Gnac Continental Balcony Twilight (Early Recordings 1990-99)
2022 CD, CD, All Media
Modern Classical
Downtempo

Main image
Vertical Features, Vertical Features, Vertical Features
compiled by Mark Tranmer
design Timothy O'Donnell
photography by Mark Tranmer
remastered by [digitally remastered by] Sam Smith
sleeve notes Mark Tranmer
written-by [all songs], performer [played by] Mark Tranmer
Phonographic Copyright (p) Mark Tranmer
Phonographic Copyright (p) Vertical Features
Copyright (c) Mark Tranmer
Mastered At Green Door Studio
Manufactured By Pure Music Manufacturing Ltd.
Glass Mastered At Profact International
Glass Mastered At Profact International
Limited edition of 300 copies. Issued in a six panel digisleeve housing the discs and an eight page booklet. Track durations are not printed on the release.

CD1 is studio recordings, remastered from the original tapes, all recorded at the same time as debut Gnac album Friend Sleeping.
Tracks 1-1, 1-2 from The Moustache / Armchair Thriller 7 (worm 29) released by Earworm Records
Tracks 1-3, 1-6, 1-9 from the album Friend Sleeping (ves 010) releasead by Vespertine
Tracks 1-4, 1-5, 1-7 from In Mauve 7 (amy 007) released by Amberley Records
Tracks 1-8, 1-9 from A Tangle With... 7 (Kookydisc 007) released by Kooky Records
Track 1-11 is a loop made for a gallery exhibition in Utrecht in 1999 and was previously unreleased

CD2 is attic finds from cassette, MiniDisc and DAT.

Different versions of tracks 2-6 and 2-24 ended up on the first Montgolfier Brothers album, [m=53243]. These tracks are dedicated to the late Roger Quigley - 1969-2020 - Rest In Peace.

All tracks digitally remastered in Scotland from the original master tapes by Samuel J. Smith of Green Door Studios, Glasgow. Pressed on high quality glass-mastered replicated CDs.

First 75 orders received an accompanying set of five postcards designed by Timothy O'Donnell. One postcard of each set is signed and could be dedicated to the buyer (or anyone else). The five postcards are housed in a Gnac* hand-stamped and numbered brown envelope.

Catalogue number is VF 700 CD on disc labels, VF·700·CD on sleeve and vf700cd on booklet.

All artwork by Timothy O'Donnell including archive photographs and schematics.

This compilation ℗ 2022 Mark Tranmer / Vertical Features
© 1990-1999 Mark Tranmer

Printed tracklisting differences:
Track 2-2: Elizabeth
Track 2-3: Eyelash
Track 2-4: Autumn Arrives
Track 2-5: Continental Balcony Twilight
Matrix / Runout: 5 029385 863418 (Text)
Matrix / Runout: 5029385863418 (Scanned)
Matrix / Runout: 455899 @1 WWW.PURE-MUSIC.CO.UK (CD1)
Matrix / Runout: 455900 @1 WWW.PURE-MUSIC.CO.UK (CD2)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LW03 (CD1, CD2)
Mould SID Code: IFPI AAHP9 (CD1)
Mould SID Code: IFPI AAHP5 (CD2)



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