David Sylvian – Gone To Earth

Label:

Virgin – VDL1, Virgin – VDLI

Format:

2 x Vinyl, LP, Album

Country:

UK

Released:

Sep 1986

Genre:

Electronic, Rock

Style:

Art Rock, Experimental, Ambient, Abstract

Tracklist

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A1

Taking The Veil

Acoustic Guitar – Phil Palmer

Bass Guitar – Ian Maidman

Drums, Percussion – Steve Jansen

Guitar [Guitars] – Robert Fripp

Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar, Electronics [Radio] – David Sylvian

Written-By – Sylvian*

Acoustic Guitar – Phil Palmer

Bass Guitar – Ian Maidman

Drums, Percussion – Steve Jansen

Guitar [Guitars] – Robert Fripp

Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar, Electronics [Radio] – David Sylvian

Written-By – Sylvian*

4:40

A2

Laughter & Forgetting

Flugelhorn – Kenny Wheeler

Piano – John Taylor (2)

Vocals, Effects [Atmospherics] – David Sylvian

Written-By – Sylvian*

Flugelhorn – Kenny Wheeler

Piano – John Taylor (2)

Vocals, Effects [Atmospherics] – David Sylvian

Written-By – Sylvian*

2:40

A3

Before The Bullfight

Drums, Percussion – Steve Jansen

Effects [Atmospherics] – Richard Barbieri

Electric Guitar [Solo], Acoustic Guitar – Bill Nelson

Flugelhorn – Kenny Wheeler

Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar [Guitars] – David Sylvian

Written-By – Sylvian*

Drums, Percussion – Steve Jansen

Effects [Atmospherics] – Richard Barbieri

Electric Guitar [Solo], Acoustic Guitar – Bill Nelson

Flugelhorn – Kenny Wheeler

Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar [Guitars] – David Sylvian

Written-By – Sylvian*

9:55

A4

Gone To Earth

Guitar [Guitars], Electronics [Frippertronics] – Robert Fripp

Vocals, Guitar – David Sylvian

Written-By – Sylvian*, Fripp*

Guitar [Guitars], Electronics [Frippertronics] – Robert Fripp

Vocals, Guitar – David Sylvian

Written-By – Sylvian*, Fripp*

3:00

B1

Wave

Drums, Percussion – Steve Jansen

Electronics [Atmospherics] – Richard Barbieri

Flugelhorn – Harry Beckett

Guitar – Bill Nelson

Guitar [Solo Guitars], Loops [Frippertronics] – Robert Fripp

Vocals, Keyboards – David Sylvian

Written-By – Sylvian*

Drums, Percussion – Steve Jansen

Electronics [Atmospherics] – Richard Barbieri

Flugelhorn – Harry Beckett

Guitar – Bill Nelson

Guitar [Solo Guitars], Loops [Frippertronics] – Robert Fripp

Vocals, Keyboards – David Sylvian

Written-By – Sylvian*

9:13

B2

River Man

Bass [Bass Harmonics] – Ian Maidman

Guitar [Sky-saw], Loops [Frippertronics] – Robert Fripp

Percussion, Bass [Sampled Bass] – Steve Jansen

Soprano Saxophone – Mel Collins

Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar [Guitars] – David Sylvian

Written-By – Sylvian*

Bass [Bass Harmonics] – Ian Maidman

Guitar [Sky-saw], Loops [Frippertronics] – Robert Fripp

Percussion, Bass [Sampled Bass] – Steve Jansen

Soprano Saxophone – Mel Collins

Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar [Guitars] – David Sylvian

Written-By – Sylvian*

4:50

B3

Silver Moon

Bass – Ian Maidman

Drums – Steve Jansen

Guitar [Guitars] – Bill Nelson

Guitar [Solo], Loops [Frippertronics] – Robert Fripp

Pedal Steel Guitar – B.J. Cole*

Soprano Saxophone – Mel Collins

Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar [Guitars] – David Sylvian

Written-By – Sylvian*

Bass – Ian Maidman

Drums – Steve Jansen

Guitar [Guitars] – Bill Nelson

Guitar [Solo], Loops [Frippertronics] – Robert Fripp

Pedal Steel Guitar – B.J. Cole*

Soprano Saxophone – Mel Collins

Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar [Guitars] – David Sylvian

Written-By – Sylvian*

6:05

C1

The Healing Place

Guitar [Solo Guitar] – Bill Nelson

Written-By – Sylvian*

Guitar [Solo Guitar] – Bill Nelson

Written-By – Sylvian*

5:30

C2

Answered Prayers

Acoustic Guitar – Bill Nelson

Written-By – Nelson*, Sylvian*

Acoustic Guitar – Bill Nelson

Written-By – Nelson*, Sylvian*

3:10

C3

Where The Railroad Meets The Sea

Piano – Steve Nye

Written-By – Sylvian*

Piano – Steve Nye

Written-By – Sylvian*

2:55

C4

The Wooden Cross

Written-By – Sylvian*

Written-By – Sylvian*

5:00

C5

Silver Moon Over Sleeping Steeples

Pedal Steel Guitar – B.J. Cole*

Written-By – Sylvian*

Pedal Steel Guitar – B.J. Cole*

Written-By – Sylvian*

2:25

D1

Camp Fire: Coyote Country

Guitar [Solo Guitar] – Robert Fripp

Written-By – Sylvian*, Fripp*

Guitar [Solo Guitar] – Robert Fripp

Written-By – Sylvian*, Fripp*

3:45

D2

A Bird Of Prey Vanishes Into A Bright Blue Cloudless Sky

Written-By – Sylvian*

Written-By – Sylvian*

3:20

D3

Home

Written-By – Sylvian*

Written-By – Sylvian*

4:35

D4

Sunlight Seen Through Towering Trees

Guitar [Solo Guitar] – Bill Nelson

Written-By – Sylvian*

Guitar [Solo Guitar] – Bill Nelson

Written-By – Sylvian*

3:00

D5

Upon This Earth

Guitar [Solo Guitar] – Robert Fripp

Written-By – Sylvian*, Fripp*

Guitar [Solo Guitar] – Robert Fripp

Written-By – Sylvian*, Fripp*

6:30

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Virgin Records Ltd.
• Copyright © – Virgin Records Ltd.
• Published By – Opium (Arts) Ltd.
• Published By – E.G. Music
• Published By – EMI Music Publishers Ltd.
• Produced For – Klangfarben Productions
• Mastered At – The Town House
• Pressed By – EMI Records

Credits

• Artwork [Art], Design – Russell Mills
• Coordinator [Recording Co-ordinator, Assisted By] – Catherine Wilson
• Coordinator [Recording Co-ordinator] – Richard Chadwick (2)
• Engineer [Assisted By] – Nick Blundell, Noel Haris*
• Engineer [Engineered By] – Steve Nye
• Instruments – David Sylvian
• Mixed By – Steve Nye
• Mixed By [Assisted By] – David Sylvian
• Photography By – David Buckland
• Producer [Produced By] – David Sylvian, Steve Nye

Notes

Issued in a gatefold sleeve.

A2 and A3 are listed as separate songs but are indexed as one track.

All tracks published by Opium (Arts) Ltd. except

A4, D1 & D5 Opium (Arts) Ltd. / E.G. Music

C2 Opium (Arts) Ltd. / EMI Music Publishers Ltd

℗ & © Virgin Records Ltd. 1986

Manufactured in the UK

Recorded In London & Oxfordshire 1985-86

For Klangfarben Productions

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

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Scanned): 5012981239015
• Barcode (Text): 5 012981 239015
• Matrix / Runout (Side A and C, etched - all var): TOWNHOUSE
• Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped - var.1): VDL 1 A-2U-1-1- X1 D
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped - var.1): VDL 1 B-2U-1-1- X1 D
• Matrix / Runout (Side C, stamped - var.1): VDL 1 C-2U-1-1- X1 D
• Matrix / Runout (Side D, stamped - var.1): VDL 1 D-2U-1-1- X1 D