1984 (Anthony Phillips album)
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1984 is an album by Anthony Phillips
released in 1981. It is an instrumental electronic album with some vocal effects and a variety of percussion.
The album cover features a picture of a small cage, which is presumably a reference to the cage affixed to Winston's face in Nineteen Eighty-Four
. This was the first Anthony Phillips album for which Peter Cross
did not create the cover artwork. The liner notes include the line "Peter Cross is on holiday with Ralph Bernascone", which is part of a running joke in which "Ralph Bernascone" is mentioned in the liner notes of several of Anthony Phillips' albums.
A remastered 2CD version of the album was released in Japan
by Arcangelo Records in July 2007 as a limited edition mini-vinyl sleeve. A standard jewel case version was released in the UK by Voiceprint Records
in June 2008.
The bonus CD for the reissue includes new mixes from the original 8-track masters which allow parts of the album to be heard for the first time in their original basic form. Also released for the first time is some of Ant's original music for the ATV Series Rule Britannia which was recorded at the same time as the album, the previously unheard keyboard piece "Ascension" (which was re-discovered on the original multi-track tapes during the research for this re-issue and has been mixed for the first time) and the 16-minute demo version of "Poly Piece" - a track originally written for inclusion on Sides
and then considered by Ant as a possible track for 1984 in the formative stages of the album.
Anthony Phillips
Anthony Edwin "Ant" Phillips is an English multi instrumentalist, best known as a founding member of the band Genesis. He played guitar and sang backing vocals until leaving in 1970, following the recording of their second album, Trespass...
released in 1981. It is an instrumental electronic album with some vocal effects and a variety of percussion.
The album cover features a picture of a small cage, which is presumably a reference to the cage affixed to Winston's face in Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell is a dystopian novel about Oceania, a society ruled by the oligarchical dictatorship of the Party...
. This was the first Anthony Phillips album for which Peter Cross
Peter Cross
Peter Cross is a British illustrator.He first worked as a technical illustrator for Hawker Siddeley.His style features lifelike drawings of British wildlife, in cartoon-like situations...
did not create the cover artwork. The liner notes include the line "Peter Cross is on holiday with Ralph Bernascone", which is part of a running joke in which "Ralph Bernascone" is mentioned in the liner notes of several of Anthony Phillips' albums.
A remastered 2CD version of the album was released in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
by Arcangelo Records in July 2007 as a limited edition mini-vinyl sleeve. A standard jewel case version was released in the UK by Voiceprint Records
Voiceprint Records
Voiceprint Records is a company and record label based in England, founded in 1990 by Rob Ayling. They specialise in re-releasing old material, especially progressive rock, but also have new releases, all under the Voiceprint and other imprints....
in June 2008.
The bonus CD for the reissue includes new mixes from the original 8-track masters which allow parts of the album to be heard for the first time in their original basic form. Also released for the first time is some of Ant's original music for the ATV Series Rule Britannia which was recorded at the same time as the album, the previously unheard keyboard piece "Ascension" (which was re-discovered on the original multi-track tapes during the research for this re-issue and has been mixed for the first time) and the 16-minute demo version of "Poly Piece" - a track originally written for inclusion on Sides
Sides (album)
Sides is officially the third solo album from former Genesis guitarist Anthony Phillips. It was released in 1979 by Passport Records. For a limited period it was sold bundled with a complimentary copy of his Private Parts and Pieces album.This album was produced by Rupert Hine and intended for a...
and then considered by Ant as a possible track for 1984 in the formative stages of the album.
Track listing
All tracks written by Anthony Phillips.- "Prelude '84" – 4:19
- "1984 Part 1" – 19:06
- "1984 Part 2" – 15:28
- "Anthem 1984" – 2:27
2008 reissue bonus CD
- "Prelude '84" (early stage mix) – 4:26
- "Ascension" – 5:16
- "1984 Part 1" (early stage mix) – 12:49
Rule Britannia Suite - i) Sally Theme – 1:13
- ii) Science & Technology – 1:17
- iii) Respect – 0:57
- iv) Church – 0:49
- v) Military – 1:37
- vi) Power In The Land – 1:43
- "1984 Part 2" (early stage mix) – 4:25
- "Anthem 1984" (early stage mix) – 2:08
- "Poly Piece" (demo) – 16:39
Personnel
- Anthony Phillips: keyboards, drumbox (Roland CR78), occasional guitar, basic percussion
- Richard Scott: basic percussion, effects, vocal ideas
- Morris PertMorris PertMorris David Brough Pert was a Scottish composer, drummer/percussionist, and pianist who composed in the fields of both contemporary classical and jazz-rock music...
: percussion
- 8-track recorded at Send Barns
- Produced and Engineered by Anthony Phillips, assisted by Richard Scott
- Mixed at Atmosphere Studios (Lexington Street)
- Engineered by Chris David
- Vocoder manipulated by Chris and Anita David
- 2007/2008 Remaster by Simon Heyworth