David SylvianGone To Earth

Label:

Virgin – 123901

Format:

2 x Vinyl , LP, Album

Country:

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Ambient

Tracklist

A1 Taking The Veil
Acoustic GuitarPhil Palmer
Bass GuitarIan Maidman
Drums, PercussionSteve Jansen
Guitar [Guitars]Robert Fripp
Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar, Electronics [Radio]David Sylvian
4:40
A2 Laughter & Forgetting
FlugelhornKenny Wheeler
PianoJohn Taylor (2)
Vocals, Effects [Atmospherics]David Sylvian
2:40
A3 Before The Bullfight
Acoustic Guitar [Solo Acoustic Guitar], Electric Guitar [Solo Electric Guitar]Bill Nelson
Drums, PercussionSteve Jansen
Effects [Atmospherics]Richard Barbieri
FlugelhornKenny Wheeler
Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar [Guitars]David Sylvian
9:55
A4 Gone To Earth
Guitar [Guitars], Electronics [Frippertronics]Robert Fripp
Vocals, GuitarDavid Sylvian
Written-ByFripp*
3:00
B1 Wave
Drums, PercussionSteve Jansen
Electronics [Atmospherics]Richard Barbieri
FlugelhornHarry Beckett
GuitarBill Nelson
Guitar [Solo Guitars], Electronics [Frippertronics]Robert Fripp
Vocals, KeyboardsDavid Sylvian
9:13
B2 River Man
Bass [Bass Harmonics]Ian Maidman
Guitar ["Sky Saw" Guitar], Electronics [Frippertronics]Robert Fripp
Percussion, Bass [Sampled Bass]Steve Jansen
Soprano SaxophoneMel Collins
Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar [Guitars]David Sylvian
4:50
B3 Silver Moon
BassIan Maidman
DrumsSteve Jansen
Guitar [Guitars]Bill Nelson
Guitar [Solo Guitar], Electronics [Frippertronics]Robert Fripp
Pedal Steel GuitarB.J. Cole*
Soprano SaxophoneMel Collins
Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar [Guitars]David Sylvian
6:05
C1 The Healing Place
Guitar [Solo Guitar]Bill Nelson
5:30
C2 Answered Prayers
Acoustic GuitarBill Nelson
Written BySylvian & Nelson
Written-BySylvian*
3:10
C3 Where The Railroad Meets The Sea
PianoSteve Nye
2:55
C4 The Wooden Cross 5:00
C5 Silver Moon Over Sleeping Steeples
Pedal Steel GuitarB.J. Cole*
2:25
D1 Camp Fire: Coyote Country
Guitar [Solo Guitar]Robert Fripp
Written-ByFripp*
3:45
D2 A Bird Of Prey Vanishes Into A Bright Blue Cloudless Sky 3:20
D3 Home 4:35
D4 Sunlight Seen Through Towering Trees
Guitar [Solo Guitar]Bill Nelson
3:00
D5 Upon This Earth
Guitar [Solo Guitar]Robert Fripp
Written-ByFripp*
6:30

Companies, etc.

  • Record CompanyKlangfarben Productions
  • Distributed ByVirgin S.A.
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Virgin Records Ltd.
  • Copyright ©Virgin Records Ltd.
  • Published ByOpium (Arts) Ltd.
  • Published ByE.G. Music
  • Published ByEMI Music Publishers Ltd.
  • Printed ByGlory, Asnières
  • Pressed ByPathé Marconi EMI, Chatou – 353931
  • Pressed ByPathé Marconi EMI, Chatou – 353932
  • Pressed ByPathé Marconi EMI, Chatou – 353933
  • Pressed ByPathé Marconi EMI, Chatou – 353985

Credits

  • Artwork By [Art], Design [Design]Russell Mills
  • Coordinator [Recording Co-ordinator, Assisted By]Catherine Wilson
  • Coordinator [Recording Co-ordinator]Richard Chadwick (2)
  • Engineer [Assisted By]Noel Haris (2)
  • Engineer [Engineered By]Steve Nye
  • Instruments [All Instruments By, Except Where Stated], Producer [Produced By], Mixed By [Assisted By]David Sylvian
  • Lacquer Cut ByY. D.*
  • Photography ByDavid Buckland
  • Producer [Produced By, For Klangfarben Productions], Mixed BySteve Nye
  • VoiceJoseph Beuys
  • Written-ByDavid Sylvian (tracks: A1 to A3, B1 to B3, C1 to C5, D2 to D4)

Notes

Recorded in London & Oxfordshire 1985-86
Opium (Arts) Ltd [A1 to A3, B1 to B3, C1 to C5, D2 to D4]
Opium (Arts) Ltd/E.G. Music [A4, D1, D5]
Opium (Arts) Ltd/EMI Music Publishers Ltd [C2]
℗ & © Virgin Records Ltd. 1986
Special Thanks To Yuka Fujii
The voice of J.G. Bennett by kind permission of Mrs. E. Bennett
The voice of Joseph Beuys by kind permission of Audio Arts
Made in
Diffusion exclusive Virgin S.A.

Gatefold sleeve

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 5 012981 239015
  • Barcode (String): 5012981239015
  • Matrix / Runout (Catalog Number LP 1): 123901
  • Matrix / Runout (Catalog Number LP 2): 123902
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, Stamped): M6 353985 123901 A 2
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, Stamped): M6 353931 2 123901 B 1
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, Stamped): M6 359932 2 123902 A 1
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, Stamped): M6 353933 2 123902 B 1
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, B, C & D, Etched): Y.D.
  • Price Code: PM 524
  • Rights Society: SACEM SACD SDRM SGDL

Other Versions (5 of 76)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Gone To Earth (2×LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold) Virgin 302 803, 302 803-420 Europe 1986
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Gone To Earth (2×LP, Album) Virgin VDL1, VDLI UK 1986
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Gone To Earth (Cassette, Album) Virgin 502 803, 502 803-121 Europe 1986
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Gone To Earth (2×LP, Album) Virgin VD2393 Canada 1986
Gone To Earth (2×LP, Album, Gatefold) Virgin VDLI Italy 1986

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Reviews

  • Terekki's avatar
    Terekki
    Have to agree with the other poster, paid €60 for this album and it sound lacklustre/crap disappointing - avoid
    • Maslakoff's avatar
      Maslakoff
      Edited one year ago
      The sibilants are quite harsh on this one, and I never found the sound open or engaging. Always was wondering why everybody loved this album for its mastering...
      Until I heard the general European press. Holy mother, is it fantastic ! This french one sounds like a turd in comparison.

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