Released July 1992 Artist Porcupine Tree Producer Steven Wilson | Length 75:47 Release date July 1992 Label Kscope | |
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Recorded No Man's Land
1988-1991 On the Sunday of Life
(1992) Up the Downstair
(1993) Genres Progressive rock, Psychedelic rock, Space rock Similar Up the Downstair, The Sky Moves Sideways, Lightbulb Sun, Stupid Dream, Signify | ||
Porcupine tree music for the head
On the Sunday of Life is the debut album of English progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, first released in July 1992. It compiles tracks that Steven Wilson produced and recorded for two cassette-only releases, Tarquin's Seaweed Farm (1989) and The Nostalgia Factory (1991). The rest of the music from these tapes was released three years after in the compilation album Yellow Hedgerow Dreamscape.
Contents
Most of the lyrics were written by Alan Duffy, a school friend with whom Steven Wilson had lost touch a few years before the album was released. The album title was chosen from a long list of nonsense titles compiled by Richard Allen of Delerium.
A small run of 1000 copies in a deluxe gatefold sleeve were released in early 1992. The album, over time, eventually sold in excess of 20,000 copies.
The version of "Radioactive Toy" that featured on the album is re-recorded. The original version was later released on Yellow Hedgerow Dreamscape. In addition, the original versions of "The Nostalgia Factory", "Queen Quotes Crowley", and "This Long Silence" are about a minute shorter on this album.
Music for the head
Track listing
All music by Steven Wilson, all lyrics by Alan Duffy except "Radioactive Toy" by Wilson
Songs
1Music for the Head2:40
2Jupiter Island6:09
3Third Eye Surfer2:48