Long Way From Earth (20th Anniversary Edition)

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1.	Forest Of Never (2018 Mix) 05:34	buy track
2.	Friends Of The Toad (2018 Mix) 04:51	buy track
3.	Colour From Outer Space (2018 Mix) 06:08	buy track
4.	Jupiter's Moon (2018 Mix) 05:24	buy track
5.	Mushroom Flower (2018 Mix) 07:36	buy track
6.	The Last Real Thing Alive (2018 Mix) 06:26	buy track
7.	Bottom Of The Bag (2018 Mix) 05:47	buy track
8.	Inside The Sky (2018 Mix) 05:36	buy track
9.	Funky Car (2018 Mix) 04:32	buy track
10.	Sympathy Generator (2018 Mix) 06:26	buy track
11.	Jam I - Jam II (Uncut Jams 2018 Mix) 12:18	buy track
12.	Forest Of Never (Original Mix) 05:32	buy track
13.	Friends Of The Toad (Original Mix) 04:51	buy track
14.	Colour From Outer Space (Original Mix) 06:08	buy track
15.	Jupiter's Moon (Original Mix) 05:30	buy track
16.	Mushroom Flower (Original Mix) 07:40	buy track
17.	Last Real Thing Alive (Original Mix) 06:30	buy track
18.	Bottom Of The Bag (Original Mix) 05:45	buy track
19.	Inside The Sky (Original Mix) 05:36	buy track
20.	Tomorrow's Yesterday (Original Mix) 04:24	buy track
21.	Funky Car (Original Mix) 04:33	buy track
22.	Sympathy Generator (Original Mix) 06:29	buy track
23.	Colour From Outer Space (4 Track Demo) 06:23	buy track
24.	Forest Of Never (4 Track Demo) 05:30	buy track
25.	Friends Of The Toad (4 Track Demo) 04:23	buy track
26.	Tomorrow's Yesterday (4 Track Demo) 04:16	buy track
27.	Funky Car (4 Track Demo) 04:12	buy track
28.	Inside The Sky (4 Track Demo) 05:38	buy track
29.	Studio Chatter 01:15	buy track

about

In the spring of 2018 while Telestrion was in the studio finishing up Blazing In The Sky, Don Tart (Producer/Engineer/Mixer for Plaster) brought me a hard drive with all of the original multitracks from the Long Way From Earth album sessions. This gave me the opportunity to take another shot at the mix, taking a fresh approach, and stripping it down of some of the excessive overdubs, trying to capture more of the live trio vibe, while also tweaking the vocals and getting them closer to how I wanted them to sound. Being that none of us had much studio experience at that point, we should have just let Don do his thing with the mix, rather than us trying to direct and influence it, and though Don did a great job, he was rushed, and after two attempts at the mix, we pretty much just had to go with it, even though no one was completely happy with the results. Also, due to some miscommuniation with the mastering engineer, and again, having no experience with that sort of thing, we ended up with some unfortunate crossfading that definitely didn't turn out as originally envisioned.

I thouroughly enjoyed diving back into the original multitracks now, with 20 years of recording experience, the benefit of hindsight, and unlimited time to work on the tracks in my home studio. I am pleased with how the new mix turned out, and find the album to be a far more enjoyable listen now. A bit of polish really helped highlight the original performances, which were exciting and full of energy. Some fades were left up for some interesting endings that have never been heard. Also, the two jams that made up the "Hidden Track Secret Jam" are here completely intact and unedited, along with Sympathy Generator which was recorded, but not inlcuded on the album at the time.

Unfortunately, the guitar tracks for Tomorrow's Yesterday didn't survive the digital transfer from the original ADAT tapes, so it is not a part of the new version of the album. Although the mix is completely new, all of the tracks are exactly as they were originally recorded in 1998.

Also included in this collection is the original mix, in the new running order, with all of the tracks completely separate from each other, as well as the original four track demos recorded at Dwayne's house in the fall of 1997, and a bonus track of some entertaining studio chatter from the master tapes.

- Andy Samford, August 2018

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released August 30, 2018

PRODUCED BY: Don Tart & Plaster
ENGINEERED BY: Don Tart
ORIGINAL MIX: Don Tart & Plaster
NEW MIX: Andy Samford

Andy Samford - Guitar/Vocals
Dwayne Jones - Drums
Bret Showalter - Bass

Bass on 4-Track Demos: Omar Kenney

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