Porcupine Tree – Fear Of A Blank Planet
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Transmission Recordings – TRANSMISSION 25.2 |
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Europe |
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Rock |
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Progressive Metal |
Tracklist
| A1 | Fear Of A Blank Planet | 7:28 | |
| A2 | My Ashes | 5:09 | |
| B | Anesthetize | 17:52 | |
| C1 | Sentimental | 5:26 | |
| C2 | Way Out Of Here | 7:38 | |
| D | Sleep Together | 7:26 |
Companies, etc.
- Marketed By – Burning Shed
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Snapper Music Ltd.
- Copyright © – Snapper Music Ltd.
- Published By – Hands Off It's Mine Publishing
- Recorded At – No Man's Land (3)
- Recorded At – Bourne Place
- Recorded At – New Rising Studios
- Recorded At – The Artillery (2)
- Recorded At – Nightspace
- Recorded At – Mark Angelo Studios
- Recorded At – Red Room Recorders
- Recorded At – DGM World Central
- Mastered At – Close To The Edge
- Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – BG37263
- Lacquer Cut At – Optimal Media GmbH
Credits
- Arranged By [Strings], Orchestrated By – Dave Stewart
- Arranged By, Producer [Guitars] [Strings] – SW*
- Backing Vocals – John Wesley (3)
- Bass Guitar – Colin Edwin
- Booking [Booking Agency] – The Agency Group
- Booking [Booking Agent Europe] – Derek Kemp
- Booking [Booking Agent USA] – Steve Martin (18)
- Contractor [Strings Session Fixer] – Isobel Griffiths
- Design – Carl Glover (4)
- Drums – Gavin Harrison
- Engineer [Guitars] – Mark Prator
- Engineer [Strings] – Steve Price (6)
- Keyboards, Synthesizer – Richard Barbieri
- Lacquer Cut By – MK*
- Leader [Strings] – Gavyn Wright
- Lyrics By – Steven Wilson
- Management – Andy Leff
- Music By – Steven Wilson (tracks: A1 to C1, D)
- Photography By – Lasse Hoile
- Producer [Guitars] – John Wesley (3)
- Producer, Arranged By – Porcupine Tree
- Strings – The London Session Orchestra
- Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Keyboards, Mixed By, Mastered By – Steven Wilson
Notes
Written in London and Tel Aviv between Jan-July 2006
Recorded between Oct-Dec 2006
Recorded at No Man's Land, Bourne Place, New Rising, The Artillery, Nightspace, Mark Angelo, Red Room Recorders, DGM.
String arrangements recorded at Angel Studio.
Features guest appearances from Alex Lifeson (on the 17 minute Anesthetize) and Robert Fripp (on Way Out Of Here).
Packaged in a gatefold sleeve.
Runouts are etched.
Recorded between Oct-Dec 2006
Recorded at No Man's Land, Bourne Place, New Rising, The Artillery, Nightspace, Mark Angelo, Red Room Recorders, DGM.
String arrangements recorded at Angel Studio.
Features guest appearances from Alex Lifeson (on the 17 minute Anesthetize) and Robert Fripp (on Way Out Of Here).
Packaged in a gatefold sleeve.
Runouts are etched.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 802644825212
- Barcode (Text): 0 802644 82521 2
- Label Code: LC 01757
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout variant 1): BG37263-01 A1 MK
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout variant 1): BG37263-01 B1 MK
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout): BG37263-02 C2 MK
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout): BG37263-02 D1 MK
Other Versions (5 of 55)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| Fear Of A Blank Planet (CD, Album) | Roadrunner Records | RR 8011-2 | Europe | 2007 | |||
| Fear Of A Blank Planet (CD, , DVD, DVD-Audio, DVD-Video, Multichannel, NTSC, multichannel, All Media, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition) | Roadrunner Records | RR 8011-5 | Europe | 2007 | |||
| Fear Of A Blank Planet (CD, Album) | Atlantic | 2-115900 | US | 2007 | |||
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Fear Of A Blank Planet (2×LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Blue/Black Marbled) | Tonefloat | TF 40 | Netherlands | 2007 | ||
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Fear Of A Blank Planet (2×LP, Album, 180 Gram) | Tonefloat | tf40 | Netherlands | 2007 |
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Reviews
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From the first bars of the first track, it's immediately obvious this is an absolute top quality mastering & pressing. Every note of every instrument and vocals is crystal clear, pretty much no noticeable surface noise, dynamics are sublime...it's an experience to listen to this masterpiece in this way. -
Edited 5 months agoLovely pressing. And yet, in my listening experience, the CD sounds better, with slightly more punch and a touch more clarity/detail. -
Edited one year agoThis is one of the best sounding records i have heard actually. Great separation and clarity. Crisp and dynamic. It sound good for me both on speakers and headphones. I already knew the album was good but was suprised by the sound quality.
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Yet again an unbelievable Transmission pressing! Mine is completely flat while spinning, loud and clear sound quality with zero surface noise, a joyful listen from start to finish. -
My pressing was flat, centered and QUIET! The mastering on this release is very dynamic with a low overall volume. Fine by me, it really lets the drama of the music ebb and flow. But I’ve generally found it is harder to combat surface noise when the overall mastering volume is low. This is NOT a problem on this record! Save for a few pops and crackles, it did not matter that I had my system cranked! Quite an accomplishment for a standard 140g pressing and it shows that this type of production CAN be accomplished without requiring 45RPM / 220g records at a reasonable price. Do yourself a favor and don’t sleep on buying this pressing while it’s available for normal prices! -
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It uses the same master as the 2016/17 Kscope pressings, which was the best version of this album.
Stampers looks identical on this, matches the Kscope pressing, it needed a quality reissue Kscope was increasing in value. -
Amazing pressing. Super quiet. Great dynamics. Proper inner sleeves. Highly recommend this.
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Great pressing. Quiet and flat, but there are few places with distortion/surface noise on track one. Under-baked/over-backed maybe? Also poor QC. Scratches, scratches. Had to replace it. I agree with fellow reviewer tomwebb101. They managed to manufacture perfect thin records few decades ago. It is not a rocket science. How do they manage to mess up 180g pressing now?
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