix / Runout (CD 1; Variant 2): DSCD 1/1 ⋅ ⋅MASTERED⋅ ⋅BY NIMBUS⋅
Matrix / Runout (CD 2; Variant 2): DSCD 1/2 ⋅ MASTERED BY NIMBUS
Matrix / Runout (CD 3; Variant 2): DSCD 1/3 ⋅ ⋅MASTERED⋅ ⋅BY NIMBUS⋅
Matrix / Runout (CD 4; Variant 2): DSCD 1/4 : MASTERED BY NIMBUS
Matrix / Runout (CD 5; Variant 2): DSCD 1/5 ⋅ ⋅MASTERED⋅ ⋅BY NIMBUS⋅

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Weatherbox (CD, Album, Reissue, CD, Album, Reissue, CD, Album, Reissue, CD, Album, Reissue, CD, Album, Reissue, Box Set, Compilation, Limited Edition)	Virgin	VJD-251~5, DSCD1	Japan	1989

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Reviews

spiderfriend Sep 16, 2023
Edited one year ago

Beautiful box set that obviously had some production issues. My copy, purchsed in Calgary at the HMV in Sunridge Mall in early 1990, thanks Cheryl, came with two Gone to Earth (instrumental) rear inserts and is obviously missing the Gone to Earth (vocals) rear insert. I also must agree that Secrets of the Beehive is a bit thin, and since I already had the Canadian Disque Americ CD release I missed Forbidden Colours. I realize that Forbidden Colours was added as a bonus track but it fit so beautifully... and moron that I was back then I had traded that rare edition in with other discs to help pay for the 'upgrade', little did I realize...
SignourneyWeaver Dec 14, 2022
Possibly the most beautiful boxset ever produced it would be wonderful to see it reissued with updated artwork and card sleeves (not jewel cases). Russell Mills artwork is exquisite on this release and never have artist and musician worked so well together as do Sylvian and Mills on Weatherbox
rebopmusic Aug 26, 2022
Got my copy here on Discogs. I already owned literally everything else by JBKS and this rounds ithe collection out nicely. Sure does look great on that bookshelf! Sure does sound great in that cd player! Just about the nicest packaging I've ever seen. Well worth the 100 rupees it cost me!
ttooyyss Jun 25, 2010
Edited 14 years ago

Pros and cons on Weatherbox: 1.- Superb, incredibly detailed artwork.
2.- 1 Track from the original Alchemy is MISSING: the Preparations for a journey. There are 2 new tracks from the B-side of Pop song maxi single but these 2 tracks are not quite match here. So if you want the complete Alchemy, you have to buy the original CD-release. AVOID the remaster-series while they are awful in soundquality: boosted, overcompressed and lack of the original transient details. Shit.
2.- Brilliant trees pressing is even more precise here compared to the original UK-virgin CD release. I think this Weatherbox-release is the best man can have qualitywise. BUUUT:
3.- Soundquality of Secrets of the beehive is VERY bad here in the Weatherbox. Very different "mastering". Like a cheap cassette-recording. The original '87 UK Virgin CD-release is brilliant, a very natural, superpresice high-end studio recording lacking of any boosts, excesses. I don't understand how can a soundengineer and the other personnel do such VERY bad work? It's the same to the Approaching silence. The EU version is shit and mastered from a very bad tape, the Shakti-release is bright and precise. No tape used. Everyone is stupid... You better off with purchasing this CD also separately. It worths every penny, while I consider it one of the best albums ever.