Porcupine Tree - In Absentia

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A1	Blackest Eyes Backing Vocals – John Wesley Guitar – John Wesley	4:26
A2	Trains	5:57
A3	Lips Of Ashes	4:40
A4	The Sound Of Muzak Backing Vocals – Aviv Geffen, John Wesley	4:59
B1	Gravity Eyelids	7:56
B2	Wedding Nails	6:33
B3	Prodigal Backing Vocals – Aviv Geffen, John Wesley	5:33
C1	.3 Arranged By [Strings] – Dave GregoryCello – Tony Pleeth*, Dave Daniels*, Martin Loveday, Stephen OrtonContractor [Orchestra] – Isobel GriffithsDouble Bass – Chris Laurence, Mary ScullyLeader [Orchestra] – Gavyn WrightViola – Bruce White, Gustav Clarkson, Kate Musker, Peter LaleViolin – Ben Cruft, Boguslav Kostecki*, Dave Woodcock*, Everton Nelson, Gavyn Wright, Jackie Shave, Jonathan Rees, Julian Leaper, Kathy Shave*, Mark Berrow, Paul Willey, Perry Montague-Mason, Pete Hanso*, Rebecca Hirsch, Rita Manning, Warren Zielinski	5:26
C2	The Creator Has A Mastertape	5:21
C3	Chloroform	7:14
D1	Heartattack In A Layby	4:15
D2	Strip The Soul	7:22
D3	Collapse The Light Into Earth Arranged By [Strings] – Dave GregoryCello – Tony Pleeth*, Dave Daniels*, Martin Loveday, Stephen OrtonContractor [Orchestra] – Isobel GriffithsDouble Bass – Chris Laurence, Mary ScullyLeader [Orchestra] – Gavyn WrightViola – Bruce White, Gustav Clarkson, Kate Musker, Peter LaleViolin – Ben Cruft, Boguslav Kostecki*, Dave Woodcock*, Everton Nelson, Gavyn Wright, Jackie Shave, Jonathan Rees, Julian Leaper, Kathy Shave*, Mark Berrow, Paul Willey, Perry Montague-Mason, Pete Hanso*, Rebecca Hirsch, Rita Manning, Warren Zielinski	5:52

Companies, etc.

• Licensed To – Tonefloat
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Tonefloat
• Copyright (c) – Tonefloat
• Pressed By – Record Industry – 86784
• Recorded At – Avatar Studios
• Recorded At – Air Lyndhurst Studios
• Recorded At – No Man's Land
• Recorded At – New Rising
• Recorded At – Red Room Recorders
• Mixed At – Larrabee North
• Mastered At – Masterdisk

Credits

• A&R [Direction] – Andrew Karp
• Design [Cover], Photography By [Cover] – Lasse Hoile
• Design [Original] – Mascot
• Engineer – Paul Northfield
• Engineer [Assistant] – Brian Montgomery
• Engineer [Mix] – Mark O'Donoughue
• Legal [Legal Representation] – Ronald Bienstock
• Management [Europe] – Richard Allen
• Management [North America] – Andy Leff
• Mastered By – Andy VanDette
• Mixed By – Tim Palmer
• Photography By [Band] – John Blackford
• Producer, Words By – Steven Wilson
• Written-By – Chris Maitland (tracks: C3), Colin Edwin (tracks: D2), Richard Barbieri (tracks: B2), Steven Wilson

Notes

A special edition of 1.500 numbered copies available on coloured 180g vinyl, and housed in a re-designed, special spotvarnished gatefold picture sleeve.

Also available as a regular edition on black vinyl.

Recorded at Avatar Studio, New York, NY, March-April 2002.
Additional recording at Air Lyndhurst (London, UK), No Man's Land (Hemel Hempstead, UK), New Rising (Colchester, UK), and Red Room Recorders (Tampa, FL USA).
Mixed at Larrabee North, N. Hollywood, CA, May 2002.
Mastered at Masterdisk, New York, NY, November 2002.

Bonus track : "Chloroform" recorded at the Absentia Sessions.

The copyright in this recording is owned by Porcupine Tree under exclusive license to Tonefloat.
℗ 2010 Tonefloat, © 2010 Tonefloat.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 871605900239-2
• Matrix / Runout (A Side): 86784 1A TF102
• Matrix / Runout (B Side): 86784 1B TF102
• Matrix / Runout (C Side): 86784 1C TF102
• Matrix / Runout (D Side): 86784 1D TF102

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
83604-2	Porcupine Tree	In Absentia ‎(CD, Album, Enh, Gat)	Lava	83604-2	US	2002
none	Porcupine Tree	In Absentia ‎(CDr, Album, Promo)	EastWest	none	Europe	2002
7567 93163-2	Porcupine Tree	In Absentia ‎(CD, Album, Enh + CD)	Lava	7567 93163-2	Europe	2003
7567 93163-2	Porcupine Tree	In Absentia ‎(CD, Album, Enh, Unofficial + CD, Comp, Unofficial)	Lava	7567 93163-2	Russia	2004
none	Porcupine Tree	In Absentia ‎(CDr, Album, Promo)	EastWest	none	Germany	2002

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