concept by, compiled by The Epicurean
design The Epicurean
liner notes [essays] Alan Bamford
liner notes [essays] Andrew King
liner notes [essays] Jon Evans
liner notes [essays] The Epicurean
mastered by Hunter Barr
photography by Alan Bamford
photography by Brian Lustmord
photography by Kim Larsen
photography by Laura Fusato
photography by Michael Sheridan
photography by Simona Pau
photography by The Epicurean
photography by Zeena
Recorded At Crystal Clear Studio
Recorded At York St. Studios
Recorded At Playground Studio, London
Recorded At Hothouse Audio
Mixed At BM Facility
Produced At Dirty Cage
Recorded At The Organ Factory
Recorded At Black Algiz Bunker
Mixed At Black Algiz Bunker
Recorded At Wooden Lung
Mastered At Wooden Lung
Recorded At Tower Transmissions Festival
Recorded At Zed One Studios
Recorded At Retina II Recording Studio
Recorded At Theater Fabrik, Leipzig
Recorded At Electrowerkz
Recorded At Retina, London
Recorded At Charité Hospital
Edited At Edgray Studios
Mastered At Edgray Studios
Recorded At nk
Limited edition of 750 copies.

Box set includes 3 CDs & booklet.

Booklet contains several essays:
Stefan Hanser The epicurean - All my sins remembered ~ An introduction to the sonic worlds of John Murphy
Alan Bamford - Murphy's law ~ From Balwyn to Berlin: a grand life
A.S.K. - London, or You can't go wrong with a name like John!
Jon Evans - To the master, a long goodnight

1-1 recorded live by the band for reference purposes on a portable cassette, 1975 by 'Andrew Horman'. Re-mastered December 2015.
1-2 originally recorded at Crystal Clear studios in South Melbourne, 8-track tape recorder. Originally released on [m=374589] 7 (1978).
1-3 recorded November/December 1979 at York Studios. Originally released on Whirlywirld 12 (1980). Re-mastered January 2016.
1-4 recorded 25 August 1981 at The Playground, London. This mix: 2016.
1-5 originally released on Grand Life For Fools And Idiots / Beat Up The Old Shack 7 (1982). Re-mastered January 2016.
1-6 provided by Andrew Lonsdale/Browning Mummery archive. Previously unreleased.
1-7 originally recorded in 1986. Re-mastered January 2016.
1-8 originally recorded December 1986. Re-mastered December 2015.
1-9 originally recorded 24 July 1992 at Hothouse Audio, Melbourne. Originally released on Atmospheres Of Metal CD (1992). Re-mastered January 2016.
1-10 recorded live 2 September 1983 at De Doelen, Rotterdam, NL. Previously released on [m=13540] 6xLP (2008).
1-11 recorded live 1 May 1982 at the Spanish Anarchists' Centre, London. Previously released on [m=170299] LP/Cass (1982).
2-1 recorded in 1984. Previously released on [m=40147] LP.
2-2 recorded live at Experimental Music Benefit Concert, West Melbourne, 18 June 1988. Previously unreleased.
2-3 recorded 30 December 2016 especially for the purpose of this compilation.
2-4 recorded in 1993. Previously released on [m=1001022] Cass (1993).
2-5 recorded 1997, Sydney, Australia. Previously unreleased.
2-6 recorded between 1998 and 2007 in Como and London. A different mix was featured on Memories From The Pigsty CD (2008).
2-7 John's sighs recorded in London, 2004, during Shining Vhril recording session with Ben Taylor. Final track recorded Melbourne and Adelaide, 2010. Previously released on Bordel Militaire CD (2012).
2-8 recorded 2000, mixed 2009/2016 at BM Facility, Brisbane. Previously unreleased.
2-9 is a collaboration recorded in Aki's living room sometime in 2008-2009. Previously released on Tuhkankantajat CD (2010).
2-10 written, recorded, mixed and produced in London & Berlin. Previously unreleased.
2-11 recorded 1 & 2 December 2011 in Berlin. Mix 2016. Previously unreleased.
2-12 produced at Dirty Cage, Berlin, January 2011. Previously released on We, God's Apes Cass (2014).
2-13 recorded live in Berlin, March 2015. Previously unreleased.
2-14 recorded live, 21 March 1987, at The Organ Factory, Clifton Hill, Melbourne, Australia. Previously released on Ophicleide Stopover Cass (1987).
3-1 performed, recorded & mixed 2016 at Black Algiz Bunker, Copenhagen for the purpose of this compilation.
3-2 produced at David's home in Philadelphia, USA, during Yule 2015, especially for the purpose of this compilation. Original words & music 1994; John Murphy's vocal track originally recorded at Wooden Lung in London in 2006. It originally appeared on Shining Vhril's Sandra Lindsey on The Appeal Of Discarded Orthodoxy: A Tribute To David E. Williams 2xCD (2007).
3-3 recorded at Wooden Lung, 2002. Mastered at Wooden Lung, 21 February 2016. Previously unreleased.
3-4 performed live at Tower Transmissions Festival, Dresden, 26 September 2014. Previously unreleased.
3-5 recorded at Zed One Studios & Retina II Studio circa 2007, mixed at Retina II Studio 2015. Previously unreleased.
3-6 performed at Theater Fabrik, Leipzig, Germany, 20 August 2011. Recorded by anonymous bootlegger. Previously unreleased.
3-7 recorded live at Electrowerkz, London on 24 November 2007. Previously unreleased.
3-8 mixed on 9 October 2015. Unreleased track, used live by John and Marco on a couple of occasions. To be featured in a different mix on the forthcoming album 'Might Be Never, May Be Forever'.
3-9 conceived and recorded between 2014-2016 especially for the purpose of this compilation.
3-10 John & Hunter's parts recorded at Retina, London, 18 September 2000, with the exception of the cymbal part recorded ca. 2008. Field recording made at the mortuary of the Charité Hospital, Berlin, 12 October 2015, edited and mastered at Edgray Studios, Barcelona, 5 January 2016. Harmonium recorded at Epiphany Studios, London 22 January 2016, chimes & box drum on 1 February. Main vocals recorded at Retina II, High Wycombe, 23 January 2016, with the final recording, mixing and mastering being on the 1 February. Track recorded especially for the purpose of this compilation.
3-11 excerpt from Typonian Tantric Ritual Soundscape 23 May 2015, University of Leipzig Egyptian Museum, WGT Festival. Previously unreleased.
3-12 recorded May 2015 at NK Projekt, Berlin. Previously unreleased.