tracks

Blackest Eyes
Trains
Lips Of Ashes
The Sound Of Muzak
Gravity Eyelids
Wedding Nails
Prodigal
.3
The Creator Has A Mastertape
Heartattack In A Layby
Strip The Soul
Collapse The Light Into Earth
Collapse Intro
Drown With Me
Orchidia
Chloroform
Futile
Meantime
Blackest Eyes (Radio Edit)
Trains (Radio Edit)
Strip The Soul (Video Edit)
Drown With Me (Demo)
Trains (Demo)
Imogen Slaughter (Demo)
Watching You Sleep (Demo)
The Creator Has A Mastertape (Demo)
Heartattack In A Layby (Demo)
Strip The Soul (Demo)
The Sound Of Muzak (Demo)
Gravity Eyelids (Demo)
Enough (Demo)
Wedding Nails (Demo)
Blackest Eyes (Demo)
The Making Of In Absentia (Documentary Film)
Blackest Eyes
Trains
Lips Of Ashes
The Sound Of Muzak
Gravity Eyelids
Wedding Nails
Prodigal
.3
The Creator Has A Mastertape
Heartattack In A Layby
Strip The Soul
Collapse The Light Into Earth
Collapse Intro
Drown With Me
Orchidia
Chloroform
Futile
Meantime
Blackest Eyes (Radio Edit)
Trains (Radio Edit)
Strip The Soul (Video Edit)
Blackest Eyes
Trains
Lips Of Ashes
The Sound Of Muzak
Gravity Eyelids
Wedding Nails
Prodigal
.3
The Creator Has A Mastertape
Heartattack In A Layby
Strip The Soul
Collapse The Light Into Earth
Drown With Me
Chloroform
Futile

notes

Made In Germany
12" x 12" book with discs mounted inside cover

3CD/Blu-ray featuring remastered stereo and 5.1 surround sound mixes, additional studio recordings, a disc of unreleased demos and a new feature length Lasse Hoile directed documentary, plus 100-page hardback book with exclusive content including photography by Lasse Hoile, Carl Glover, Richard Barbieri and John Blackford from the recording sessions, subsequent tour and more, extensive biographical liner notes and track-by-track commentary by Stephen Humphries, artwork drafts, and handwritten notes and lyrics.

All copies of the first print run sold through Burning Shed come with an exclusive art print.

The first CD features Steven Wilson's 2017 remaster, which has less compression and limiting.

The second CD includes all of the additional finished studio recordings the band made during the period.

The third CD comprises over 70 minutes of demos recorded at Wilson's home studio during the two years leading up to recording the album. Many of the selections differ from the final versions, with additional sections, alternate lyrics, and different arrangements.
Also included are demos of three songs that were not subsequently recorded by the band, all released here for the first time: Imogen Slaughter, Watching You Sleep, and Enough.

The Blu-ray features the new master of the original stereo mix, the 5.1 surround sound mix created in 2003 by legendary engineer Elliot Scheiner, plus the audio from the second CD, all in high resolution audio. It also boasts a new 1 hour and 49 minute long documentary film directed by Lasse Hoile, chronicling the making of the album with interviews and archive footage.

Blu Ray error: 'An unfortunate mistake on the Blu-ray disc. It should have included the audio from CD2 in high resolution (24/96) but those tracks/files are not there.' This is the initial release versions.
For those that ordered from Burning Shed, 'The “good” part is that you don’t have to do anything. We will automatically send a replacement Blu-ray to everyone who has bought this from us.'
Replacement disc entry: In Absentia.

credits

A&R – Andrew Karp
Arranged By [Strings] – Dave Gregory (tracks: CD1-8, CD1-12)
Authoring [DVD] – Ray Shulman
Bass Guitar – Colin Edwin (tracks: CD2-5, CD2-6, CD3-7 to CD3-9), Steven Wilson (tracks: CD2-2, CD2-3)
Bass, Performer – Colin Edwin
Cello – Tony Pleeth, (tracks: CD1-8, CD1-12), Dave Daniels, (tracks: CD1-8, CD1-12), Martin Loveday (tracks: CD1-8, CD1-12), Stephen Orton (tracks: CD1-8, CD1-12)
Contractor – Isobel Griffiths (tracks: CD1-8, CD1-12)
Coordinator – Richard Beeching
Cover, Photography By – Lasse Hoile
Double Bass – Chris Laurence (tracks: CD1-8, CD1-12), Mary Scully (tracks: CD1-8, CD1-12)
Drums – Gavin Harrison (tracks: CD2-2 to CD2-6)
Drums, Performer – Gavin Harrison
Dulcimer [Hammered Dulcimer] – Steven Wilson (tracks: CD2-2)
Electric Upright Bass – Colin Edwin (tracks: CD2-4)
Engineer – Paul Northfield
Engineer [Assistant] – Brian Montgomery
Engineer [Mix] – Mark O'Donoughue
Executive-Producer – Frederick Jude
Guitar – Steven Wilson (tracks: CD2-2 to CD2-6)
Keyboards – Steven Wilson (tracks: CD2-2, CD2-3, CD2-4)
Keyboards, Photography By, Performer – Richard Barbieri
Leader, Violin – Gavyn Wright (tracks: CD1-8, CD1-12)
Liner Notes – Stephen Humphries
Mastered By – Darcy Proper
Mixed By – Elliot Scheiner, Tim Palmer
Music By – Edwin, (tracks: CD1-11), Barbieri, (tracks: CD1-6)
Percussion – Steven Wilson (tracks: CD2-6)
Performer – Porcupine Tree
Photography By – John Blackford (2)
Photography By, Graphic Design – Carl Glover (4)
Piano – Steven Wilson (tracks: CD2-1, CD2-5)
Recorded By – Steven Wilson (tracks: CD3-1 to CD3-12)
Synthesizer – Richard Barbieri (tracks: CD2-2, CD2-4 to CD2-6; CD3-3, CD3-11)
Viola – Bruce White (tracks: CD1-8, CD1-12), Gustav Clarkson (tracks: CD1-8, CD1-12), Kate Musker (tracks: CD1-8, CD1-12), Peter Lale (tracks: CD1-8, CD1-12)
Violin – Ben Cruft (tracks: CD1-8, CD1-12), Boguslav Kostecki, (tracks: CD1-8, CD1-12), David Woodcock (tracks: CD1-8, CD1-12), Everton Nelson (tracks: CD1-8, CD1-12), Jackie Shave (tracks: CD1-8, CD1-12), Jonathan Rees (tracks: CD1-8, CD1-12), Julian Leaper (tracks: CD1-8, CD1-12), Kathy Shave, (tracks: CD1-8, CD1-12), Mark Berrow (tracks: CD1-8, CD1-12), Paul Willey (tracks: CD1-8, CD1-12), Perry Montague-Mason (tracks: CD1-8, CD1-12), Pete Hanso, (tracks: CD1-8, CD1-12), Rebecca Hirsch (tracks: CD1-8, CD1-12), Rita Manning (tracks: CD1-8, CD1-12), Warren Zielinski (tracks: CD1-8, CD1-12)
Vocals – Steven Wilson (tracks: CD2-1, CD2-2, CD2-4 to CD2-6)
Vocals, Guitar, Producer, Performer – Steven Wilson
Words By, Music By – Wilson, Steven Wilson (tracks: CD1-1 to CD1-4; CD1-6 to CD1-10, CD1-12)
Written-By – Edwin, (tracks: CD3-7), Barbieri, (tracks: CD3-11)

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Snapper Music Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Porcupine Tree Ltd.
Copyright (c) – Snapper Music Ltd.
Copyright (c) – Porcupine Tree Ltd.
Copyright (c) – Lasse Hoile
Licensed From – Porcupine Tree Ltd.
Licensed To – Snapper Music Ltd.
Licensed To – Kscope Music
Manufactured By – Optimal Media GmbH – AK96998
Manufactured By – Optimal Media GmbH – AK96999
Manufactured By – Optimal Media GmbH – AK97000
Manufactured By – Optimal Media GmbH – EK97011
Engineered At – Avatar Studios
Recorded At – Air Lyndhurst Studios
Recorded At – No Man's Land (3)
Recorded At – New Rising Studios
Recorded At – Red Room Recorders
Recorded At – Bourne Place
Mixed At – Larrabee North
Mixed At – No Man's Land (3)
Designed At – Aleph Studio (2)
Published By – Hands Off It's Mine Publishing
Published By – Universal Music Publishing Group
Published By – Orange Asylum Music
Published By – Monokotunes
Published By – Squatter Madras Music

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