The Silent Corner And The Empty Stageby Peter Hammill

Superb condition.

Tracks 1 to 7 were originally released in 1974.

Track 8 was recorded live at The All Souls Unitarian Church, Kansas City, USA on 16th February 1978.

Tracks 9 and 10 were recorded for the John Peel Show on BBC Radio 1. First transmission 5th March 1974.

Arrangements are organic/human/undefinable.
Except for 5. (Island Studios, London, April 1973) this album was realised at Sofa Sound, Sussex (1,2,6) and Rockfield Studios, Monmouthshire (3,4,7) in September+October, 1973.
Vox+mellotrons on 1 and 2 were dubbed onto Sofa backing tracks at Rockfield.
The whole thing was mixed at Trident Studios, London in October 1973.
Production with incidental intrusions from: Lizard Bizarre, Rodney Sofa and The Dazzler...
Gordianisation: Troeller!

Digital remastering at Sofa Sound.
Analogue to digital transfers at Abbey Road Studios, London.
Grateful thanks to Cary Anning at Abbey Road Tape Library and to Paschal Byrne and Ben Wiseman at The Audio Archiving Company for their invaluable help.

CD-Package: Phil Smee at Waldo's Design & Dream Emporium.