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Words With The Shaman
A1	Pt 1 - Ancient Evening Composed By – Sylvian*, Hassell*
A2	Pt 2 - Incantation Composed By – Sylvian*, Hassell*
A3	Pt 3 - Awakening (Songs From The Tree Tops) Composed By – Sylvian*, Hassell*, Jansen*
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A4	Preparations For A Journey Composed By – Sylvian*
B1	Steel Cathedrals Composed By – Sylvian*, Sakamoto*

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Virgin Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Virgin Records Ltd.
• Manufactured By – Toshiba EMI Ltd

Credits

• Artwork [Concept] – David Sylvian
• Artwork [Cover] – Amanda Faulkner
• Bass Guitar [Fretless] – Percy Jones (tracks: A1 to A4)
• Design – Ken Ansell
• Drums, Percussion, Keyboards [Additional] – Steve Jansen (tracks: A1 to A4)
• Engineer – Nigel Walker (tracks: A1 to A3, B1), Seigen Ono (tracks: A4, B1), Steve Nye (tracks: B1)
• Flugelhorn – Kenny Wheeler (tracks: B1)
• Guitar [Abstractions] – Masami Tsuchiya
• Guitar [Frippertronics] – Robert Fripp (tracks: B1)
• Keyboards, Guitar, Tape [Tapes] – David Sylvian (tracks: A1 to A4)
• Keyboards, Tape [Tapes], Percussion [Digital] – David Sylvian (tracks: B1)
• Mixed By – Sylvian* (tracks: B1), Walker* (tracks: B1), Nye* (tracks: B1)
• Percussion – Steve Jansen (tracks: B1)
• Performer [Dictaphone] – Holger Czukay (tracks: B1)
• Performer [Radio] – Holger Czukay (tracks: A1 to A4)
• Photography By – Yuka Fujii
• Piano, Strings – Ryuichi Sakamoto (tracks: B1)
• Producer – David Sylvian, Nigel Walker (tracks: A1 to A3)
• Trumpet – Jon Hassell (tracks: A1 to A4)

Notes

℗ 1985 Virgin Records Limited
© 1985 Virgin Records Limited
Manufactured by Toshiba EMI Ltd, Japan

This Japanese release comes with an A4 insert and is not the Limited Edition UK Versions, Catalogue #'s SYL 1 or SYL 1, TCV 2353.

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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