David Sylvian & Robert Fripp - The First Day

Tracklist Hide Credits

1	God's Monkey Written By – Sylvian / Fripp / Gunn / Bottrill	5:01
2	Jean The Birdman Written By – Sylvian / Fripp / Gunn	4:10
3	Firepower Written By – Sylvian / Fripp / Gunn	10:27
4	Brightness Falls Written By – Sylvian / Fripp / Gunn	6:06
5	20th Century Dreaming (A Shaman's Song) Written By – Sylvian / Fripp / Gunn	11:53
6	Darshan (The Road To Graceland) Written By – Sylvian / Fripp / Gunn / Bottrill	17:18
7	Bringing Down The Light	8:31

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Virgin Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Virgin Records Ltd.
• Published By – Opium (Arts) Ltd.
• Published By – Crimson Music
• Published By – Real World Music Ltd.
• Produced At – Applehead
• Recorded At – Dreamland Recording Studios
• Recorded At – Kingsway Studios, New Orleans
• Mixed At – Electric Lady Studios
• Designed At – v23
• Pressed By – ims Manufacturing

Credits

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

Tracks 1, 6 published by Opium (Arts) Ltd. / Crimson Music / Real World Music.
Tracks 2, 3, 4, 5 published by Opium (Arts) Ltd. / Crimson Music
Track 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: clear tray jewel case with 16 page booklet.
Catalog number "CDV 2712" on spine & CD, "CDV2712" rear cover & booklet, "0777 7 88208 26" on spine, rear cover & booklet, "0777 7 88208 2 6" on CD

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (String): 077778820826
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI LV03
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 2531
• Matrix / Runout: [ims Manufacturing Logo] www.imsgroup.it 7882082
• Rights Society: BIEM STEMRA
• Label Code: LC3098
• Other (Distribution Code): PM 527

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
V2712, 0777 7 88208 19	David Sylvian & Robert Fripp	The First Day ‎(2xLP, Album)	Virgin, Virgin	V2712, 0777 7 88208 19	UK & Europe	1993
DGM0522	David Sylvian & Robert Fripp	The First Day ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Discipline Global Mobile, Panegyric	DGM0522	UK & Europe	2014
JPCD9808387	David Sylvian & Robert Fripp	The First Day ‎(CD, Album, Unofficial)	Grammy	JPCD9808387	Russia	1998
JPCD9808387	David Sylvian & Robert Fripp	The First Day ‎(CD, Album, Unofficial)	Grammy	JPCD9808387	Russia	1998
CDV 2712, 0777 7 88208 2 6, 0777 7 88208 26	David Sylvian & Robert Fripp	The First Day ‎(CD, Album, RP)	Virgin, Virgin, Virgin	CDV 2712, 0777 7 88208 2 6, 0777 7 88208 26	UK & Europe	Unknown

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