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About this product
Product Identifiers
Record LabelKscope Import, Ksco
UPC0802644898513
eBay Product ID (ePID)23046083334
Product Key Features
Release Year2018
FormatRecord
GenreRock
ArtistPorcupine Tree
Release TitleIn Absentia
Dimensions
Item Height0.37 in
Item Weight1.34 lb
Item Length12.50 in
Item Width12.42 in
Additional Product Features
Number of Tracks10
TracksBlackest Eyes, Trains, Lips of Ashes, The Sound of Muzak, Gravity Eyelids, Wedding Nails, Prodigal, .3, The Creator Has a Mastertape Heartattack in a Layby Strip the Soul, Collapse the Light Into Earth
Number of Discs2
NotesTwo of the most popular Porcupine Tree releases, In Absentia and Deadwing, have been acquired by Kscope and will be given reissues on vinyl, with new CD editions to follow later in 2018. For the first time since their original release, they have also been remastered by PT songwriter and frontman, Steven Wilson. The new mastering has considerably less compression and limiting for a more dynamic listening experience. In Absentia was the band's seventh studio album, first released in 2002, and was the first in a run of 3 albums that for many represent the pinnacle of the band's artistic achievements. It was something of a breakthrough for the band, selling three times more than previous releases. Following on from 2000's Lightbulb Sun it had a distinctly heavier tone, partly due to the addition of legendary drummer Gavin Harrison, and was also their first for major label Lava / Atlantic Records. In Absentia features many of Porcupine Tree's most loved songs including "Trains", "The Sound of Muzak" and "Blackest Eyes". While not a formal concept album, many of the songs have common themes related to serial killers, youthful innocence gone wrong, and observations of the modern world, setting a template for many of Wilson's future songs. These new vinyl editions will be released on double heavyweight audiophile 180g black vinyl presented in gatefold packaging.