David Sylvian & Robert Fripp - The First Day

Label:

Virgin, Virgin, Virgin

Catalog#:

CDV 2712, 0777 7 88208 26, 0777 7 88208 2 6

Format:

CD, Album

Country:

UK & Europe

Released:

05 Jul 1993

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

Leftfield, Downtempo, Experimental

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

Credits

Artwork By [Design Co-ordination] - Catherine McRae
Artwork By [Design] - Dave Coppenhall , Vaughan Oliver
Chapman Stick [Grand And Tenor], Vocals - Trey Gunn
Drums, Percussion - Jerry Marotta
Engineer - David Bottrill
Engineer [Assistant] - Dan McLoughlin , John Yates , Mark Glass , Trina Shoemaker
Guitar, Electronics [Frippertronics] - Robert Fripp
Guitar, Keyboards, Tape, Vocals - David Sylvian
Lyrics By, Music By - David Sylvian (tracks: 1 to 6)
Music By - David Bottrill (tracks: 1, 6) , Robert Fripp , Trey Gunn (tracks: 1 to 6)
Other [Technical And Strategic Liaison] - John Sinks
Percussion - Marc Anderson
Photography - Kevin Westenberg
Producer, Mixed By - Bottrill* , Sylvian*
Recording Supervisor [Recording Co-ordination Assisted By] - Natasha White
Recording Supervisor [Recording Co-ordination] - Richard Chadwick
Technician [Treatments], Sampler [Percussion], Programmed By [Computer Programming] - David Bottrill
Vocals - Ingrid Chavez
Written-By - Bottrill* (tracks: 1, 6) , Sylvian* (tracks: 1 to 6) , Fripp* , Gunn* (tracks: 1 to 6)

Notes

Comes in a transparent tray jewel case with a 16-page booklet.

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.

EMI Swindon

Cat # CDV 2712 appears on both spines, back cover, CD and back of booklet.
Cat # 0777 7 88208 26 appears on both spines, back cover and back of booklet.
Cat # 0777 7 88208 2 6 appears on CD.