DAVID SYLVIAN – BRILLIANT TREES LP – Nr MINT UK 1984 JAPAN

David Sylvian – Brilliant Trees
(Virgin Records  1984  V2290)
Matrix No’s: A3/B5 – UK Pressing

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

Sleeve & Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition

David Sylvian (born David Alan Batt, 23 February 1958) is an English singer-songwriter and musician who came to prominence in the late 1970s as the lead vocalist and main songwriter in the group Japan. His subsequent solo work is described by AllMusic critic Jason Ankeny as “a far-ranging and esoteric career that encompassed not only solo projects but also a series of fascinating collaborative efforts.” Sylvian’s solo work has been influenced by a variety of musical styles and genres, including jazz, avant-garde, ambient, electronic, and progressive rock.

Brilliant Trees is the first solo album by the British singer-songwriter David Sylvian, released in 1984.

Track listing

All compositions by David Sylvian except where noted.

Side A

1. “Pulling Punches” – 5:02
2. “The Ink in the Well” – 4:30
3. “Nostalgia” – 5:41
4. “Red Guitar” – 5:09

Side B

1. “Weathered Wall” (Sylvian/Jon Hassell) – 5:44
2. “Backwaters” – 4:52
3. “Brilliant Trees” (Sylvian/Hassell) – 8:39

Personnel

• David Sylvian – lead vocals, guitar, piano (treated), tapes, synthesizer, percussion instruments
• Steve Jansen – drums, synthesizer, percussion
• Holger Czukay – French horn, voice, guitar, dictaphone.
• Wayne Braithwaite – bass guitar tracks A1, A4
• Ronny Drayton – guitar tracks A1, A4
• Richard Barbieri – synthesizer track A1, B1
• Danny Thompson – double bass track A2
• Kenny Wheeler – flugelhorn tracks A2, A3
• Phil Palmer – guitar tracks A2, A3
• Steve Nye – synthesizer tracks A3, A4
• Ryuichi Sakamoto – synthesizer, piano track A4, B1, B3
• Mark Isham – trumpet track A4
• Jon Hassell – trumpet B1, B3

Production

• Yuka Fujii – photography
• David Sylvian – producer for Klangfarben Productions, mixing assistant
• Steve Nye – record producer for Klangfarben Productions, sound engineer, audio mixing A1, A3 to B1, B3
• P. Williams – sound engineer, mixing assistant mixer
• Nigel Walker – mixing tracks A1, B2