BILL NELSON

Albums recorded by Bill Nelson, with release dates and UK CD availability.

 

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Northern Dream

--/71

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Sound On Sound [as Bill Nelson's Red Noise]

02/79

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Quit Dreaming And Get On The Beam

05/81

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Sounding The Ritual Echo [originally free with 3a]

05/81

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Das Kabinet

11/81

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La Belle Et La Bete [originally free with 4a]

06/82

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The Love That Whirls (Diary Of A Thinking Heart)

06/82

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Chimera

05/83

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Savage Gestures For Charm's Sake

12/83

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Vistamix

10/84

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The Two-Fold Aspect Of Everything

02/85

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Getting The Holy Ghost Across [aka On A Blue Wing]

04/86

 

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Chamber Of Dreams

06/86

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The Summer Of God's Piano

10/86

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Iconography [as Orchestra Arcana]

--/86

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Map Of Dreams [TV soundtrack]

01/87

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Chance Encounters In The Garden Of Lights

11/87

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Optimism [as Orchestra Arcana]

09/88

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Pavilions Of The Heart And Soul

08/89

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A Catalogue Of Obsessions

08/89

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Chimes And Rings

09/90

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Nudity

09/90

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Heartbreakland

09/90

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Details

09/90

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Simplex

09/90

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Luminous

04/91

 

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Blue Moons And Laughing Guitars

08/92

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Practically Wired...Or How I Became Guitarboy

05/95

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Crimsworth (Flowers, Stones, Fountains And Flames)

02/95

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Culturemix [as Culturemix and Bill Nelson]

11/95

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After The Satellite Sings

04/96

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Electricity Made Us Angels

02/97

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Buddha Head

02/97

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Deep Dream Decoder

04/97

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Juke Box For Jet Boy

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Magnificent Dream People

--/97

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Weird Critters

07/98

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Atom Shop

09/98

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What Now? What Next? [compilation]

09/98

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Whistling While The World Turns

06/00

 

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Noise Candy

06/02

 

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Chameleon

12/02

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Whimsy

07/03

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Plaything

01/04

 

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Rosewood Volume 1

05/05

 

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Rosewood Volume 2

07/05

 

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Return To Jazz Of Lights

10/06

 

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Gleaming Without Lights

04/07

 

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And We Fell Into A Dream

10/07

 

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Secret Club For Members Only [Nelsonica 07]

10/07

 

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Silvertone Fountains

06/08

 

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Illuminated At Dusk

06/08

 

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Mazda Kaleidoscope

09/08

 

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Clocks & Dials [Nelsonica 08]

11/08

 

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Golden Melodies Of Tomorrow

11/08

 

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Fancy Planets

07/09

 

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Here Comes Mr Mercury

07/09

 

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Theatre Of Falling Leaves

09/09

 

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The Dream Transmission Pavilion [Nelsonica 09]

09/09

 


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1) NORTHERN DREAM

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Photograph (A Beginning)
Everyone's Hero
House Of Sand
End Of The Seasons
Rejoice
Love's A Way
Northern Dreamer (1957)

Bloo Blooz
Sad Feelings
See It Through
Smiles
Chymepeace (An Ending)

Original LP


Leon Arthurs
Richard Brown
Gareth Eilledge
Bill Nelson


Producer:

Bass
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Bass
Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Flute, Drums, Recorder

2) SOUND ON SOUND

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Don't Touch Me (I'm Electric)
For Young Moderns
Stop/Go/Stop
Furniture Music
Radar In My Heart
Stay Young

Out Of Touch
A Better Home In The Phantom Zone
Substitute Flesh
The Atom Age
Art/Empire/Industry
Revolt Into Style


Andy Clark


Rick Ford
Dave Mattacks


Bill Nelson





Ian Nelson






Producer:

Piano (Tracks 1-3,5,6,8-10,12),
Organ (Tracks 3,6),
Synthesiser (Tracks 1,2,4,5,7,8,11,12)
Bass (Tracks 1-4,7-12)
Drums (Tracks 8,9,11,12),
Synth Drums (Tracks 8,9,11,12),
Percussion (Track 12)
Vocals, Guitar, Drums (Tracks 1-7,10),
Synthesiser (Tracks 2-4,11),
Harmonica (Track 6), Bass (Track 6),
Electric Piano (Track 6),
Percussion (Tracks 9,11),
Vocoder (Track 11)
Alto Sax (Tracks 1,3,5,6,8,11,12),
Tenor Sax (Tracks 1,5,10,11),
Synthesiser (Tracks 6,7,9,10,11),
Synthaphone (Track 7),
Electric Piano (Tracks 7,9,10,11),
Clarinet (Track 8)

John Leckie, Bill Nelson

3a) QUIT DREAMING AND GET ON THE BEAM

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Banal
Living In My Limousine
Vertical Games
Disposable
False Alarms
Decline And Fall

Life Runs Out Like Sand
A Kind Of Loving
Do You Dream In Colour
UHF
Youth Of Nation On Fire
Quit Dreaming And Get On The Beam


Andy Clark
Rick Ford
Tom Kellichan
Dave Mattacks
Bill Nelson
Ian Nelson
Steve Peer

Producer:

Keyboards (Track 4)
Bass (Track 4)
Drums (Track 6)
Drums
Multi Instruments, Vocals
Saxophone
Drums (Track 4)

John Leckie, Bill Nelson (Tracks 10,11)

3b) SOUNDING THE RITUAL ECHO

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Annunciation
The Ritual Echo
Sleep
Near East
Emak Bakia
My Intricate Image
Endless Orchids
The Heat In The Room

Another Willingly Opened Window
Vanishing Parades
Glass Fish (For The Final Aquarium)
Cubical Domes
Ashes Of Roses
The Shadow Garden
Opium


Bill Nelson
Ian Nelson

Producer:

Multi Instruments, Vocals
Saxophone

Bill Nelson

4a) DAS KABINET

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The Asylum
Waltz
The Fairground
Doctor Caligari
Cesare The Somnambulist
Murder
The Funeral
The Somnambulist And The Children

Caligari Disciplines Cesare
Caligari Feeds Cesare
Caligari Opens The Cabinet
Jane Discovers Cesare
The Attempted Murder Of Jane
The Dream Dance Of Jane And The Somnambulist
Escape Over The Rooftops
The Unmasking
The Shot
The Cabinet Closes

Double LP


Das Kabinet CD



Producer:



Bill Nelson

4b) LA BELLE AT LA BETE

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Overture
The Family
Sisters And Sedan Chairs
In The Forest Of Storms
The Castle
The Rose And The Beast
Magnificient (The White Horse)
Beauty Enters The Castle
Beauty And The Beast

Transition No 1
Transition No 2
The Hunt
The Gift
The Garden
Transition No 3
Transition No 4
The Tragedy
Transition No 5
The Enchanted Glove
Tears As Diamonds (The Gift Reverse)
The Beast In Solitude
The Return Of Magnificient
Transition No 6 (The Journey)
The Pavilion Of Diana
Transformation No 1
Transformation No 2
The Final Curtain

Double LP


La Belle... CD



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5) THE LOVE THAT WHIRLS (DIARY OF A THINKING HEART)

 
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Empire Of The Senses
Hope For The Heartbeat (Remix)
Waiting For Voices
A Private View
Eros Arriving
The Bride Of Christ In Autumn

When Your Dream Of Perfect Beauty Comes True
Flaming Desire
Portrait Of Jan With Flowers
The Crystal Escalator In The Palace Of God Department Store
Echo In Her Eyes (The Lamps Of Oblivion)
The October Man


Bill Nelson
Jan Nelson
Bogdan Wiczling

Producer:

Guitar, Synthesiser, Vocals
Percussion
Drums

6) CHIMERA

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The Real Adventure
Acceleration
Everyday Feels Like Another New Drug

Tender Is The Night
Glow World
Another Day, Another Ray Of Hope


Preston Heyman

Mick Karn
Hideki Matsutake
Bill Nelson





Ian Nelson
Jan Nelson
Yukihiro Takahashi

Producer:

Percussion (Tracks 3,5,6),
Tom Tom (Track 6)
Bass (Track 5)
Programming
Vocals, Guitar, Synthesiser,
Piano, Bass, Marimba,
Synth Horn, White Noise,
Radio & TV cut-ups,
Synth Orchestra,
Drums, Drum Programming
Saxophone (Tracks 2,3)
Backing Vocals (Track 2)
Drums (Tracks 1-3,5)

Bill Nelson

7) SAVAGE GESTURES FOR CHARM'S SAKE

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The Man In The Rexine Suit
Watching My Dream Boat Go Down In Flames
The Meat Room

Narcosis
Another Happy Thought (Carved Forever In Your Cortex)
Portrait Of Jan With Moon And Stars


Bill Nelson
Ian Nelson

Producer:

Vocals, Multi Instruments
Saxophone (Track 1)

Bill Nelson

8) VISTAMIX

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The Real Adventure
Flaming Desire
Acceleration
Empire Of The Senses
Everyday Feels Like Another New Drug

Do You Dream In Colour?
A Kind Of Loving
Tender Is The Night
Glow World
Another Day, Another Ray Of Hope


Mick Karn
Bill Nelson

Producer:

Bass (Track 9)
Vocals, Multi Instruments

Bill Nelson

9) THE TWO-FOLD ASPECT OF EVERYTHING

 
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LP One
Acceleration (Remix)
White Sound
Living In My Limousine (Remix)
Flesh
Eros Arriving (Single Version)
Hope For The Heartbeat (Remix)
The Passion

Ideal Homes
Instantly Yours
Atom Man Loves Radium Girl
Mr Magnetism Himself
The Burning Question
Haunting In My Head
He And Sleep Were Brothers


 
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LP Two
Connie Buys A Kodak
Be My Dynamo
Touch And Glow
Love Without Fear
Dada Guitare
Turn To Fiction

Rooms With Brittle Views
Love In The Abstract
Hard Facts From The Fiction Department
Hers Is A Lush Situation
When The Birds Return
All My Wives Were Iron

10) GETTING THE HOLY GHOST ACROSS [aka ON A BLUE WING]


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Getting The Holy Ghost Across
Suvasini
Contemplation
Theology
Wildest Dreams
Lost In Your Mystery

Rise Like A Fountain
Age Of Reason
The Hidden Flame
Because Of You
Pansophia

On A Blue Wing
Suvasini
Contemplation
Wildest Dreams
Lost In Your Mystery
The Hidden Flame

Rise Like A Fountain
Heart And Soul
Living For The Spangled Moment
Because Of You
Pansophia

The UK title for this album was Getting The Holy Ghost Across while in the USA it was called On A Blue Wing

Getting The...


On A Blue Wing


Andy Davis
Iain Denby
Peter Geeves
William Gregory
Preston Heyman
Dick Morrissey
Bill Nelson


Ian Nelson

Producer:

Keyboards
Bass
Violin (Track 4)
Soprano Saxophone (Track 7)
Percussion
Saxophone (Tracks 7,9)
Vocals, Guitar, Bass (Tracks 5,7), Keyboards, Marimba, Drums, Percussion
Saxophone

Bill Nelson

Track numbers relate to the UK issue

11) CHAMBER OF DREAMS

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The Blazing Memory Of Innuendo
Into The Luminous Future
A Dip In The Swimming Pool Reactor
Tomorrowland (The Threshold Of 1947)
Listening To Lizards
Endless Torsion
My Sublime Perversion
Eros In Autumn
Sleeplessness

The Latest Skyline
Train Of Thought
Parks And Fountains, Clouds And Trees
The Golden Bough
Forever Orpheus
In Arcadia
Sentimental
Autumn Fires
Wild Blue Yonder




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12) THE SUMMER OF GOD'S PIANO

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Antennae Two
Transmission (NBC 97293)
The Sleep Of Hollywood
The Celestial Bridegroom
Under The Red Arch
Orient Pearl
Sacrament
Falling Blossoms
The Difficulty Of Being
Zanoni
The Chinese Nightingale

Tantra
Soon September (Another Enchantment)
Rural Shires
Perfidio Incanto
The Lost Years
The Charm Of Transit
Night Thoughts (Twilight Radio)
Wysteria
Swing
Snowfall
Realm Of Dusk
Over Ocean




Producer:



Bill Nelson

13) ICONOGRAPHY

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Christ Via Wires
Clock Conscious
I Wonder
Eastern Electric
Search And Listen
News From Nowhere
One Man's Fetish Is Another Man's Faith

Right, Then Left
Iconography
The Gods Speak
Life Class
Altar Natives
Sex, Psyche, Etcetera




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14) MAP OF DREAMS

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Legions Of The Endless Night
Spinning Creatures
At The Gates Of The Singing Garden
Heavenly Message Number One
Heavenly Message Number Two
Heavenly Message Number Three
Fellini's Picnic
Dark Angel
Infernal Regions
Dance Of The Fragrant Woman

The Alchemy Of Ecstasy
Aphrodite Adorned
The Wheel Of Fortune And The Hand Of Fate
Forked Tongues, Mixed Blessings
Another Tricky Mission For The Celestial Pilot
Water Of Life (Transfiguration)




Producer:



Bill Nelson

15) CHANCE ENCOUNTERS IN THE GARDEN OF LIGHTS

 
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LP One: The Angel At The Western Window
West Deep
The Spirit Cannot Fail
Pilots Of Kite
Seventh Circle
Phantom Gardens
The Angel Of Hearth And Home
Villefranche Interior
Night Tides
First Memory
Azure Extension
Radiant Spires
The Evening Peal

Threnodia
A Short Drink From A Certain Fountain
Body Of Light
At The Center
Self-Initiation
The Word That Became Flesh
The Hermetic Garden
Revolving Globes
The Four Square Citadel
Little Daughters 0f Light
Orient Of Memphis
The Angel At The Western Window

LP Two: The Book of Inward Conversation
My Dark Daemon
The Dove Consumed (The Serpent Slumbers)
Calling Heaven, Calling Heaven, Over
Path Of Return
Theurgia
Staircase To No Place
Evocation Of A Radiant Childhood
The Kingdom Of Consequence

The Divine Raptures Of Sisterhood
Bright Star (Moonlight Over Ocean Blue)
A Bird Of The Air Shall Carry Thy Voice
Clothed In Light Amongst The Stars
Gnosis
Bringers Of Lights To The Feast
Hastening The Chariot Of My Heart's Desire
Transcendant
Consolamentum

UK Issue


US Issue



Producer:



Bill Nelson

16) OPTIMISM

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Exactly The Way You Want It
Why Be Lonely
Everyday Is A Better Day
The Receiver And The Fountain Pen
Welcome Home, Mr Kane
This Is True
Greeting A New Day
The Breath In My Father's Saxophone

Our Lady Of Apparitions
The Whole City Between Us
Deva Dance
Always Looking Forward To Tomorrow
World Thru Fast Car Window
Profiles, Hearts, Stars
Daughter Of Dream Come True
Alchemia





Producer:



Bill Nelson

17) PAVILIONS OF THE HEART AND SOUL

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Gift Of The August Tide
Loving Tongues
Blue Nude
In The Realm Of Bells
Your Nebulous Smile
The Glance Of A Glittering Stranger
Another Kiss For Your Slender Neck
The Warmth Of Women's Eyes
Seduction (Ritual With Roses)
Dreamed Embraces
Herself With Her Shadow
The Exquisite Corpse
Ardent Hands
Her Laughing Torso
Migrating Angels
Les Amoureux
Meshes Of The Afternoon
Mountains Of The Heart
Willow Silk
Tender Encounters (States Of Grace)
Melancholia
The Eternal Female




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18) A CATALOGUE OF OBSESSIONS

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Sex Party Six
Wider Windows For The Walls Of The World
Time In Tokyo
Happily Addicted To You
Snakes With Wings
The Boy Pilots Of Bangkok
Erotikon
Birds In Two Hemispheres
Windmills In A World Without Wind
Love's First Kiss
Initiation Of The Heart's Desire
Edge Of Tears
Test Of Affection
Words Across Tables
A Promise Of Perfume
This Dangerous Age
The Glass Breakfast
Talk Technique
The Last Summer For Dancing
View From A Balcony




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19) CHIMES AND RINGS

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Lady You're A Strange Girl
Kiss Goodbye
Call Of The Wild
Lost To Me
Dangerous Lady
Working Man
Giving It All Away
Ice And Fire
Wonder Where We Go
Dreams Of Yesterday
Sell My Soul
Back To Dreams
I Wait For You
Walk Away From Paradise
Playing Jesus To Her Judas
Something's Going On
The Miracle Belongs To You

Originally released as part of the Demonstrations Of Affection 4CD box set

Chimes...


Demonstrations...



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20) NUDITY

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Feels Like Up To Me
Prize Of Years
Still Waiting
Lover Boy At Heart
The Wonder Of It All
Devil In Me
A Little More Time
What's It All About?
Thunder On The Wing
Shake It Up
Love To Win
Running
If Love Were Gold
I Want You
Kiss It Off
Angel Like You
Crying All Night
Only Love Can Tell

Originally released as part of the Demonstrations Of Affection 4CD box set

Nudity


Demonstrations...



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21) HEARTBREAKLAND

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You Know How To Hurt
Broken
You Make Me Cry
Mess Around
Why?
Insanity
Confused
Heartbreakland
Lucky Star
Heartbreak Thru The Telephone
One Day At A Time
Tip The Wink
Shadow Haunting Me
Raining
Love's Immortal Shining Angel

Originally released as part of the Demonstrations Of Affection 4CD box set

Heartbreakland


Demonstrations...



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22) DETAILS

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Maybe It's The Future
Wondering
Wasted Lives
The Best Of You
Stay With Me
Love And A Bucket Full Of Holes
Prisoner Of Love
Don't Wait
Man On Fire
Visionary
The World To Me
Strong Enough
Everything Permitted
Aeroplane Wings
One For You
Let It All Pass You By

Originally released as part of the Demonstrations Of Affection 4CD box set

Details


Demonstrations...



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23) SIMPLEX

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Awakening
Almost Unchanging
Bittersweet
Ringing True
Celestial East
Some Distant Time
The Profaned Sanctuary Of The Human Heart
Forms In Open Spaces
Raindrum
Female Form
Archetypes
Solid Spaces
Abstracted
Heptarchia
Climbing
Waiting For Rain
Aqua Magica
Summer Shower
Hammertheme
The Cloud Of Unknowing
Bending A Knee At The Altar Of Sacrifice
A Parting Of The Ways
Bronze
To Jan From The Shining Stars
Arrangement Of Roses
Likewise Is Said Elsewhere
Child Of The Dream
The Enclosed Garden
The Christmas Gift
Heroes De Lumiere
Your Morning Blessing





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24) LUMINOUS

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A Luminous Kind Of Guy
Tiny Aeroplanes
Bright Sparks
Is This Alchemy?
Language Of The Birds
All I Am Is You
Life In Reverse
Telepathic Cats
Two Hearts Beating
Blood Off The Wall
She's Got Me Floating
It's OK
Burning Down
Her True And Perfect Serpent
Wait For Tomorrow




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25) BLUE MOONS AND LAUGHING GUITARS

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Ancient Guitars
Girl From Another Planet
Spinnin' Around
Shaker
God Man Slain
The Dead We Wake With Upstairs Drums
New Moon Rising
The Glory Days
Wishes
Angel In My System
Wings And Everything
Boat To Forever
The Invisible Man And The Unforgettable Girl
So It Goes
Fires In The Sky
Dream Ships Set Sail




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Bill Nelson

26) PRACTICALLY WIRED...OR HOW I BECAME GUITARBOY

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Roses And Rocketships
Spinning Planet
1000 Fountain Island
Plane 45
Pick Buddah Blues
Kid With Cowboy Tie
Royal Ghosts
Her Presence In Flowers
Big Noise In Twangtown
Tiny Little Thing
Wild Blue Sky Circle
Every Moment Infinite
Friends From Heaven
Eternal For Emiko


Bill Nelson

Producer:

Multi Instruments

Bill Nelson

27) CRIMSWORTH (FLOWERS, STONES, FOUNTAINS AND FLAMES)

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Untitled




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28) CULTUREMIX

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Luna Park
Radio Head
Housewives On Drugs
Dancematic
Four Postcards Home
Zebra
Exile
Tangram
Cave Paintings


Akiya
Bill Nelson

Ikuo Kakehashi
Shunji Yamamoto
Katsuaki Yoshiguchi

Producer:

Vocals
Vocals, Flute, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Keyboards
Percussion
Flute
Percussion

Bill Nelson

29) AFTER THE SATELLITE SINGS

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Deeply Dazzled
Tomorrow Yesterday (Dreamster 2.L.R.)
Flipside
Streamliner
Memory Babe
Skull Baby Cluster
Zoom Sequence
Rocket To Damascus
Beautiful Nudes
Old Goat
Squirm
Wow! It's Scootercar Sex Kitten!
Phantom Sedan
Ordinary Idiots
V-Ghost (For Harold And Ellen)
Blink Agog


David Cook
Bill Nelson




Producer:

Octopad
Vocals, Bass, Guitar, Harmonica, Percussion, Piano, Keyboards, Marimba, Sound Effects,
Drum Programming

Bill Nelson

30) ELECTRICITY MADE US ANGELS

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Begin To Burn
Heavens Happy Hemisphere
God In Her Eyes
Float Away
Big Blue Day
Sweet Is The Mystery
If Wishes Were Horses
Fair Winds And Flying Boats
Ocean Over Blue
River Of Love
This Is Destiny
Wonders Never Cease
Nothing Yet
God Thundered Boy
She Sends Me

Originally released as part of the My Secret Studio 4CD box set

Electricity...


My Secret Studio

Bill Nelson

Producer:

Multi Instruments, Vocals

Bill Nelson

31) BUDDHA HEAD

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My Philosophy
Killing My Desires
Buddha Head
The Way
Big River
Karma Kisses
We Will Rise
Signs And Signals
Lotus In The Stream
Enlightenment
Eternally
Duality
Perfect World
The Heart Has Its Reasons
Sun Will Rise
The Big Illumination
Life As We Know It

Originally released as part of the My Secret Studio 4CD box set

Buddha Head


My Secret Studio

Bill Nelson

Producer:

Multi Instruments, Vocals

Bill Nelson

32) DEEP DREAM DECODER

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Things To Come
God Bless Me
Rise...(Above These Things)
Snowing Outside
It's All True
A Head Full Of Lights And A Hat Full Of Haloes
The Girls I've Loved
Amazing Things
Deep Dream Decoder
Dissolve
Year 44 (The Birthday Song)
Wing And A Prayer
Dreamnoise And Angel
Tired Eyes
Golden Girl
The Spark

Originally released as part of the My Secret Studio 4CD box set

Deep Dream...


My Secret Studio

Bill Nelson

Producer:

Multi Instruments, Vocals

Bill Nelson

33) JUKE BOX FOR JET BOY

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She's So Extreme
On A Train I Never Boarded
Sail Away
Only Dreaming
Swing With The Rhythm Boys
The King And Queen Of Now Or Never
Hold On To Your Heart
Turn Me Over
Run Away
It's Always Maybe
Dream Up, Billy
All You Need To Know
Warm And Wonderful
A Thing About That
No Fool For You
Living For Today
Birds In Blue Sky Again

Originally released as part of the My Secret Studio 4CD box set

Juke Box...


My Secret Studio

Bill Nelson

Producer:

Multi Instruments, Vocals

Bill Nelson

34) MAGNIFICENT DREAM PEOPLE

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Sun At Six Windows
Bird Ornaments
My Favourite Atom
The Girl I Never Forgot
Circle The World In A Paper Canoe
Queer Weather
Astro Coaster
Brutal Tinkerbell
The Waltz At The End Of The World
Secret Agents At Science Park
The Twentieth Century
Aura Hole
Radiant Nature Knows Not The Worker's Sorrow
Essoldo Stripshow

Originally released as part of the Confessions Of A Hyperdreamer (My Secret Studio, Volume 2) 2CD box set

Magnificent...


Confessions Of...

Bill Nelson

Producer:

Multi Instruments, Vocals

Bill Nelson

35) WEIRD CRITTERS

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Rain And Neon
Candyland
Birds And Blue Stuff
Radiated Robot Men
Coney Island
Weird Critters
Golden Satellites
The Brotherhood Of Sleeping Car Porters
Quarter Moon And Stars
Wonder Story
Cool Blue Heaven
Far Too Flip
Realm Rider
Angels In Arcadia

Originally released as part of the Confessions Of A Hyperdreamer (My Secret Studio, Volume 2) 2CD box set

Weird Critters


Confessions Of...

Bill Nelson

Producer:

Multi Instruments, Vocals

Bill Nelson

36) ATOM SHOP

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Wild And Dizzy
Dreamsville
Magic Radio
Pointing At The Moon
Train With Fins
Popscicle Head-Trip
Propellor Of Legend
Viva Le Voom-Voom
Billy Infinity
She Gave Me Memory
My World Spins
Rocket Ship
Girlfriend With Miracles
Spinning Dizzy On The Dial
Atom Shop (Is Closing)

Solo demo recordings from 1996 to 1998.


Bill Nelson

Producer:

Multi Instruments, Vocals

Bill Nelson

37) WHAT NOW? WHAT NEXT?

 
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CD One
The Strangest Things, The Strangest Times
Do You Dream In Colour
Radiant Spires
Lady, You're A Strange Girl
Exactly The Way You Want It
Playing Jesus To Her Judas
Over Ocean
Devil In Me
Several Famous Orchestras
Working Man
First Boy On The Moon
Let It All Pass You By
The Profaned Sanctuary Of The Human Heart
Sell My Soul
The Garden
Edge Of The World

CD Two
Heartbeat Thru' The Telephone
Fellini's Picnic
The World Wakes Up
Skies Are Not Cloudy
Love's Immortal Shining Angel
A Promise Of Perfume
Bronze
Bride Of The Atom
News From Nowhere
Les Amoureux
Kiss It Off
Astroluxe
Opium
Windmills In A World Without Wind
Um, Ah, Good Evening


Bill Nelson

Producer:

Multi Instruments, Vocals

John Leckie, Bill Nelson

38) WHISTLING WHILE THE WORLD TURNS

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Manipulating The Phonograph
Dreamland Avenue
Unforgetting
The Boy Who Learned Everything
Space Ranch
Big Yellow Moon
Sleepy Snakes
Roses, Haloes, Crown Of Thorns
Parklands Drive
All This And A Girl Like You
Quiet Planet
Whistling While The World Turns
Fortune Favours The Fall Guy
Ghosts Of Invisible Things
Sunny Bungalows
Older Joe
Autumn Stars




Producer:



39) NOISE CANDY

 
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Old Man Future Blows The Blues
Humming In The Void/
Girl With The Thousand-Watt Smile
Vista-Dome-Railcar
Behold Dumb Wonders
Dreamland Avenue
Jet Town
Atom Blasted Cadillac
Rocket Science Ranchboy
No Meaning
Whatever I Do
Emerald City
One Way Track
Nowhere Fast
Real Thing This Time
Buddha's Eyes Are Everywhere
Rockarolla
Swing Song
Edge Of Recall
My Paranoia
Tomorrow's World
Blowin' The Dust Off
The Book Of The Future

Stargazing With Ranger Bill
Great Plains
Big Yellow Moon
Hot-Rod Racer
That Was Then
Space-Ranch
Monorail
Ghost Train
All This And A Girl Like You
More Rain
The Lonesome Cowboy Radio Show
Sleepy Snakes
Wild Lilac
Perdita Rose
World Of Dreams
Real Gone
Time Today
The Cowboy Club
High And Mighty

Sunflower Dairy Product
Baby Ruth's Big Special
First Boy On The Moon
Down Comes The Rain
Don't Cry, Space-Guy
Peppermint Forever
Magic Hill
The World Wakes UP
Dumb-World
Lay-Zee Boy Recliner
Nevertheless
Bright 'N Breezy
The Hipster Gimmick
Dreamgirl
Soakin' In The Bathtub
Star Sugar Sky
Dreamboat Situation
God's Own Neighbourhood
Looking For A Lantern
Existentialism
Stars Will Shine



 

 

   

 
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King Frankenstein
Planet Of Guitars
Half-Man, Half-Static
Monster Over The Fence
Buddha Smoked My Cigarettes
The Invisible Venus Of New York City
Sunny Bungalows
Glittering Star
Elevated Railway
Luminous Intelligent Sexy Adults
Sweet Little Dreamer
My Luminous Planet
Zip, Boom, Bang
Reality Check
Somewhere, Nowhere, Everywhere
The Flower Thief
Art For Art's Sake
A Hat Like This
Blink Of An Eye
When Accident Became My Bride
Horse Eats Hat
King Frankenstein

Console
Quietly Now
Manipuating The Phonograph No 2)
Hello Children
Ethel's Attic
(No 3, Marriot's Building, 1948)
Clouds Above The Corn
Wonderful Weather In Woodgates Lane
Filligree
Memo Recorder Dream Narrative No 1
Pink Poodle Parade (Piano Version)
The Clock That Time Forgot
Holiday Express
No Bee In His Bonnet
Dust And Sunbeams And
The Ticking Of A Clock
Adventure Annual
Dreamstate USA
Boy With Bubblepipe
American Moderne
Fuzzy Dux
Rain On A Caravan Roof
(St Leonard's 1951)
A Short History Of The Future
Ectoplasm Turbine
Painted Boats On Still Waters

Playtime
Futura
Bakelite (The 50th Birthday Song)
Lucky Sometimes
Life Is Like This
The Astral Tramways Of England
Be Here Now
Aloha Niagra
My Elevated Sweetheart
Ladders Leading Nowhere
The Now That Never Was
Enigmatron
Bamboozled
Hieronymous Bosch Beyond
Being And Nothingness Land
Lights Of Kingdom Come
Before We Fall
World Still Turns
Dreaming Of A Girl
What We Wish For
Big Empty Sky
Endless Autumn

40) CHAMELEON

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City One
Science & Sacrament
Machine Voodoo
Chameleon
Circular Tour
The Shape Of Things To Come
Astro Logic
Tropicus
O Vee
On The Beam
Mex-Arcana
Man Machine
Hip-no-tize
New Dream Island
Blue Sky
To The Sea In Ships
Blonde And Built To Last
To A Child
Rosalia
Golden Shrine
Playback
Designer Dance
On The Beach
Like A Dream
Mitsukini



Bill Nelson compositions of library music from 1981 but with different titles from those originally given by Bill

41) WHIMSY

 
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CD One
Nostalgia (For The Future)
Slumberlite
Let Flow The Wine
Switch Off That Desert Sunset
Magnetism Made Me Do It
A Simple Thought Flashes Through My Mind
Senor Mysterioso
Ocean Full Of Wishes
Swept Away
Islands In The Sky
Always Summer
The Fundamental Blues
My Favourite Urban Chrome-Green Sky
Dizzy In The Head
I Looked At The Sea
The Girl Who Disappeared Into A Cloud
Whimsy
So Far
The Violins Of Autumn
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Showtime
Dumb Palooka
Garage Full Of Clouds 2
Organola
Perfect Bliss
Powder Blue
Here We Go
When We Were Young
Fairyland Before The Fire
Cowboy Christmas
Struck Dumb By Beauty Again
Don't Be A Stranger
The Light This Universe Attracts
Sing Ye Golden Sunbeams, Sing
Superslippy
The Fabulous Fountain Of Your Savoire Faire
A Star Named Desire
Buzz Was Honey
Over The Moon
Close Your Eyes (The Sleepytown Symphony)

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The Revenge Of The Man In The Burning Ice-Cream Van
A Prayer To Sleep With Mercurial Women
Come To Me In My Dreams
Beauty In A Sparkly Bra
Nipples Of Venus
The Embarkation Song Of The Last Fast Airship
Luana
Spanish Galleons Cruise The Sunrise
Lagoon
Lost Planet Sunset
Six Legged Critter Singing In The Trees
Rainclouds Over Paris Of My Dreams


43) ROSEWOOD VOLUME 1

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Blues For Orpheus
Escondido Oleander
Lumia
Filament
Lacuna
Cascade (Improvisation For Three Harp Guitars)
She Swings Skirt
Mexico City Dream (For Gil Evans)
Ventura
The Girl In The Park In The Rain
Apollonian Tremolo
Giant Hawaiian Showboat
Cremona
The Land Of Lost Time
Sleepless In The Ticking Dark


44) ROSEWOOD VOLUME 2

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Tinderbox
Aliumesque
Little Cantina
Rolling Home (Yorkshire Raga No 1)
Sunbeam
Bramble
William Is Wearing The Cardigan Of Light
The Autumn Tram (Yorkshire Raga No 2)
Hi Lo La
Rising Sap
Blue Cloud
See-Through Nightie
Ordinary Storm, Waiting For Rain
The Light Is Kinder In This Corner Of Corona
Your Whole Life Dreaming


45) RETURN TO JAZZ OF LIGHTS

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Return To Jazz Of Lights
Fearless Beauty
Mysterious Chemicals Of Love
It's A Big World And I'm In It
October Sky
For You And I
Velocity Dansette
Now Is Not And Never Was
Windswept
Always You
Steam Radio Blues
All These Days Are Gone (For Ian)


46) GLEAMING WITHOUT LIGHTS

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Gleaming Without Lights
North-East
Rialto
Billy Builds The World Of Tomorrow
Glittering Rails
Dreamland Illuminated
Pilgrim (Fantasia On A Distantly Remembered Hymn)

The soundtracks from the films North-East and
Memory Codex (Dreamland Illuminated) shown
at the Leeds University concert in 2007


47) AND WE FELL INTO A DREAM

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And We Fell Into A Dream
Somewhere In Far Tomorrow
Fever Dream Of The Starlight Man
The Raindrop Collector
Night Song Of The Last Tram
Dreamt I Was Floating In A Summer Sky
The House At The End Of Memory Lane
A Line Of Trees Gives Rise To Thought
Blue Amorini
Here Come The Rain Comets
Cloudy Billows Kiss The Moon
The Rose Covered Cottage At The End Of Time
Streamlined Train, Passing Fast
At Home In The Clouds
Chapel Of Chimes


48) SECRET CLUB FOR MEMBERS ONLY

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Blues For A Broken Time Machine
Symphony In Golden Stereo
Station Clock In Cloud Of Steam
All Hail The Happy Captain
Boyhood Shadows
I Remember Marvelman
Secret Club For Members Only
Venus Over Vegas
Superhappyeverafter
The Futurian
Ghost Show
Jet Pack Jive
That Was A Beautiful Dream, She Said
Men In Search Of The Milky Bosom
Astron
Hey, Bill Diddley!

Given away to Nelsonica 07 ticketholders


49) SILVERTONE FOUNTAINS

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Beauty Rides The Last Bus Home
The Fabulous Whirlygig Of Now
Autumn Drowns Apples In Golden Tides
Silvertone Fountains
La Vie Moderne
Slow Clouds
Happy In My Helicopter Hat
December Waltz
The World Sleeps Late On New Year’s Day
Young Dreams, Whirled Away
Spearmint And Moonbeams
We Vanish At Shadowfall
The Bells Of Villefranche
Fish Are Dancing In The Fountain Of Dreams
Shower Of Sparks


50) ILLUMINATED AT DUSK

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The View From Mount Palomar
Dance Of The Luminous Dials
The Venetian Conjurer
A Spirit Map Of Montparnasse
Angels Obey Bells
No Memories Here To Make You Sad
Art Is My Aeroplane
Silver Sailboat On Samsara Sea
Springtime Comes A Dancing
The Vanilla Summer Of Mr Whippy
Frankie Ukelele And The Fire In The Lake
Lakeside
The Eternal Fascinator
Thoughts Without Friction
Summer Over Soon
Little Kisses Wrapped In Chocolate
Illuminated At Dusk


51) MAZDA KALEIDOSCOPE

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Blue Skies Listen, The Unstruck Bell
The Nebulous Adventures Of Newton Kyme
Lamps Are Lit In The Land Of Tomorrow
Yes And Always And Forever
Evening Illuminator
Mazda Kaleidoscope
The Trace We Left When All Was Gone


52) CLOCKS & DIALS

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Mystery Vortex (Oberon Touchstone)
Test Card
Clear Skies A'Coming
Rain Made Us Shine
Music For A Victorian Steam Cottage
A Town Called Blue Tomorrow
Searching For An Island Off The Coast Of Dreams
Signals From Earth
Frankie Surfs The Milky Way
I Travel At Night
Just A Kid And All That Sky
Rain Falls Fast On Faded Ruin
Artismo Loco
Dynatron Blues
No Time Says The Clock (Version 1)
How Many Miles To Babylon
The Rainiest Day In The World
Twang Rings True

Given away to Nelsonica 08 ticketholders


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Dig The Sparkles
The Golden Roundabout Rides Again
Mellophonia
Electric Trains, Clean Oceans, Clear Skies, Pure Air
Yonder Gleams Your Star
Cinnamon And Mint
The Marvellous Model Kit
Curate's Egg In Cup Of Grass
Rocket Billy Blues
Distant Years From Now
A Certain Thought Passed Through My Mind
Oh Moon In The Night I Have Seen Thee Sailing
Clocks Wind Slow
Strange And Wonderful (That's My Life)
A Million Moonlight Miles
The Silver Darkness Whispers Yes
No Time Says The Clock (Version 2)

53) GOLDEN MELODIES OF TOMORROW

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Once I had A Time Machine
Summer Hums In The Bee-Loud Glade
Frosty Lawns (Snowballs And Oranges)
God Glows Green In Small Town Park
My Empty Bowl Is Full Of Sky
When Aeroplanes Were Dragonflys
Night Is The Engine Of My Imagination
The Old Nebulosity Waltz
Help Us Magic Robot
Time's Quick-Spun Globe
Fountains Are Singing In Cities Of Light
The Emperor Of The Evening
I Saw Galaxies
Until All Our Lights Combine
Heaven Is A Haunted Realm
Golden Melodies Of Tomorrow
Golden Coda, (Farewell To Electric City)


54) FANCY PLANETS

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The Golden Days Of Radio (Compact Mix)
Kiss Me Goodnight, Captain Marvel
The Land Of Dreams Is Closed
This Leads To That Leads To This
Where Are We Now
Twice In A Blue Moon
Everyday Now Is Forever Again
She Dreams Of Fires
I Hear Electricity
Mysterious Object Overhead
Dream Cities Of The Heart
Mystery Engine
The Golden Days Of Radio (Hypermix)


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Coop's Place
Six String Skyway
The Standard Fireworks Stomp
Teatime In The Republic Of Dreams
Soda Fountain Swing
Attempt To Re-assemble My Fragmented Self
Autumn Noodle No 1
A Dream For Ian
Mars Welcomes Careful Drivers
Here Comes Mr Mercury
Dance Of The Pagan Energy Ghosts
Tomorrow Today
Red Planet Blues (The Ritual Transfiguration Of Spaceman Albert Fitzwilliam Digby)


56) THEATRE OF FALLING LEAVES

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You Here Now In William's World
The Darcey Bussell Rubberwear Fantasia
Tiny Mice Are Dancing In The Cottage Of Her Dreams
Planet Of Sleeping Buddhas
Pagoda Dreamhouse
Tumbletown
Dance, Mighty Robot, Dance!
SuperSerene
Theatre Of Falling Leaves
Sparkle And Spin
Space Ace Gets His Girl
Django Dreams Of Twinkleland
From Here To Far Orion


57) THE DREAM TRANSMISSION PAVILION

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Beauty Lifts Her Skirts
The Sound From This Recording Travels To The Stars
Once More Around The Moon
Prarie Hula
Kiss You Slow
The Boy Who Knew The Names Of Trains
Picture In A Frame
Sway And Swoon
A Thought For You
Where Does It Come From, Where Does It Go?
Transcendental Radios
The Walls Of Which Are Made Of Clouds
I Am The Captain
Here I Am For You
Once More Around The Moon (Monitor Mix)

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