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40
artist
porcupine tree
title
fear of a blank planet

format
2lp
date
october 2007
editions
limited edition of 1000 copies on 180 grams marbled vinyl in gatefold picture sleeve, housed in numbered picture slipcase with a glossy full-colour 16-page 12x12inch booklet (sold out)
regular edition on 180 grams black vinyl in gatefold picture sleeve
limited pinkpop edition of 500 copies on 180 grams pink vinyl in gatefold picture sleeve

tracks
01. fear of a blank planet
02. my ashes
03. cheating the polygraph
04. anesthetize
05. sentimental
06. way out of here
07. sleep together
08. nil recurring
09. normal
10. what happens now?

info
steven wilson – vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards
richard barbieri – keyboards and synthesizers
colin edwin – bass guitars
gavin harrison – drums, percussion, tapped guitar on “nil recurring”

guests:
alex lifeson – guitar solo on “anesthetize”
robert fripp – soundscapes on “way out of here”, lead guitar on “nil recurring”
john wesley – backing vocals
ben coleman – electric violin on “what happens now?”

produced and arranged by porcupine tree
mixed and mastered by steven wilson

music and lyrics by steven wilson, except:
my ashes – music by steven wilson and richard barbieri
way out of here, nil recurring and what happens now? – music by porcupine tree
cheating the polygraph - music by gavin harrison and steven wilson

published by hands off it’s mine publishing, administered by bmi

written in london and tel aviv between january-july 2006
recorded between october-december 2006
normal and what happens now? recorded july 2007

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