Sunsets on Empire – The Remasters: Deluxe Edition (3CD)

Description

Deluxe Remaster Edition

Disc 1 (studio album)
01 The Perception of Johnny Punter Dick/Wilson 8.37
02 Goldfish & Clowns Dick/Wilson 6.36
03 Change of Heart Dick/Boult 3:41
04 What Colour is God? Dick/Wilson 5:50
05 Tara Dick/Patterson 5:12
06 Jungle Ride Dick/Boult 7:34
07 Worm in a Bottle Dick/Boult 6:24
08 Brother 52 Dick/Wilson 6:03
09 Sunsets on Empire Dick/Wilson 6:54
10 Say it with Flowers Dick/Wilson/Bowness 4:15
Total 59:06

Lead Vocal – Fish
Bass Guitar – Ewan Vernal
Keyboards and backing vocals – Foss Patterson
Guitars – Frank Usher
Guitars – Robin Boult
Guitars – Steven Wilson
Drums and Percussion – Dave Stewart
Additional Percussion (Tracks 2/5/6) – Dave Haswell
Cello (Tracks 1/5) – Chris Gaugh
Violin (Tracks 1/5) – Brian Hale
Violin (Tracks 1/5) – Mark Duff
Violin (Tracks 6/8) – Martyn Bennett
French Horn (Track 9) – Terence Jones
Backing Vocals (Tracks 1/2/5/9) – Lorna Bannon
Backing Vocals (Tracks 3/6) – Katherine Garrett
Backing Vocals (Track 1) – Don Jack
Backing Vocals (Track 1) – Chris Thompson
Backing Vocals (Track 9) – Annie McCaig
Harmonica (Track 6) – Frazer Spiers
String Arrangements(Track 1) – Steven Wilson
String Arrangements(Track 5) – Foss Patterson
Voice on telephone (Track) – Doc
Empires Awakening Pianola played by Tara Rowena Dick

Disc 2 (demos with Steven Wilson + bonus tracks)
01 Goldfish & Clowns Dick/Wilson 6:39 Demo with Steven Wilson
02 Sunsets on Empire Dick/Wilson 6:53 Demo with Steven Wilson
03 What Colour is God? Dick/Wilson 5:58 Demo with Steven Wilson
04 Do Not Walk Outside This Area Dick/Wilson 6:11 Demo with Steven Wilson
05 The Perception of Johnny Punter Dick/Wilson 8:34 Demo with Steven Wilson
06 Say it with Flowers Dick/Wilson/Bowness 4:12 Demo with Steven Wilson
07 The Perception of Johnny Punter Dick/Wilson 8:38 USA version (with altered lyric – front section)
08 Do Not Walk Outside This Area Dick/Wilson 6:29 Bonus track Japan (full recorded version)
09 Tara Dick/Patterson 4:03 Radio edit
10 Goldfish & Clowns Dick/Wilson 4:13 Radio edit
11 What Colour is God Dick/Wilson 7:02 Remix by Max Rael ‘History of Guns’
Total 66:92

Disc 3 (live)
01 Change of Heart Dick/Boult 3:46 From ‘Communion’ St. Mary’s Church, Haddington 2006
02 Tara Dick/Patterson 5:29 From ‘Communion’ St. Mary’s Church, Haddington 2006
03 Worm in a Bottle Dick/Boult 5:19 Company Convention, Haddington Corn Exchange 1998
04 Goldfish & Clowns Dick/Wilson 6:44 Poland 1997
05 Jungle Ride Dick/Boult 8:09 Poland 1997
06 The Perception of Johnny Punter Dick/Wilson 11:17 Poland 1997
07 What Colour is God? Dick/Wilson 5:53 Poland 1997
08 Brother 52 Dick/Wilson 6:06 Poland 1997
09 Sunsets on Empire Dick/Wilson 9:01 From ‘Sashimi’ 1999 recorded in Poznan

Disc 1: Arranged and produced by Steven Wilson
Vocal sessions produced by Avril Macintosh
Engineered by Elliot Ness
Mixed by Callum Malcolm
Mastered by Bob Ludwig
Remastered by Calum Malcolm 2015
Disc 3: the Polish recordings are the multi track versions taken from the DVD ‘Live in Poland’ not released previously on CD.
Thanks to Steven Wilson for the inspiration and motivation
St Mary’s band 2006 Frank Usher and Andy Trill – Guitars, Steve Vantsis – Bass, Tony Turrell – keyboards, Gavin Griffiths – drums, Dave Haswell – percussion, Tara Dick, Anne Marie Helder, Angela Gordon and Heather Findlay backing vocals
Poland 1997 Robin Boult – Guitars, Steve Vantsis- bass, Dave Stewart – drums, Mickey Simmonds – keyboards
Haddington 1998 includes Frank Usher
Poznan 1999 – John Wesley – guitars, Steve Vantsis – Bass, Dave Stewart – drums, Tony Turrell – keyboards,
Elisabeth Troy Antwi – backing vocals