Far Skies Deep Time
Far Skies Deep Time | ||||
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EP by Big Big Train | ||||
Released | 2010/2011 | |||
Studio | English Electric Studios | |||
Genre | Progressive rock, new prog | |||
Length | 40:47 43:44 | |||
Label | English Electric | |||
Producer | Andy Poole | |||
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Far Skies Deep Time is the first official studio EP by the English progressive rock band Big Big Train. It was released in 2010 by English Electric Recordings, and re-released in 2011 with "Kingmaker" replacing "Master of Time" as the first track.[1] It contains five tracks, including a 17-minute epic about the last voyage of Belgian singer Jacques Brel.
Track listing
- "Master of Time" (Anthony Phillips) - 7:44 / "Kingmaker" (Greg Spawton) - 10:31 *
- "Fat Billy Shouts Mine" (Spawton) - 6:34
- "British Racing Green" (David Longdon/Spawton) - 3:59
- "Brambling" (Longdon/Spawton) - 5:00
- "The Wide Open Sea" (Longdon/Spawton) - 17:44
* The original version of the EP features "Master of Time", a cover of an Anthony Phillips song demoed for the 1977 album The Geese and the Ghost. The import and download version features "Kingmaker" as an alternative track to "Master of Time".[2]
Personnel
- David Longdon – lead vocals, flute, accordion, mandolin, banjo, vibraphone, keyboards, glockenspiel, percussion, theremin
- Dave Gregory – 6- and 12-string electric guitars, e-bow
- Gregory Spawton – keyboards, 6- and 12-string electric and acoustic guitars, bass guitar
- Andy Poole – bass guitar, bass pedals, keyboards
- Nick D'Virgilio – drums, backing vocals, percussion
- Guest musicians
- Jonathan Barry – guitar solo (2)
- Danny Manners – double bass (3)
- Tony Müller – piano (3)
- Martin Orford – keyboard solos (2)
- Jim Trainer – artwork, seagulls
- Rob Aubrey – mixing and mastering at Aubitt Studios
External links
- Liner notes [1]
References
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- Gregory Spawton
- Nick D'Virgilio
- Rikard Sjöblom
- Dave Foster
- Clare Lindley
- Alberto Bravin
- Oskar Holldorff
- Andy Poole
- Ian Cooper
- Steve Hughes
- Martin Read
- Tony Müller
- Pete Hibbit
- Phil Hogg
- Sean Filkins
- David Longdon
- Dave Gregory
- Danny Manners
- Rachel Hall
- Carly Bryant
- Goodbye to the Age of Steam
- English Boy Wonders
- Bard
- Gathering Speed
- The Difference Machine
- The Underfall Yard
- English Electric Part One
- English Electric Part Two
- Folklore
- Grimspound
- The Second Brightest Star
- Grand Tour
- Common Ground
- Welcome to the Planet
- The Likes of Us
- The Infant Hercules
- Far Skies Deep Time
- Make Some Noise
- Wassail
- English Electric: Full Power
- Ingenious Devices
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