This Strange Engine

Released by EMI Records Ltd.: 21-APR-97

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This Stange Emgine Album CoverThis Stange Emgine sticker (USA)
The sticker shown is from the last correct USA Velvel edition.

Details:

CD Digi pack UK : Intact/Castle Communications PLC. RAW DP 121 - GAS0000121RAW
CD UK: Intact/Castle Communications PLC. RAW 121
Japan: Pony Canyon PCCY-01098 (released March '97, 2 bonus tracks)
Can: EMI Canada ?? (Released 07-Oct-97)
USA: Velvel VEL-79791 (Although the spine says VEL-70791-2) Released 07-Oct-97
No bonus tracks
Matrix # at bottom of disc in reflective print
USA: Velvel VEL-79791-2
Second pressing containing 2 bonus tracks, but misses first few seconds of Memory of Water
Sticker says "US REMASTERED VERSION...contains bonus tracks"
Matrix # at bottom of disc in black print
USA: Velvel VEL-79791-2 - third pressing containing 2 bonus tracks
Sticker says "US REMASTERED VERSION...contains bonus tracks"
Cassette Jap : Pony Canyon ACCY 01098 P1432 (No bonus tracks)

1 A Man of a Thousand Faces
(Music: Marillion
Lyrics: John Helmer (p) 1997)
07:31
2 One Fine Day
(Music: Marillion
Lyrics: John Helmer (p) 1997)
05:31
3 80 Days
(Music: Marillion
Lyrics: Steve Hogarth (p) 1997)
05:00
4 Estonia
(Music: Marillion
Lyrics: Steve Hogarth (p) 1997)
07:56
5 Memory of Water
(Music: Marillion
Lyrics: John Helmer (p) 1997)
03:01
6 An Accidental Man
(Music: Marillion
Lyrics: John Helmer (p) 1997)
06:10
7 Hope for the Future
(Music: Marillion
Lyrics: John Helmer (p) 1997)
05:10
8 This Strange Engine
(Music: Marillion
Lyrics: Steve Hogarth (p) 1997)
15:41 European version containing
10 minutes of silence + Laugh
9a Beautiful
(Music: Marillion
Lyrics: Steve Hogarth (p) 1995)
04:48 Acoustic Version
Bonus on the Japanese Version
10a Made Again
(Music: Marillion
Lyrics: John Helmer (p) 1994)

05:15
of
09:48

Acoustic Version
Bonus on the Japanese Version
Including 4 minutes of silence + Laugh
9b Estonia
(Music: Marillion
Lyrics: Steve Hogarth (p) 1997)
11:49 The Positive Light Mix
Bonus on the Second USA Pressing
10b 80 Days
(Music: Marillion
Lyrics: Steve Hogarth (p) 1997)

04:35
of
05:39

Acoustic Version
Bonus on the Second USA Pressing
Including 1 minute of silence + Laugh
Total Time 70:49 Total is total time including the silence

Credits:

STEVE HOGARTH   Voice
STEVE ROTHERY   Guitar
MARK KELLY    Keyboards
PETE TREWAVAS   Bass
IAN MOSLEY    Drums & Percussion

MUSIC Written by Marillion
Arranged by Marillion

LYRICS Steve Hogarth/John Helmer

PRODUCED BY Marillion
Engineered by Stuart Every

MIXED BY Dave Meegan
Mix Assistants: Andrea Wright, Michael Hunter

ADDITIONAL KEYBOARDS Steve H

BACKING VOCALS
Pete, Mark & H
Charlton & New bottle School Choir on Man Of A Thousand Faces
Choir arranged by Ray Lear

BALAIKA on Estonia: Tim Perkins
SAXOPHONE on This Strange Engine: Phil Todd
TRUMPET on Hope For The Future by Paula Savage

Written and recorded at The Racket Club, Buckinghamshire,
between August and November '96
Mixed at Parr St. Liverpool.

For Marillion updates email your postal address to :
dorianmusic@dorianmusic.co.uk

Marillion Photo-Montage:
Hugh Gilmour, Niels van Iperen, Andrew Gent & Steve Rothery

The Web UK
PO Box 533
Richmond
Surrey TW9 2EX
The Web Holland
PO Box 208
2740 AE Waddinxveen
Holland
The Web USA
PO Box 1003
Streamwood
IL 60107 USA
Made Again (c/o J.&A. Baecker)
Postfach 1148
53581 Bad Honnef
Germany

MANAGEMENT John Arnison for Hit & Run Music Ltd.
Assisted by Annabelle Farina

THANK YOU Paul and Annie Lewis, John Cliffe, Stuart Epps

EQUIPMENT Systems Workshop (Phil Beaumont), Digidesign,
Steinberger Guitars, Andie Brooke-Mellor, Tama, Zildjian
Opcode Systems Inc

SPECIAL THANKS TO STEWART EVERY FOR STRANGE ENGINEERING

All titles by Hogarth/Rothery/Kelly/Trewavas/Mosley/Helmer ... except where asterisked
titles by Hogarth/Rothery/Kelly/Trewavas/Mosley

All titles published by Charisma/Rondor Music

  1. MAN OF A THOUSAND FACES
  2. ONE FINE DAY
  3. EIGHTY DAYS*
  4. ESTONIA*
  5. THE MEMORY OF WATER
  6. AN ACCIDENTAL MAN
  7. HOPE FOR THE FUTURE
  8. THIS STRANGE ENGINE*

That Strange Engine and Those Strange Drawings
Invented by Andrew Gent
Art Direction & Design : Hugh Gilmour @ Castle


Copyright © 1996, 2000 Bert ter Steege.
Last Modified: 30 Oct 2001