Porcupine TreeIn Absentia

Label:

Tonefloat – tf102

Format:

2 x Vinyl , LP, Album, Reissue , 180g

Country:

Netherlands

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Alternative Rock

Tracklist

A1 Blackest Eyes
Guitar [Additional]John Wesley (3)
Vocals [Additional]John Wesley (3)
4:26
A2 Trains 5:57
A3 Lips Of Ashes 4:40
A4 The Sound Of Muzak
Backing VocalsJohn Wesley (3)
4:59
B1 Gravity Eyelids 7:56
B2 Wedding Nails 6:33
B3 Prodigal
Backing VocalsJohn Wesley (3)
5:33
C1 .3
Arranged By [Strings]Dave Gregory
CelloStephen Orton
Contractor [Orchestra]Isobel Griffiths
Double BassMary Scully
Leader [Orchestra]Gavyn Wright
ViolaPeter Lale
ViolinWarren Zielinski
5:26
C2 The Creator Has A Mastertape 5:21
C3 Chloroform 7:14
D1 Heartattack In A Layby 4:15
D2 Strip The Soul 7:22
D3 Collapse The Light Into Earth
Arranged By [Strings]Dave Gregory
CelloStephen Orton
Contractor [Orchestra]Isobel Griffiths
Double BassMary Scully
Leader [Orchestra]Gavyn Wright
ViolaPeter Lale
ViolinWarren Zielinski
5:52

Companies, etc.

  • Licensed ToTonefloat
  • Marketed ByCrazy Diamond (2)
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Tonefloat
  • Copyright ©Tonefloat
  • Pressed ByRecord Industry – 86784
  • Published ByWarner-Tamerlane
  • Published ByLava Songs
  • Published ByWb Music Corp.
  • Recorded AtAvatar Studios
  • Recorded AtAir Lyndhurst Hall
  • Recorded AtNo Man's Land (3)
  • Recorded AtNew Rising Studios
  • Recorded AtRed Room Recorders
  • Mixed AtLarrabee Sound Studios
  • Mastered AtMasterdisk

Credits

  • A&R [Direction]Andrew Karp
  • Design [Cover], Photography By [Cover]Lasse Hoile
  • Design [Original]Mascot (2)
  • EngineerPaul Northfield
  • Engineer [Assistant]Brian Montgomery
  • Engineer [Mix]Mark O'Donoughue
  • Legal [Legal Representation]Ronald Bienstock
  • ManagementAndy Leff
  • Mastered ByAndy VanDette
  • Mixed ByTim Palmer
  • PerformerSteven Wilson
  • Photography By [Band]John Blackford (2)
  • Producer, Written-By, Words BySteven Wilson
  • Written-ByRichard Barbieri (tracks: B2)

Notes

A regular edition housed in a re-designed gatefold picture sleeve.

Also available as a special edition of 1,500 copies available on coloured 180g vinyl, and housed in a special spotvarnished gatefold picture sleeve.

Recorded at Avatar Studio, New York, NY, March-April 2002.
Additional recording at Air Lyndhurst (London, UK), No Man's Land (Hemel Hempstead, UK), New Rising (Colchester, UK), and Red Room Recorders (Tampa, FL USA).
Mixed at Larrabee North, N. Hollywood, CA, May 2002.
Mastered at Masterdisk, New York, NY, November 2002.

Bonus track : "Chloroform" recorded at the Absentia Sessions.

The copyright in this recording is owned by Porcupine Tree under exclusive license to Tonefloat.
℗ 2010 Tonefloat, © 2010 Tonefloat.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 871605900239-2
  • Matrix / Runout (A-side, etched): 86784 1A TF102
  • Matrix / Runout (B-side, etched): 86784 1B TF102
  • Matrix / Runout (C-side, etched): 86784 1C TF102
  • Matrix / Runout (D-side, etched): 86784 1D TF102

Other Versions (5 of 48)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Recently Edited
In Absentia (CD, Enhanced, Album, Gatefold Cardboard Sleeve) Lava 83604-2 US 2002
In Absentia (CD, Album, Enhanced) Lava 7567-83604-2 Europe 2002
In Absentia (CD, Album, Promo, Card Sleeve) Lava 83604-2A US 2002
Recently Edited
In Absentia (2×CD, Album, Promo) Atlantic PROP05298 Europe 2002
In Absentia (CD, Album, Enhanced, Unofficial Release) Lava (4) 83604-2 Russia 2002

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Reviews

  • robsteijger's avatar
    robsteijger
    Só much better than the TRANSM232LP version (https://discogs.librosgratis.biz/release/20882608-Porcupine-Tree-In-Absentia). Thát one had a lot less dynamics than the cd version (the original, haven't heard the remastered cd), thís one doesn't even need to be A-B'd. A clear winner :-)
    • mrdoctor's avatar
      mrdoctor
      A bit late to the party... I just got around doing a proper A/B between this release and 2018's remaster. Like the comment below, I agree this one is a bit better, in of clarity. The sound is more natural and precise, especially in the bass department. YMMV of course.
      • vinyljos's avatar
        vinyljos
        Sound is more natural and direct that 2018 Remaster. The 2010 Release is my clear preference.
        • digitalbottle's avatar
          digitalbottle
          What makes this variant special is the extra track, Chloroform.

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