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1	Words With The Shaman: Pt 1 - Ancient Evening	5:15
2	Words With The Shaman: Pt 2 - Incantation	3:29
3	Words With The Shaman: Pt 3 - Awakening (Songs From The Tree Tops) Written-By – Steve Jansen	5:18
4	Preparations For A Journey Engineer – Seigen Ono	3:40
5	The Stigma Of Childhood (Kin) Engineer – David Sylvian	8:30
6	A Brief Conversation Ending In Divorce Piano – John Taylor Producer – Steve NyeProgrammed By [Computer], Engineer – Stuart Bruce	3:31
7	Steel Cathedrals Electronics [Dictaphone] – Holger CzukayEngineer – Nigel Walker, Seigen Ono, Steve NyeFlugelhorn – Kenny WheelerGuitar [Abstractions] – Masami TsuchiyaGuitar, Electronics [Frippertronics] – Robert FrippPercussion – Steve JansenPiano, Strings, Written-By – Ryuichi Sakamoto	18:58

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Virgin Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Virgin Records Ltd.
• Manufactured By – Toshiba EMI Ltd
• Record Company – Toshiba EMI Ltd
• Glass Mastered At – EMI Uden

Credits

• Artwork [Cover Artwork] – Amanda Faulkner
• Bass Guitar [Fretless Bass] – Percy Jones (tracks: 1 to 3)
• Concept By [Concept] – Sylvian*
• Coordinator [Recording Co-ordinator] – Richard Chadwick
• Design [Original Design] – Ken Ansell
• Design [Re-design] – Andrew Day
• Drums, Percussion, Keyboards [Additional Keyboards] – Steve Jansen (tracks: 1 to 3)
• Electronics [Radio], Electronics [Dictaphone] – Holger Czukay (tracks: 1 to 3)
• Keyboards, Guitar [Guitars], Tape [Tapes] – David Sylvian (tracks: 1 to 3)
• Percussion [Digital Percussion] – David Sylvian (tracks: 7)
• Performer [Performed By] – David Sylvian (tracks: 4 & 5)
• Photography By – Yuka Fujii
• Producer [Produced By] – David Sylvian
• Producer [Produced By], Engineer [Engineered By] – Nigel Walker (tracks: 1 to 3)
• Remastered By [Digitally Remastered] – Tony Cousins
• Synthesizer [Synthesizers], Programmed By [Keyboard Programming] – David Sylvian (tracks: 6)
• Trumpet, Written-By – Jon Hassell (tracks: 1 to 3)
• Written-By – David Sylvian

Notes

℗ 2003 Virgin Records Ltd
© 2003 Virgin Records Ltd
Manufactured by Toshiba EMI Limited, Japan

Japanese Remastered CD released in a Fold-Out, Six Panel Digipak with a wrap-around Obi. Unlike the first UK Release in 2003 this Japanese Edtion is Copy Protected.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4 988006 816183
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI LO47
• Mould SID Code: ifpi 15A5
• Matrix / Runout: EMI UDEN 5913182 @1 1-1-1-NL

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
none	David Sylvian	Alchemy An Index Of Possibilities ‎(CD, Album, Unofficial)	Not On Label (David Sylvian)	none	Russia	2003

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