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Label:

Ape House – APELPR113

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo , 200g, Gatefold

Country:

UK

Released:

Genre:

Pop

Style:

New Wave

Tracklist

A1 Summer's Cauldron
A2 Grass
A3 The Meeting Place
A4 That's Really Super Supergirl
A5 Ballet For A Rainy Day
A6 1000 Umbrellas
A7 Season Cycle
B1 Earn Enough For Us
B2 Big Day
B3 Another Satellite
B4 Mermaid Smiled
B5 The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul
B6 Dear God
B7 Dying
B8 Sacrificial Bonfire

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Virgin Records Ltd.
  • Licensed ToApe House Ltd.
  • Copyright ©Ape House Ltd.
  • Produced ForAlchemedia Productions
  • Recorded AtUtopia Sound
  • Mixed AtUtopia Sound
  • Recorded AtSoundhole Studios, San Francisco
  • Lacquer Cut AtLoud Mastering

Credits

  • DesignAndy Partridge
  • Engineer [Assistant Engineer / Re-mix]Chris Anderson (85)
  • Engineer [Assistant Engineer]Kim Foscato
  • Lacquer Cut ByJasdaface
  • Mixed By, Producer [Produced by]Steven Wilson
  • Producer [Originally Produced by], EngineerTodd Rundgren
  • Vocals, Bass Guitar, Other [Bonfire]Colin Moulding
  • Vocals, GuitarAndy Partridge
  • Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer, Tiple [The Odd Tiple]Dave Gregory

Notes

Details from hype sticker:
200G SUPER-HEAVYWEIGHT
VINYL EDITION OF THE STEREO
MIXES BY STEVEN WILSON
RELEASED ON VINYL FOR THE
FIRST TIME.

On label: Mixed and Produced by Steven Wilson

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Scanned): 633367796813
  • Barcode (Text): 6 33367 79681 3
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): APELPR113 A JASDAFACE LOUD
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): APELPR113 B JASDAFACE

Other Versions (5 of 88)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Recently Edited
Skylarking (CD, Album) Virgin CDV 2399 UK 1986
Recently Edited
Skylarking (LP, Album) Virgin 207 905, 207 905-630 Europe 1986
Recently Edited
Skylarking (LP, Album) Virgin V 2399 UK 1986
Skylarking (LP, Album) Virgin VL2399 Canada 1986
Skylarking (LP, Album, Specialty Records Pressing) Geffen Records GHS 24117 US 1986

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Reviews

  • dogmatt's avatar
    dogmatt
    Edited one month ago
    Fabulous! This mix really opens up the feel and nuances of this quirky album. Well done.
    • initialjmb's avatar
      initialjmb
      wow. i have listened to this record on cd and the original vinyl press, but this press is revelatory. for this price point, it's a solid addition to consider for your collection too.
      • TheStatic's avatar
        TheStatic
        Previously, this one hasn't been a "top 5," for me. Hardly. I know it's often said to be their best (commercially & fan-wise). It's not the songs that turned me off. It's the phucking original mix! I've tried over and again to "get it." But, it's always fell flat before, sonically... it's had no depth before this, everything sounded like all the natural tones had long been washed away by exhaustion and over-fucked with on purpose by tinfoil monkey hands (the legacy of its recording process left a bit of precarious legend). In essence, all of the previous mixes suck. There. I said it... it's official. But now, although I was wholly sceptical, listening to Steve Wilson's remix, and the remastering... why-o-why wasn't it releaesed this way in the first place?! I would've enjoyed it so much more as I (finally) now do. The soundstage is perfect (!!) the much more smooth dynamics/equalization is as well, the various soundparts and familiarities are given much better consistency that it flows evenly, better than before, and truly brings the aesthetic at a more realistic dynamic level all around.
        • jwade99's avatar
          jwade99
          Compared to the 2018 reissue, this is a revelation. Always found the older version to be a bit flat and boring, with a compact soundstage and weak dynamics. I much preferred my old CD copy. The Steven Wilson remix opens up the soundstage by quite a bit, with much more precise imaging. They missed an opportunity to do something cool with the gatefold, it’s a bit boring, but the sound quality makes up,for it.
          • mcgooch's avatar
            mcgooch
            Magical album and pressing. The vinyl is flawless. Nice gatefold sleeve. I love the Steven Wilson mixes.
            This release is highly recommended.
            • snackeyp's avatar
              snackeyp
              I’ve only ever owned the original CD release so it’s not a truly balanced opinion, but I’m very happy with this pressing.

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