There is an advance version of Phantasmagore which features all the songs on this album, although some are extended versions.

Track 9 ("Phantasmagore") contains elements from Tangerine Dream

Tangerine Dream

Tangerine Dream is a German electronic music group founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. The band has undergone many personnel changes over the years, with Froese being the only continuous member...

's "No Future (Get Off the Babysitter)", featured on the Risky Business original soundtrack

Risky Business (soundtrack)

Risky Business is a soundtrack album by the German band Tangerine Dream for the film Risky Business, starring Tom Cruise. It includes songs by Bob Seger, Muddy Waters, Jeff Beck, Prince, Journey and Phil Collins. The Tangerine Dream songs were chiefly previously-released compositions, shortened and...

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Track 10 ("Time") was originally titled "Sands of Time" and contains elements of Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin

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's "Immigrant Song

Immigrant Song

"Immigrant Song" is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was released as a single from their third album, Led Zeppelin III, in 1970.-Overview:...

". The synthesizer melody is a direct melodic reference to the song, and the accompanying guitar riffs may be somewhat derived from the song as well.

Unreleased material

There are several tracks which were recorded but did not make it onto the album. A demo of one of these tracks, "Colossus", was given to MySpace

MySpace

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 members who participated in a promotional effort. The following tracks have been mentioned by the band in various interviews, yet did not appear on the album:

• "Do You Want It All?"
• "Comforter Cave"
• "Heaven & Earth"
• "Acacia"
• "Dreamcrusher"
• "Strength of Mind"

"Friends" was released as a single exclusively on iTunes

ITunes Store

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. The track "My Only Friend" appeared on the soundtrack for the movie Winter Passing

Winter Passing

Winter Passing is a 2005 American drama film. It is the directorial debut of playwright Adam Rapp, also known for his work on the show The L Word. The film stars Zooey Deschanel and Ed Harris, with supporting performances by Will Ferrell and Amelia Warner...

and was recorded along with the Phantasmagore tracks. It is a cover

Cover version

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, originally written and recorded by The Magnetic Fields

The Magnetic Fields

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Personnel

• Phillips Exeter Blue I
  Elijah Blue Allman
  Elijah Blue Allman, also known by his stage name Phillips Exeter Blue I, is the son of Cher and her second husband Gregg Allman and half brother of Chaz Bono, Delilah Allman, Michael Allman, Layla Allman and Devon Allman....
  
  : Vocals, Guitar, Bass and Synthesizers
• Dr. Nner
  Renn Hawkey
  Renn Macdonnel Hawkey , also known by the stage name Dr. Nner, was the synthesizer player for the band Deadsy. He was the third member to join after frontman Elijah Blue Allman sent him a Juno-106 synth and a demo tape made by Allman and drummer Alec Puro...
  
  : Synthesizer
• Alec Püre
  Alec Puro
  Alec Puro, otherwise known as Alec Püre, was born April 25, 1975 in Santa Monica, California. Puro is an American drummer for the band Deadsy, based out of California. He was the second member of the band...
  
  : Drums
• Creature: Bass
• Carlton Megalodon: Z-tar
• Marty O'Brien: Bass on "Carrying Over" and "Phantasmagore"
• Les Hall: Piano on "Health & Theory"
• Marty Alan: Sitar on "Paint It Black"