Recordings (album)

Infobox Album | Name = Recordings
Type = compilation
Artist = Porcupine Tree


Released = Start date|2001|6|12
Recorded = 1998-2000
Genre = Progressive rock
Length = 64:37
Label = Snapper
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:u8se4j875wau link]
Last album = "Shesmovedon" (2000)
This album = "Recordings" (2001)
Next album = "Transmission IV" (2001)

"Recordings" is a compilation album by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, first released in May, 2001. It is a collection of b-sides from the albums "Stupid Dream" and "Lightbulb Sun" along with one new song, "Access Denied". Recordings is a limited pressing release, limited to only 20,000 copies worldwide. The limited pressing edition has been out of print since shortly after its release. There will be a re-release of this album in 2008 [cite web | url = http://theseaweedfarm.blogspot.com/2007/08/release-rumours.html | title = "The Seaweed Farm: Release Rumours" | date = 2007-08-29 | accessdate= 2008-01-10] .

Track listing

All songs were written by Steven Wilson, except where noted.

#"Buying New Soul" (Steven Wilson, Richard Barbieri, Colin Edwin, Chris Maitland) – 10:24
#"Access Denied" – 3:35
#"Cure for Optimism" – 6:11
#"Untitled" (Wilson, Barbieri, Edwin, Maitland) – 8:53
#"Disappear" – 3:37
#"Ambulance Chasing" (Wilson, Barbieri, Edwin, Maitland) – 6:32
#"In Formaldehyde" – 5:19
#"Even Less (Full Version)" – 14:08
#"Oceans Have No Memory" – 3:06

ong details

*"Buying New Soul" was originally released on the second disc of the special-edition of "Lightbulb Sun", in an abridged (6:09) version.
*"Access Denied" was previously unreleased.
*"Cure for Optimism" and "Untitled" were originally released on the "Shesmovedon" CD single.
*"Disappear" was originally released on the "Four Chords That Made a Million" CD single.
*"Ambulance Chasing" was originally released on the "Piano Lessons" CD single.
*"In Formaldehyde" is a previously unreleased "clean ending" version. A version ending with a fade-out was originally released on the "Four Chords That Made a Million" CD single.
*"Even Less (Full Version)" is a previously unreleased full version. Part one was released on the "Stupid Dream" album; part two was released on the "Stranger by the Minute" CD single.
*"Oceans Have No Memory" is a previously unreleased band version. The demo version was released on the "Piano Lessons" 7" single.

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