David Sylvian & Robert Fripp – The First Day

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Label:	Virgin – 0777 7 88208 2 6
Format:	CD , Album, Stereo , Capitol Jax Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	1993
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Experimental

Tracklist

1	God's Monkey Music By – Trey Gunn Words By – David Sylvian	4:58
2	Jean The Birdman Music By – Trey Gunn Words By – David Sylvian	4:09
3	Firepower	10:25
4	Brightness Falls Music By – Trey Gunn Words By – David Sylvian	6:05
5	20th Century Dreaming (A Shaman's Song) Music By – Trey Gunn Words By – David Sylvian	11:50
6	Darshan (The Road To Graceland)	17:17
7	Bringing Down The Light	8:31

Companies, etc.

Licensed Through – Virgin Records America, Inc.
Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Virgin Records Ltd.
Copyright © – Virgin Records Ltd.
Produced At – Applehead
Recorded At – Dreamland Recording Studios
Recorded At – Kingsway Studios, New Orleans
Mixed At – Electric Lady Studios
Designed At – v23
Published By – Opium (Arts) Ltd.
Published By – Crimson Music
Published By – Pentagon Lipservices Real World
Pressed By – Capitol Jax
Glass Mastered At – Sanyo, U.S.A. – S3608E

Credits

Chapman Stick [Grand, Tenor], Vocals – Trey Gunn
Coordinator [Recording Co-ordination By] – Richard Chadwick (2)
Coordinator [Recording Co-ordination, Assisted By] – Natasha White (2)
Design [Design By] – Vaughan Oliver
Design [Design Co-ordination By] – Catherine McRae (2)
Drums, Percussion – Jerry Marotta
Effects [Treatments], Sampler [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, Vocals – David Sylvian
Management [David Sylvian And Robert Fripp] – Opium (Arts) Ltd*
Management [David Sylvian, North America] – Mark Shimmel
Mixed By – Sylvian*
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

Released in a standard jewelbox with a 16-page booklet including full lyrics.

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.

℗ & © 1993 Virgin Records Ltd.

Track 1, 6 © 1993 North America by Opium (Arts) Ltd./Crimson Music (PRS)/Pentagon Lipservices Real World (BMI)
Tracks 2, 3, 4, 5 © 1993 North America by Opium (Arts) Ltd./Crimson Music (PRS)
Track 7 © 1993 Crimson Music (PRS)

Issued under exclusive license in the United States by Virgin Records America, Inc, 338 N. Foothill Road, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. Manufactured by Capitol Records Inc, a subsidiary of Capitol-EMI Music Inc, Hollywood and Vine Streets, Hollywood, California.

[Matrix at back of CD is mirrored]
[On spine]
DAVID SYLVIAN & ROBERT FRIPP / THE FIRST DAY VIRGIN RECORDS AMERICA, INC. 0777 7 88208 2 6

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 0 7777 88208 2 6
Barcode (Scan): 077778820826
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1, Mirrored): 88208-2 MO S3608E Y 1-1-3 CAPITOL JAX
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, Mirrored): 88208-2 MO S3608E Y 1-1-2 CAPITOL JAX
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3, Mirrored): 88208-2 MO S3608E Y 1-1-1 CAPITOL JAX
Rights Society: PRS
Rights Society: BMI

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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)	Virgin	CDV 2712, 0777 7 88208 2 6, 0777 7 88208 26	Europe	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