Alchemy - An Index Of Possibilities

Tracklist

Words With The Shaman
A1.1	Pt. 1 Ancient Evening
A1.2	Pt. 2 Incantation
A1.3	Pt. 3 Awakening (Songs From The Tree Tops)
A2	Preparations For A Journey
B	Steel Cathedrals

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Virgin Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Virgin Records Ltd.
• Published By – Opium (Arts) Ltd.
• Published By – Opal Music
• Published By – Copyright Control
• Published By – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.

Credits

• Artwork [Cover Artwork] – Amanda Faulkner
• Bass Guitar [Fretless Bass] – Percy Jones (tracks: A1, A2)
• Composed By – Sylvian*, Hassell* (tracks: A1), Sylvian ∙ Sakamoto* (tracks: B), Jansen* (tracks: A1.3)
• Coordinator [Recording Co-ordinator] – Richard Chadwick
• Design – Ken Ansell
• Design Concept [Concept] – Sylvian*
• Drums, Percussion, Keyboards [Additional Keyboards] – Steve Jansen (tracks: A1, A2)
• Effects [Dictaphone] – Holger Czukay (tracks: B)
• Effects [Radio] – Holger Czukay (tracks: A1, A2)
• Engineer [Engineered By] – Nigel Walker (tracks: A1, B), Seigen Ono (tracks: A1.2, B), Steve Nye (tracks: B)
• Flugelhorn – Kenny Wheeler (tracks: B)
• Guitar [Abstractions] – Masami Tsuchiya (tracks: B)
• Guitar, Effects [Frippertronics] – Robert Fripp (tracks: B)
• Keyboards, Guitar [Guitars], Tape [Tapes] – David Sylvian (tracks: A1, A2)
• Keyboards, Tape [Tapes], Percussion [Digital Percussion] – David Sylvian (tracks: B)
• Mixed By – Sylvian* (tracks: B), Walker* (tracks: B), Nye* (tracks: B)
• Percussion – Steve Jansen (tracks: B)
• Photography By [Photography] – Yuka Fujii
• Piano, Strings – Ryuichi Sakamoto (tracks: B)
• Producer [Produced By] – David Sylvian, Nigel Walker (tracks: A1)
• Trumpet – Jon Hassell (tracks: A1, A2)

Notes

Limited edition, individually numbered cover, released for Australian markets. Unlike those released for the UK this cassette comes with printed labels instead of being printed directly onto the cassette itself. Furthermore, the cassette has full track listing printed whereas the UK pressings state 'See Inlay Card For Details'.

℗ 1985 Virgin Records Ltd. © 1985 Virgin Records Ltd.
Manufactured in the UK

"Words With The Shaman" recorded in London '85.
"Preparations For A Journey" recorded in Tokyo '84.
"Steel Cathedrals" recorded in Tokyo and London '84 '85.

"Ancient Evening" and "Incantation" published by Opium (Arts) Ltd - Opal Music.
"Awakening" published by Opium (Arts) Ltd - Opal Music - Copyright Control.
"Preparations For A Journey" published by Opium (Arts) Ltd.
"Steel Cathedrals" published by Opium (Arts) Ltd - Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 5 012981 235345

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SYL 1	David Sylvian	Alchemy - An Index Of Possibilities ‎(Cass, Album, Ltd, Num)	Virgin	SYL 1	UK	1985
SYL 1	David Sylvian	Alchemy - An Index Of Possibilities ‎(Cass, Album)	Virgin	SYL 1	UK	1985
VJCP-23210	David Sylvian	Alchemy - An Index Of Possibilities ‎(CD, Album, Promo)	Virgin Japan	VJCP-23210	Japan	1993
0946 3 63067 2 8, 0946 363067 2 8, CDVR 23	David Sylvian	Alchemy An Index Of Possibilities ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM, Jew)	Virgin, Virgin, Virgin	0946 3 63067 2 8, 0946 363067 2 8, CDVR 23	UK & Europe	Unknown
TC-VG 50194, VG 50194	David Sylvian	Alchemy - An Index Of Possibilities ‎(Cass, Album)	Virgin, Virgin	TC-VG 50194, VG 50194	Greece	1985