Fact and Fiction

Details

Recorded during down-time at Revolution Studios, Cheadle Hulme, Fact and Fiction was engineered by Stuart Rickering, Johnny Gluck, and Pablo, and produced by Twelfth Night and Andy MacPherson. Tape effects remixed at Twilight Studios, Salford, England, with engineer Frank Walsh.

Originally to be released on the REVO label (like the "Eleanor Rigby" single), but while Revolution was financing it the band did not feel they were getting the artistic control they would have liked, so they bought the tapes themselves, throwing their financial position into chaos.

The first pressing, of 1000 LPs, sold out in 4 weeks.

When French label MSI Distribution wanted to re-issue Fact and Fiction on CD, they did talk to drummer and archivist Brian Devoil about it, but, as was the case with their Live at the Target re-issue, released it before a formal contract was made and signed.

The songs "We Are Sane" and "Creepshow" from this release are included on the compilation album Collector's Item.

The official CD was released in August 2002 with seven bonus tracks

Track listing

All songs written by Twelfth Night.

1. "We Are Sane" (a. Te Dium; b. We Are Sane; c. Dictator's Excuse Me) (10:27)
2. "Human Being" (7:50)
3. "This City" (4:01)
4. "World Without End" (1:54)
5. "Fact and Fiction" (3:59)
6. "The Poet Sniffs a Flower" (3:51)
7. "Creepshow" (11:57)
8. "Love Song" (5:38)

Reissue

As above, with seven bonus tracks:

9. "East of Eden" (3:27, single a-side)
10. "Eleanor Rigby" (3:22, single b-side)
11. "Constant (Fact and Fiction)" (2:27, demo, Spring 1982)
12. "Fistful of Bubbles" (3:18, demo, Spring 1982)
13. "Leader" (2:40, demo, Spring 1982)
14. "Dancing in the Dream" (2:58, demo, Spring 1982)
15. "Human Being" (3:56, session outtake - alternate version)

Other contemporary tracks

Personnel

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