David Sylvian & Robert Fripp – The First Day

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Label:	Virgin – 0777 7 88208 26
Format:	CD , Album, Reissue
Country:	Europe
Released:
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Art Rock

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

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Virgin Records Ltd.
Copyright © – Virgin Records Ltd.
Published By – Opium (Arts) Ltd.
Published By – Crimson Music
Published By – Real World Music
Produced At – Applehead
Designed At – v23
Recorded At – Dreamland Recording Studios
Recorded At – Kingsway Studios, New Orleans
Mixed At – Electric Lady Studios
Glass Mastered At – EMI Swindon

Credits

Chapman Stick [Grand And Tenor], Vocals – Trey Gunn
Coordinator [Design Co-ordination] – Catherine McRae (2)
Coordinator [Recording Co-ordination Assisted By] – Natasha White (2)
Coordinator [Recording Co-ordinator] – Richard Chadwick (2)
Design – Vaughan Oliver
Drums, Percussion – Jerry Marotta
Engineer – David Bottrill
Engineer [Assistant] – Trina Shoemaker
Guitar, Electronics [Frippertronics] – Robert Fripp
Guitar, Keyboards, Tape, Vocals – David Sylvian
Lyrics By, Music By – David Sylvian (tracks: 1 to 6)
Management – Opium (Arts) Ltd.
Management [North America] – Mark Shimmel
Music By – Trey Gunn (tracks: 1 to 6)
Other [Technical And Strategic Liaison] – John Sinks
Percussion – Marc Anderson
Photography By – Kevin Westenberg
Producer, Mixed By – Sylvian*
Technician [Treatments], Sampler [Percussion], Programmed By [Computer Programming] – David Bottrill
Vocals – Ingrid Chavez
Written-By – Gunn* (tracks: 1 to 6)

Notes

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.

Packaging: Transparent tray jewel case with a 16-page booklet.
Cat # CDV 2712 & 0 777 788294 2 3 appear on the CD.
Cat # CDV2712 & 0777 7 88208 26 appear on the spine, back cover and back of booklet.
Price code PM 518 appears on the CD.
Price code PM 520 appears on the back cover.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 0 77778 82082 6
Label Code: LC 3098
Price Code: PM 518
Price Code: PM 520
Rights Society (Boxed): BIEM STEMRA
Matrix / Runout: 788294 2 . 1:1:3. EMI SWINDON

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	The First Day (Cassette, Album)	Virgin	TCV 2712, 0777 7 88208 (40), 0777 7 88208 40	Europe	1993
Recently Edited	The First Day (2×LP, Album)	Virgin	V2712, 0777 7 88208 19	Europe	1993
Recently Edited	The First Day (CD, Album)	Virgin	CDV 2712, 0777 7 88208 2 6, 0777 7 88208 26	Europe	1993
Recently Edited	The First Day (CD, Album, Stereo, Capitol Jax Pressing)	Virgin	0777 7 88208 2 6	US	1993
Recently Edited	The First Day (CD, Album, Limited Edition)	Virgin	CDVX 2712, 0 777 788294 2 3, 0777 7 88294 2 3	Europe	1993