Recordings (album)

Recordings is a compilation album by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, first released in May 2001. It is a collection of b-sides from the albums Stupid Dream and Lightbulb Sun along with one new song, "Access Denied". Recordings was originally a limited pressing release, limited to only 20,000 copies worldwide. This edition sold out shortly after its release and, for a time, copies were very scarce. The album was eventually not remastered but reissued on CD on September, 2010, and as double vinyl (2000 copies only) on January, 2011.

Track listing

All songs were written by Steven Wilson, except where noted.

1. "Buying New Soul" (Steven Wilson, Richard Barbieri, Colin Edwin, Chris Maitland) – 10:24
2. "Access Denied" – 3:35
3. "Cure for Optimism" – 6:11
4. "Untitled" (Wilson, Barbieri, Edwin, Maitland) – 8:53
5. "Disappear" – 3:37
6. "Ambulance Chasing" (Wilson, Barbieri, Edwin, Maitland) – 6:32
7. "In Formaldehyde" – 5:19
8. "Even Less (Full Version)" – 14:08
9. "Oceans Have No Memory" – 3:06

Song details

• "Buying New Soul" was originally released on the second disc of the special-edition of Lightbulb Sun, in an abridged (6:09) version, and on the vinyl re-issue of the album in the (10:24) version.
• "Access Denied" was previously unreleased. Demoed during Lightbulb Sun writing sessions.
• "Cure for Optimism" and "Untitled" were originally released on the "Shesmovedon" CD single.
• "Disappear" was originally released on the "Four Chords That Made a Million" CD single.
• "Ambulance Chasing" was originally released on the "Piano Lessons" CD single.
• "In Formaldehyde" is a previously unreleased "clean ending" version. A version ending with a fade-out was originally released on the "Four Chords That Made a Million" CD single.
• "Even Less (Full Version)" is a previously unreleased full version. Part one was released on the Stupid Dream album; part two was released on the "Stranger by the Minute" CD single.
• "Oceans Have No Memory" is a previously unreleased band version. The demo version was released on the "Piano Lessons" 7" single.

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