------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1999 July The Time Machine Studio CD 1999 JA HoriPro/Pony-Canyon (M)XYCA-00039 (not released) CD 1999 JA HoriPro/Pony-Canyon (M)XYCA-00041 / CANY-000656 [features one bonus track] (07/16/99) CD 1999 UK Artful/Balance/PID 76648 54429(-2) / ARTFULCD28 [features one bonus track] (09/06/99) CD 1999 NL Arcade/CNR Music 536 01 20 (09/10/99) CD 1999 EUR Arcade/CNR Music 536 01 20 (09/11/99) CD 1999 GE Arcade/Zyx Music 20022 (09/13/99) CD 1999 US Miramar 23146 (09/28/99) 4:55 4:54 H. G. Force/The Time Machine Part 1 (instrumental) 1:01 1:00 Temporalia (instrumental) [narration: Professor Frank Close] 4:55 4:54 Out Of The Blue Tony Hadley 5:14 5:13 Call Up Neil Lockwood 6:46 6:45 Ignorance Is Bliss Colin Blunstone 3:52 Rubber Universe (instrumental) 5:23 5:22 The Call Of The Wild Máire Brennan 4:46 No Future In The Past Neil Lockwood, Chris Rainbow, Stuart Elliott 4:21 4:20 Press Rewind Graham Dye 3:42 For The Very Last Time Beverly Craven 5:15 Far Ago And Long Away (instrumental) 1:47 2:47 H. G. Force/The Time Machine Part 2 (instrumental) Total: 5?:?? (5?:??, 12 tracks, DDD/??D) JAPAN [add this as the last track] 1:00 [space between tracks 12 and 13] 4:31 Beginnings [bonus track] (instrumental) [narration: "Professor" Alan Parsons] Total: 57:21 (57:??, 13 tracks, DDD/??D) UK [add this as the last track and see below] ?:?? Dr. Evil [bonus track] (instrumental) Total: 5?:?? (5?:??, 13 tracks, DDD/??D) Lead Vocals: Colin Blunstone, Máire Brennan, Beverley Craven, Graham Dye, Tony Hadley, Neil Lockwood, Chris Rainbow Backing Vocals: Chris Rainbow, Ian Bairnson Bass: John Giblin, Ian Bairnson Drums, Percussion, Drum Programming: Stuart Elliott Guitars: Ian Bairnson, Alan Parsons Bass Synth: Ian Bairnson Keyboards: Stuart Elliott, Richard "Trix" Cottle, Alan Parsons, Robyn Smith, Ian Bairnson Saxophones: Ian Bairnson Piano: Robyn Smith, Mandolin: Ian Bairnson Northumbrian Pipes: Kathryn Tickell Melodeon: Julian Sutton Organ: Alan Parsons Violins: Julia Singleton, Jackie Norrie Viola: Claire Orsler Cello: Dinah Beamish Orchestra: The Philharmonia Orchestra (leader: Clio Gould); orchestral and string arrangements by Andrew Powell, Stuart Elliott, and Ian Bairnson; conducted by Andrew Powell; recorded at Olympic Studios, London; Assistant Engineer: Wayne Wilkins Dialogue in track 2 by Frank Close, on the Rubber Universe TV programme Produced & Engineered by: Alan Parsons Recorded: January - May, 1999 Recorded at: Abbey Road, Bair, and Olympic Studios Music and Lyrics: 3-7, 10-11: Ian Bairnson 1, 8-9, 12: Stuart Elliott 2: Alan Parsons 13: Stuart Elliott, Alan Parsons Liner Notes: text of Professor Close's narration in track 2: (future) text of Alan Parsons' narration in track 13: (future) text of Japanese liner notes by Toshiki Nakada (Cool Sound, Inc.): (future) Notes: - new album inspired by Herbert George Wells, but not based on tTM story - recording and mixing are complete - mastering at Abbey Road by Chris Blair on 2 Jun 99 - Japanese bonus track is an instrumental with a narrative voice-over by our fearless leader. :-) - UK bonus track, Dr. Evil... according to Artful Records on their website: Due to the huge profile that Alan Parsons is enjoying via the new Austin Powers movie 'The Spy Who Shagged Me' (Dr Evil[']s death ray is named The Alan Parsons Project) Mike Myers alter-ego Dr[.] Evil has donated some soundbites that have formed the basis of a bonus track on the UK version only called 'Dr. Evil' which is hideously placed at #13 on the tracklist... Mailing list posting [abridged] by Yuka: From: TATEISI Yuka Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 23:43:08 +0900 Subject: TTM All I could find was a post on http://www.dac-inc.co.jp/~watch/text/wurcafe99-4-9.txt which is (or so it seems to me) a log of a BBS on antique clocks and watches. The posting is dated April 28, from someone whose colleague was involved in the recordings of TTM. Some info on TTM according to the post: - The album's theme is time and watch/clock. - According to the colleague, the album sounds Pink Floyd-ish. - Alan Parsons asked the collegue about the histry of watch/ clock in Japan. - The artwork is done by Storm Thorgerson. - It includes various pictures and photos of watches/clocks. The original artwork (manuscript?) included the picture of a tiny man dragging a huge watch. - The sleeve art will differ from release to release. Japanese one will include the picture of Daimyo-dokei (a clock from Edo period). - The clock in the Alan Parsons' studio was in 24-hour system. - There was a sleeve art of "ZEP I" on the wall of the studio. PS Please don't trust the translation to be 100% correct. I would like to recommend you to read the page above but you have to be able to read Japanese.