David Sylvian & Robert Fripp – The First Day
| Label: | Virgin – 0777 7 88208 2 6 |
|---|---|
| Format: | CD, Album, Stereo, Capitol Jax Pressing |
| Country: | US |
| Released: | |
| Genre: | Electronic, Rock |
| Style: | Leftfield, Art Rock, Downtempo, Experimental |
Tracklist
| 1 | God's Monkey | 4:58 | |
| 2 | Jean The Birdman | 4:09 | |
| 3 | Firepower | 10:25 | |
| 4 | Brightness Falls | 6:05 | |
| 5 | 20th Century Dreaming (A Shaman's Song) | 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] – Dave Coppenhall, v23, 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] – Dan McLoughlin, John Yates (2), Mark Glass, 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] – Kahane Entertainment, Mark Shimmel
- Mixed By – Bottrill*, Sylvian*
- Percussion – Marc Anderson
- Photography By – Kevin Westenberg
- Producer [Produced By] – Bottrill*, Sylvian*
- Technician [Technical And Strategic Liaison By] – John Sinks
- Vocals – Ingrid Chavez
- Words By – David Sylvian
- Written-By – Bottrill* (tracks: 1, 6), Sylvian* (tracks: 1 to 6), Fripp*, 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
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
Other Versions (5 of 40)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recently Edited | The First Day (Cassette, Album) | Virgin, Virgin, Virgin | TCV 2712, 0777 7 88208 (40), 0777 7 88208 40 | Europe | 1993 | ||
Recently Edited | The First Day (2×LP, Album) | Virgin, Virgin | V2712, 0777 7 88208 19 | Europe | 1993 | ||
Recently Edited | The First Day (CD, Album) | Virgin, Virgin, Virgin | CDV 2712, 0777 7 88208 2 6, 0777 7 88208 26 | Europe | 1993 | ||
Recently Edited | The First Day (CD, Album, Limited Edition) | Virgin, Virgin, Virgin | CDVX 2712, 0 777 788294 2 3, 0777 7 88294 2 3 | Europe | 1993 | ||
Recently Edited | The First Day (CD, Album) | Virgin, Virgin | VJCP-28178, CDVX 2712 | Japan | 1993 |
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