David Sylvian & Robert Fripp – The First Day

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Label:	Virgin – 0777 7 88208 26
Format:	CD , Album
Country:	Europe
Released:	Jul 5, 1993
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Art Rock

Tracklist

1	God's Monkey	5:01
2	Jean The Birdman	4:10
3	Firepower	10:27
4	Brightness Falls	6:06
5	20th Century Dreaming (A Shaman's Song)	11:53
6	Darshan (The Road To Graceland)	17:18
7	Bringing Down The Light	8:31

Companies, etc.

Manufactured By – EMI Swindon
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Virgin Records Ltd.
Copyright © – Virgin Records Ltd.
Published By – Opium (Arts) Ltd.
Published By – Crimson Music
Published By – Real World Music Ltd.
Recorded At – Dreamland Recording Studios
Recorded At – Kingsway Studios, New Orleans
Produced At – Applehead
Mixed At – Electric Lady Studios
Designed At – v23

Credits

Chapman Stick [Grand And Tenor Sticks], Vocals – Trey Gunn
Coordinator [Design Co-ordination] – Catherine McRae (2)
Coordinator [Recording Co-ordination Assisted By] – Natasha White (2)
Coordinator [Recording Co-ordinator] – Richard Chadwick (2)
Design [Design By] – Vaughan Oliver
Drums, Percussion – Jerry Marotta
Effects [Treatments], Sampler [Sampled Percussion], Programmed By [Computer Programming] – David Bottrill
Engineer [Assistant Engineers] – Trina Shoemaker
Engineer [Engineered By] – David Bottrill
Guitar, Electronics [Frippertronics] – Robert Fripp
Guitar, Keyboards, Tape [Tapes], Vocals – David Sylvian
Lyrics By, Music By – David Sylvian (tracks: 1 to 6)
Mixed By – Sylvian*
Music By – Trey Gunn (tracks: 1 to 6)
Percussion – Marc Anderson
Photography By – Kevin Westenberg
Producer [Produced By] – Sylvian*
Technician [Technical And Strategic Liaison By] – John Sinks
Vocals – Ingrid Chavez
Words By – David Sylvian
Written-By – Gunn* (tracks: 1 to 6)

Notes

Pre-production and rehearsals at Applehead Studios, Woodstock, N.Y.
Recorded at Dreamland Studios, Woodstock, N.Y.
and Kingsway Studios, New Orleans.
Mixed at Electric Lady Studios, New York, N.Y.
December '92 to March '93.
Recording co-ordination at Opium (Arts) Ltd.
Design at v23.

1, 6 published by Opium (Arts) Ltd. Crimson Music Real World Music.
2, 3, 4, 5 published by Opium (Arts) Ltd. Crimson Music
7 published by Crimson Music.

The copyright in this recording is owned by Virgin Records Ltd.
℗ 1993 Virgin Records Ltd.
© 1993 Virgin Records Ltd.

Packaging: Transparent tray jewel case with a 16-page booklet
Cat # CDV 2712 appears on both spines, back cover, CD and back of booklet
Cat # 0777 7 88208 2 6 appears on CD.
Cat # 0777 7 88208 26 appears on both spines, back cover and back of booklet

Price Code for PM 520 appears on CD.
Price Code for PM 527 appears on back cover.
Another, almost identical release does have Price Code for PM 520 on both the CD and back cover.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Printed): 0 77778 82082 6
Barcode (String): 077778820826
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): EMI SWINDON 788208 2 2 : 2:1
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): EMI SWINDON 788208 2 . 2 1 : 1
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): EMI SWINDON 788208 2 . 2-2-21
Matrix / Runout (Variant 4): EMI SWINDON 788208 2 . 2 : 2:14
Matrix / Runout (Variant 5): EMI SWINDON 788208 2 . 2-2-26
Rights Society: BIEM STEMRA
Label Code: LC3098
Price Code: PM 520
Price Code: PM 527

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	The First Day (Cassette, Album)	Virgin	TCV 2712, 0777 7 88208 (40), 0777 7 88208 40	Europe	1993
Recently Edited	The First Day (2×LP, Album)	Virgin	V2712, 0777 7 88208 19	Europe	1993
Recently Edited	The First Day (CD, Album, Stereo, Capitol Jax Pressing)	Virgin	0777 7 88208 2 6	US	1993
Recently Edited	The First Day (CD, Album, Limited Edition)	Virgin	CDVX 2712, 0 777 788294 2 3, 0777 7 88294 2 3	Europe	1993
Recently Edited	The First Day (CD, Album)	Virgin	VJ-28178, CDVX 2712	Japan	1993