Far Skies Deep Time

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Released 2010/2011 Artist Big Big Train Producer Andy Poole		Length 40:47 / 43:44 Release date 25 October 2010 Genre Progressive rock

Studio English Electric Studios Far Skies Deep Time(2010) English Electric Part One(2012) Label English Electric Recordings

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Far Skies Deep Time is the first official studio EP by the English progressive rock band Big Big Train. It was released in 2010 by English Electric Recordings, and re-released in 2011 with "Kingmaker" replacing "Master of Time" as the first track. It contains five tracks, including a 17-minute epic about the last voyage of Belgian singer Jacques Brel.

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Track listing

"Master of Time" (Anthony Phillips) - 7:44 / "Kingmaker" (Greg Spawton) - 10:31 *
"Fat Billy Shouts Mine" (Spawton) - 6:34
"British Racing Green" (David Longdon/Spawton) - 3:59
"Brambling" (Longdon/Spawton) - 5:00
"The Wide Open Sea" (Longdon/Spawton) - 17:44

* The original version of the EP features "Master of Time", a cover of an Anthony Phillips song demoed for the 1977 album The Geese and the Ghost. The import and download version features "Kingmaker" as an alternative track to "Master of Time".

Personnel

David Longdon – lead and backing vocals, flute, accordion, mandolin, banjo, vibraphone, keyboards, glockenspiel, percussion, theremin

Dave Gregory – 6- and 12-string electric guitars, e-bow

Gregory Spawton – 6- and 12-string electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards, bass

Andy Poole – bass, bass pedals, keyboards

Nick D'Virgilio – drums, backing vocals, percussion

Guest musicians

Jonathan Barry – guitar solo (2)

Danny Manners – double bass (3)

Tony Müller – piano (3)

Martin Orford – keyboard solos (2)

Jim Trainer – artwork, seagulls

Rob Aubrey – mixing and mastering at Aubitt Studios

Songs

1Master of Time7:44
2Fat Billy Shouts Mine6:34
3British Racing Green3:59

References

Far Skies Deep Time Wikipedia

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