Steven Wilson – 4½

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Label:	Kscope – KSCOPE917
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Mini-Album, Reissue
Country:	Europe
Released:	Jan 22, 2016
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Prog Rock

Tracklist

A1	My Book Of Regrets Bass Guitar – Nick Beggs Drums – Craig Blundell Electric Piano [Wurlitzer], Organ [Hammond], Synthesizer [MiniMoog] – Adam Holzman Guitar – Dave Kilminster* Recorded By [Live] – Ian Bond Vocals, Autoharp, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mellotron, Piano, Percussion, Software Instrument [Ghostwriter VI] – SW* Bass Guitar – Nick Beggs Drums – Craig Blundell Electric Piano [Wurlitzer], Organ [Hammond], Synthesizer [MiniMoog] – Adam Holzman Guitar – Dave Kilminster* Recorded By [Live] – Ian Bond Vocals, Autoharp, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mellotron, Piano, Percussion, Software Instrument [Ghostwriter VI] – SW*	9:23
A2	Year Of The Plague Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Electric Piano, Synthesizer [Prophet 6], Sampler [Various Sampled Instruments] – SW* Piano – Adam Holzman	4:15
A3	Happiness III Bass Guitar – Nick Beggs Drums – Marco Minnemann Engineer – Steve Orchard Guitar – Guthrie Govan Organ [Hammond], Piano – Adam Holzman Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Guitar [Solo] – SW* Bass Guitar – Nick Beggs Drums – Marco Minnemann Engineer – Steve Orchard Guitar – Guthrie Govan Organ [Hammond], Piano – Adam Holzman Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Guitar [Solo] – SW*	4:31
B1	Sunday Rain Sets In Bass Guitar – Nick Beggs Drums – Chad Wackerman Engineer [Drums] – Brendan Dekora Engineer [Piano] – Anthony Ruotolo Flute – Theo Travis Guitar, Mellotron, Keyboards, Percussion – SW* Piano – Adam Holzman Bass Guitar – Nick Beggs Drums – Chad Wackerman Engineer [Drums] – Brendan Dekora Engineer [Piano] – Anthony Ruotolo Flute – Theo Travis Guitar, Mellotron, Keyboards, Percussion – SW* Piano – Adam Holzman	3:50
B2	Vermillioncore Chapman Stick, Soloist – Nick Beggs Drums, Electronic Drums – Craig Blundell Electric Piano [Wurlitzer], Synthesizer [MiniMoog], Organ [Stabs] – Adam Holzman Guitar, Keyboards, Bass Guitar, Sound Designer – SW* Recorded By [Drums] – John Mitchell (5) Chapman Stick, Soloist – Nick Beggs Drums, Electronic Drums – Craig Blundell Electric Piano [Wurlitzer], Synthesizer [MiniMoog], Organ [Stabs] – Adam Holzman Guitar, Keyboards, Bass Guitar, Sound Designer – SW* Recorded By [Drums] – John Mitchell (5)	5:09
B3	Don't Hate Me Bass Guitar – Nick Beggs Drums – Craig Blundell Guitar – Dave Kilminster* Organ [Hammond], Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Keyboards – Adam Holzman Recorded By [Live] – Ian Bond Recorded By [Ninet's Vocals] – Joseph E-Shine Saxophone [Solo], Flute – Theo Travis Vocals – Ninet Tayeb Vocals, Guitar, Mellotron, Synthesizer [Moog, Prophet 6] – SW* Bass Guitar – Nick Beggs Drums – Craig Blundell Guitar – Dave Kilminster* Organ [Hammond], Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Keyboards – Adam Holzman Recorded By [Live] – Ian Bond Recorded By [Ninet's Vocals] – Joseph E-Shine Saxophone [Solo], Flute – Theo Travis Vocals – Ninet Tayeb Vocals, Guitar, Mellotron, Synthesizer [Moog, Prophet 6] – SW*	9:34

Companies, etc.

Licensed To – Kscope
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Steven Wilson
Copyright © – Steven Wilson
Published By – Hands Off It's Mine Publishing
Recorded At – No Man's Land (3)
Recorded At – Air Lyndhurst Hall
Recorded At – Eastwest Studios
Recorded At – Spin Studios
Recorded At – Outhouse Studios
Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH

Credits

Design – Carl Glover (4)
Management – Andy Leff
Photography By – Lasse Hoile
Written-By, Producer, Mixed By – SW*

Notes

This is a reissue with a different front cover (no die-cut showing parts of the printed inner sleeve).
Standard weight vinyl (whilst original release was 180g).
This reissue does not include mp3 & FLAC codes.
Includes a 2-page Kscope artist promo insert.

All other details are as on the original release.

"My Book of Regrets" partly written in late 2013, finished June 2015. Main backing track taken from a concert in Montreal on 28th June 2015, additional recording at No Man's Land.
"Year of the Plague" written and recorded during sessions for The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories), 2012-13. Additional recording and mix October 2015.
"Happiness III" written in 2003. Recorded during sessions for Hand. Cannot. Erase. at Air Studio London, September 2014.
"Sunday Rain Sets In" recorded during Hand. Cannot. Erase. sessions, 2014. Drums recorded at East West, Los Angeles. Piano recorded at Spin Studios, New York.
"Vermillioncore" partly written in late 2013, finished June 2015. Recorded in October 2015. Drums recorded at Outhouse Studio.
"Don't Hate Me" originally written in 1998 and recorded by Stupid Dream. Main backing track for this version taken from a concert in Europe September 2015, additional recording at No Man's Land.

℗ 2016 Steven Wilson
© 2016 Steven Wilson
Made in

All runouts are hand-etched. Trailing numerals and faintly inscribed "geometric" marks are mirrored (added during plating).

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text / scanned): 802644891712
Label Code: LC 01757
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): KSCOPE 917 A
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): KSCOPE 917 B VT
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): KSCOPE 917 A
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): KSCOPE 917 B =˄
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 3): KSCOPE 917 A
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 3): KSCOPE 917 B VX
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 4): KSCOPE 917 A VX
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 4): KSCOPE 917 B VT
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 5): KSCOPE 917 A 1 2
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 5): KSCOPE 917 B ⏌⏐⎿

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	4½ (CDr, Mini-Album, Copy Protected, Promo)	Kscope	KSCOPE347WM	UK	2016
New Submission	4½ (CD, Mini-Album)	Kscope	KSCOPE347	US	2016
Recently Edited	4½ (LP, Mini-Album)	Kscope	KSCOPE917	Europe	2016
New Submission	4½ (Blu-ray, Blu-ray Audio, Album, Stereo, Multichannel)	Kscope	KSCOPE529	UK, Europe & US	2016
New Submission	4½ (CD, Mini-Album, Remastered, K2 HD Mastering, HQCD)	Victor	VI-75158	Japan	2016