SMPT:e

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Released March 21, 2000 Producer Transatlantic Artist Transatlantic Label Metal Blade Records		Length 77:14 SMPTe(2000) Live in America(2001) Release date 21 March 2000 Genre Progressive rock

Recorded June–July 1999 at Millbrook Studios, New York Similar Transatlantic albums, Progressive rock albums

Transatlantic smpt e 2000

SMPT:e (/ɛsɛmpiːˈtiː/; from StoltMorsePortnoyTrewavas) is the first album of the progressive rock supergroup Transatlantic. The title is a play on words: it's both a combination of the band members' initials and a reference about SMPTE (/ˈsɪmptiː/), a type of time code used in recording technology.

The song "In Held ('Twas) in I" was originally recorded by progressive rock band Procol Harum in 1967 (released on the album Shine on Brightly, in 1968) and was widely regarded as the first progressive rock epic.

01 transatlantic smpte all of the above

Track listing

All songs by Neal Morse, Mike Portnoy, Pete Trewavas, and Roine Stolt, except where noted.

Personnel

Transatlantic

Roine Stolt — electric and 12-string acoustic guitars, lead vocals (4), Mellotrons, percussion

Neal Morse — keyboards, lead (all but 4) and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars

Pete Trewavas — bass, lead (all but 4) and backing vocals, Moog Taurus pedals

Mike Portnoy — drums, backing vocals

Production

Arranged & Produced by Transatlantic

Engineered by Chris Cubeta

Additional Engineering by Stewart Every (for Pete's recordings at the Racket Club, UK)

Mixed by Rich Mouser at The Mouse House, Los Angeles, CA November 1999

Mastered by Vlado Meller at Sony Music Studios NYC January 2000

Cover art and additional booklet art by Per Nordin (nota bene: 2 different covers. This article displays the European cover. The US / International cover is different, also by Per Nordin). The reason for 2 different covers was that the European company InsideOut was tired of so many blue covers. The artist therefore made this cover for the European edition (now rarely seen in print).

Songs

1All of the Above30:59
2We All Need Some Light5:45
31 Mystery Train6:52

References

SMPT:e Wikipedia

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