On the Sunday of Life

On the Sunday of Life
Cover art by Andy Cleal
Studio album by Porcupine Tree
Released	July, 1991
Recorded	1988-1990
Genre	Progressive rock Psychedelic rock Space rock
Length	75:47
Label	Delerium
Producer	Steven Wilson
Porcupine Tree chronology
The Nostalgia Factory (1990) On the Sunday of Life... (1991) Up the Downstair (1993)

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On the Sunday of Life is the debut album of English progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, first released in July, 1991. It compiles tracks that Steven Wilson produced and recorded for two cassette-only releases, Tarquin's Seaweed Farm (1989) and The Nostalgia Factory (1990). The rest of the music from these tapes was released three years after in the compilation album Yellow Hedgerow Dreamscape.

Most of the lyrics were written by Alan Duffy, a school friend with whom Steven Wilson had lost touch a few years before the album was released.

A small run of 1000 copies in a deluxe gatefold sleeve were released in early 1992^[2].

Track listing

Side one

Part I - First Love

1. "Music for the Head" – 2:42
2. "Jupiter Island" – 6:12
3. "Third Eye Surfer" – 2:50
4. "On the Sunday of Life" – 2:07
5. "The Nostalgia Factory" – 7:28

Side two

Part II - Second Sight

1. "Space Transmission" – 2:59
2. "Message from a Self-Destructing Turnip" – 0:27
3. "Radioactive Toy" – 10:00
4. "Nine Cats" – 3:53

Side three

Part III - Third Eye

1. "Hymn" – 1:14
2. "Footprints" – 5:56
3. "Linton Samuel Dawson" – 3:04
4. "And the Swallows Dance Above the Sun" – 4:05
5. "Queen Quotes Crowley" – 3:48

Side four

Part IV - Fourth Bridge

1. "No Luck with Rabbits" – 0:46
2. "Begonia Seduction Scene" – 2:14
3. "This Long Silence" – 5:05
4. "It Will Rain for a Million Years" – 10:51

Additional

Polish progressive rock/metal band Riverside played their cover version of "Radioactive Toy" at a gig in Sjiwa, Baarlo, The Netherlands, in 2005 ^[3]

The drum track on "Third Eye Surfer" and "On the Sunday of Life" is taken from the drum solo track "5 from 13 (for Phil Seamen with love & thanks)" from Soft Machine's album Six.

Personnel

• Steven Wilson – vocals, performed all music
• John Marshall – drums on "Third Eye Surfer"
• Solomon St. Jemain – additional guitar & voice on "Queen Quotes Crowley"
• Master Timothy Masters – oboe

External links

• Porcupine Tree Official Website

References

1. ^ Raggett, Ned (2011 [last update]). "On the Sunday of Life - Porcupine Tree | AllMusic". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r342280. Retrieved 6 July 2011. 
2. ^ "Porcupine Tree - Background". porcupinetree.com. http://www.porcupinetree.com/background.cfm. Retrieved 2008-04-06. 
3. ^ "Riverside - Sjiwa, Baarlo, Holland -live- (2005)". NoNaMe