Album
Deadwing
Deadwing is Porcupine Tree's eighth studio album, following In Absentia and arriving ahead of Fear of a Blank Planet. It came out in March 2005 on Lava and quickly became the band's best seller, until its successor overtook it. The songs grew out of a ghost story screenplay that Steven Wilson wrote with Mike Bennion. When the film couldn't find funding, material intended for its soundtrack, including the title track, "Lazarus" and "Open Car", was recorded for the band instead.
The guest list is a draw in itself. Adrian Belew of King Crimson plays guitar solos on the title track and "Halo", while Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt adds vocal harmonies and a second solo on "Arriving Somewhere but Not Here". "Shallow" and "Lazarus" were released as singles, and "Shallow" turned up in the film Four Brothers. A 2018 remaster through Kscope brought less compression and clearer sound.
Deadwing: tracklist and credits
9 tracks · 59:45Tracklist
- 1DeadwingSteven Wilson9:47
- 2ShallowSteven Wilson4:17
- 3LazarusSteven Wilson4:19
- 4HaloBarbieri, Edwin, Harrison, Wilson4:39
- 5Arriving Somewhere But Not HereSteven Wilson12:02
- 6Mellotron ScratchBarbieri, Edwin, Harrison, Wilson6:57
- 7Open CarSteven Wilson3:47
- 8Start of Something BeautifulGavin Harrison and Steven Wilson7:40
- 9Glass Arm ShatteringBarbieri, Edwin, Harrison, Wilson6:17
- Produced by
- Richard Barbieri, Gavin Harrison, Steven Wilson
- Recorded at
- Artillery Studios, Astoria, Bourne Place, Livingston Studios, New Rising Studios, No Man’s Land, RAK Studios
- Recorded
- Various English cities, March–October 2004
- Mixed by
- Steven Wilson
- Engineered by
- Paul Northfield, George Shilling
- Label
- Lava
- Length
- 59:45
Line-up
- Richard Barbieri · synthesizer, keyboard
- Adrian Belew · guitar · guest
- Colin Edwin · bass guitar
- Gavin Harrison · percussion, drums (drum set)
- Steven Wilson · hammered dulcimer, piano, guitar, keyboard, bass guitar, lead vocals
- Mikael Åkerfeldt · background vocals, guitar · guest
Singles
- “Shallow” · 22 February 2005
- “Lazarus” · 14 March 2005
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How we know the release date wikipedia 2005-03-24 vs 2005-03-28 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 28 March 2005 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 24 March 2005 | |
| Wikidata | March 2005 | |
| US release | 26 April 2005 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 28 March 2005 | earliest UK or European date |
19 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | CA | Lava | 075679381224 | other |
| 2005 | RU | Lava | 4670001546829 | other |
| 28 March 2005 | XW | Kscope | 802644401560 | original |
| 28 March 2005 | XE | Lava | 075679343727 | original |
| 28 March 2005 | XW | Snapper Music Ltd. | 802644424163 | original |
| 26 April 2005 | US | Lava | 075679381224 | other |
| 26 April 2005 | US | Lava | 075679382726 | other |
| May 2005 | XE | Lava | 075679343727 | other |
| 10 May 2005 | US | DTS Entertainment | 692860113091 | other |
| 10 May 2005 | US | Lava | 692860113091 | other |
| 24 March 2006 | JP | WHD Entertainment, Inc. | 4582213910421 | other |
| 12 November 2008 | JP | WHD Entertainment, Inc. | other | |
| 16 October 2013 | JP | WHD Entertainment, Inc. | 4582213915570 | other |
| 23 February 2018 | XE | Kscope | 802644898612 | other |
| 23 February 2018 | XE | Kscope | 802644898216 | other |
| May 2018 | XE | Kscope | 802644762524 | other |
| 2021 | XW | Kscope | 802644424163 | remaster |
| 3 March 2023 | XW | Transmission Recordings | 802644856056 | deluxe |
| 6 September 2023 | GB | Transmission | 802644724126 | other |
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| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 600×593 | upscaled |