cover of Hammill, Peter - The Future Now

Peter Hammill – The Future Now

1978, United Kingdom
00:45:09; 62M; 192S; 507;
  1. Pushing Thirty - 4:20
  2. The Second Hand - 3:28
  3. Trappings - 3:30
  4. The Mousetrap (Caught In) - 4:05
  5. Energy Vampires - 2:56
  6. If I Could - 4:37
  7. The Future Now - 4:11
  8. Still in the Dark - 3:38
  9. Mediaeval - 3:06
  10. A Motor-Bike in Afrika - 3:11
  11. The Cut - 4:20
  12. Palinurus (Castaway) - 3:47

Kathy Bryan - engineer [analogue to digital transfers]
Phil Smee At Waldo's Design & Dream Emporium - artwork by [cd package]
Brian Griffin - photography [original lp]
Peter Hammill - producer [cd reissue production], other [compilation], producer, performer, vocals, engineer, remastered by
David Jackson - saxophone
Pat Moran - engineer [mixdown]
Mark Powell - engineer [analogue to digital transfers], other [cd reissue coordination and tape research], producer [cd reissue production], other [compilation]
Graham Smith - violin

Originally released in 1978 as Charisma CAS 1137.

Recorded at Sofa Sound Surrey 18/3-26/4 1978.
Mixed at Rockfield Studios, Monmouth 27/4-3/5 1978.
Tracks 6 & 11 feature the Aphex Aural Exciter.
Special thanks
Immediate: Hilary, Cracky, Gordian, John, and The Black Prince
Long-term: Judge, Bjorn, Brain, San Carlos, Mozart, Hoover, Beckie, Flag and Mentor.

Bonus tracks recorded live at The All Souls Unitarian Church, Kansas City, USA on 16th February 1978.

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.

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Charisma, CASCDR 1137
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