David SylvianAlchemy An Index Of Possibilities

Label:

UMC – 679 533-3

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Reissue , 180 gram

Country:

Europe

Released:

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

Ambient

Tracklist

A1 Words With The Shaman Part 1
Drums, Percussion, Keyboards [Additional]Steve Jansen
Electronics [Radio], Tape [Dictaphone]Holger Czukay
Fretless BassPercy Jones
Keyboards, Guitar, TapeDavid Sylvian
TrumpetJon Hassell
5:15
A2 Words With The Shaman Part 2
Drums, Percussion, Keyboards [Additional]Steve Jansen
Electronics [Radio], Tape [Dictaphone]Holger Czukay
Fretless BassPercy Jones
Keyboards, Guitar, TapeDavid Sylvian
TrumpetJon Hassell
3:27
A3 Words With The Shaman Part 3
Drums, Percussion, Keyboards [Additional]Steve Jansen
Electronics [Radio], Tape [Dictaphone]Holger Czukay
Fretless BassPercy Jones
Keyboards, Guitar, TapeDavid Sylvian
TrumpetJon Hassell
5:18
A4 Preparations For A Journey
Written By, Performer, ProducerDavid Sylvian
3:41
B1 Steel Cathedrals
FlugelhornKenny Wheeler
Guitar ['abstractions']Masami Tsuchiya
Guitar, Effects [Frippertronics]Robert Fripp
Keyboards, Tape, Percussion [Digital]David Sylvian
PercussionSteve Jansen
Piano, StringsRyuichi Sakamoto
Tape [Dictaphone]Holger Czukay
18:56

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Virgin Records Ltd.
  • Copyright ©Virgin Records Ltd.
  • Pressed ByGZ Media – 182870E
  • Mastered AtMetropolis Mastering
  • Published BySamadhi Sound Publishing
  • Published ByChester Music Ltd.
  • Published ByOpal Music Ltd.
  • Published BySteve Jansen

Credits

  • Art DirectionDavid Sylvian
  • Coordinator [Re-issue Co-ordination]Joe Black
  • Coordinator [Recording Co-ordinator]Richard Chadwick (2)
  • DesignChris Bigg (2)
  • EngineerSteve Nye (tracks: B1)
  • Photography ByYuka Fujii
  • ProducerNigel Walker (tracks: A1, A2, A3,)
  • Remastered By [Digital Remaster]Tony Cousins
  • Written-BySteve Jansen (tracks: A3)

Notes

First time on 180 gram vinyl with enhanced artwork originally released on cassette, Alchemy - An Index Of Possibilities.
Contains voucher.

Side A, tracks
A1 - Pt. 1 Ancient Evening
A2 - Pt. 2 Incantation
A3 - Pt. 3 Awakening (Songs From The Tree Tops)
also appeared on David Sylvian, Jon Hassell • Steve Jansen, Holger Czukay - Words With The Shaman.
Side B "Steel Cathedrals" music for a short film by D. Sylvian and Y. Yamagichi - (David Sylvian - Steel Cathedrals).

Comes with sturdy printed inner sleeve with a black & white picture of David Sylvian on one side and credits on the other. Catalog number also mention on inner sleeve.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 6 02567 95333 3
  • Matrix / Runout: 182870E1/A 00602567953333-A
  • Matrix / Runout: 182870E2/A 00602567953333-B

Other Versions (5 of 36)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Alchemy - An Index Of Possibilities (Cassette, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered) Virgin SYL 1 UK 1985
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Alchemy - An Index Of Possibilities (LP, Unofficial Release) Not On Label (David Sylvian) SYL 1 UK 1985
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Alchemy - An Index Of Possibilities (LP, Album) Virgin VOZ-SLY 1 Australia 1985
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Alchemy - An Index Of Possibilities (Cassette, Album) Virgin VSX4 1297 Canada 1985
Alchemy - An Index Of Possibilities (Cassette, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Box Set, ) Virgin SYL 1, TCV 2353 Netherlands 1985

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