Friday, September 06, 2024

Coming Up To Consciousness

Label:  Inside Out Music

No Tracks Format Sleeve Notes Track Listing Catalogue No Cover
8 Jewel box CD
Standard retail CD
1 Dig Till You Die
2 Betrayal
3 The Gallows
4 Useless Animal
5 Worship
6 Bend the Earth
7 Lifeless Creature
8 As We Disappear


Inside Out Music – IOM710 (US version)
8 CD + DVD Digipack
Ltd. edition contains Dolby Atmos + 5.1 Surround Sound mixes by Bruce Soord
1 Dig Till You Die
2 Betrayal
3 The Gallows
4 Useless Animal
5 Worship
6 Bend the Earth
7 Lifeless Creature
8 As We Disappear
Inside Out Music – IOM710

Sony Music – 19658871432
8 Gatefold petrol green coloured BioVinyl LP

1 Dig Till You Die
2 Betrayal
3 The Gallows
4 Useless Animal
5 Worship
6 Bend the Earth
7 Lifeless Creature
8 As We Disappear
Inside Out Music – IOM710

Sony Music – 19658871432
8 Gatefold randomly coloured ReVinyl LP
Limited Edition. Only available from Glassville Music
1 Dig Till You Die
2 Betrayal
3 The Gallows
4 Useless Animal
5 Worship
6 Bend the Earth
7 Lifeless Creature
8 As We Disappear
Inside Out Music – IOM710

Sony Music – 19658871432
8

Contains the petrol green and a randomly coloured vinyl edition), the ltd. edition CD & DVD and the In The Realm Of The Divine CD.
Limited & numbered Edition Box Set (25 copies)

Contains a 30x30cm artprint of the original artwork and a dome sticker.
1 Dig Till You Die
2 Betrayal
3 The Gallows
4 Useless Animal
5 Worship
6 Bend the Earth
7 Lifeless Creature
8 As We Disappear
Inside Out Music – IOM710

Sony Music – 19658871432
8 Streaming Version/ FLAC

1 Dig Till You Die
2 Betrayal
3 The Gallows
4 Useless Animal
5 Worship
6 Bend the Earth
7 Lifeless Creature
8 As We Disappear
-

Released:  06/09/2024

Notes:  The petrol green vinyl edition is limited to 300 copies only, and is exclusively available via Burning Shed. Glassville Music gave options to buy the album bundled with the CD of In the Realms of the Divine.

In the Realms of the Divine

Label:  Inside Out Music

No Tracks Format Sleeve Notes Track Listing Catalogue No Cover
8 Jewel box CD

1 Welcome (demo)
2 Apprentice of the Universe (Poptones single)
3 Nimos & Tambos (Poptones single b-side)
4 The Borgens Vor (demo)
5 Asleep Under Eiderdown (demo)
6 The Clearing (demo)
7 The Intention Craft (demo)
8 Sound of Free (demo)
9 Pumilio Pinehole (demo)
10 Wind Chimes (demo)
11 The Bright Ambassadors of Morning (demo)
12 The Bright Ambassadors of Morning (Paul Northfield Radio Edit)



Released:  06/09/2024

Notes: (Written prior to release of or hearing of the compilation) The new CD is a compilation of early singles, demos and other rarities - Welcome, Pumilio Pinehole and Wind Chimes are all new titles to me, so unless they're new titles for older songs, these are never-before-heard tunes.

The Paul Northfield Radio Edit of Bright Ambassadors was previously released on the Valour EP.

In the Realms of the Divine
was also the name used for a bootleg/ YouTube playlist. While not officially sanctioned, posts from the PRR forum indicate the band were aware of its existence. The bootleg was a mixture of early PRR demos and material from the Sunset Sound days that had elements of the PRR sound, whether or not it went on to be released as PRR material, and some of this material seems likely to be featured on the new CD.

The table below contains the tracklisting of the bootleg with notes on the versions compared to the new release.

TrackNotes
1 The Borgens Vor*Originally 4:17, now 2:09
2 Arrival/The Intention Craft
3 Asleep Under EiderdownOriginally 3:00, now 2:56; most likely the same recording faded earlier.
4 Corporate Handshake
5 In Aurelia
6 Human Zoo
7 Nimos and TambosA 4:00 version of N&T was recorded by the band after The Sunset Sound, under the name Wow.
8 Brief Reminder
9 Sound of Free3:13 originally, now 3:30; most likely an extended version of the same recording
10 Lil' Doggy
11 The ClearingRecorded after The Sunset Sound finished, under the shortlived band name Wow.

4:00 originally, now 3:49; most likely the same recording faded earlier.


* frequently mispelled as 'Borgens vow'

Friday, May 06, 2022

Above Cirrus

Label:  Inside Out Music

No Tracks Format Sleeve Notes Track Listing Catalogue No Cover
7 Limited Edition (300 copies) white vinyl Gatefold, plus postcode with message from the band
1 Our Prism
2 New Kind of Evil
3 Phantoms
4 Cruel Deliverance
5 Scream Sideways 
6 Dead Butterfly
7 Lucid

7 Limited Edition (300 copies) transparent light blue vinyl Gatefold

1 Our Prism
2 New Kind of Evil
3 Phantoms
4 Cruel Deliverance
5 Scream Sideways 
6 Dead Butterfly
7 Lucid


7 Limited Edition (500 copies) lilac vinyl Gatefold

1 Our Prism
2 New Kind of Evil
3 Phantoms
4 Cruel Deliverance
5 Scream Sideways 
6 Dead Butterfly
7 Lucid

7 Limited Edition (300 copies) green vinyl Comes with signed postcard

1 Our Prism
2 New Kind of Evil
3 Phantoms
4 Cruel Deliverance
5 Scream Sideways 
6 Dead Butterfly
7 Lucid
19658702291

7 Vinyl Comes with CD

1 Our Prism
2 New Kind of Evil
3 Phantoms
4 Cruel Deliverance
5 Scream Sideways 
6 Dead Butterfly
7 Lucid
19439989401

7 CD Limited Edition Pocket Pac
1 Our Prism
2 New Kind of Evil
3 Phantoms 
4 Cruel Deliverance
5 Scream Sideways
6 Dead Butterfly
7 Lucid
19439989392

14 Digital Download
N/A
1 Our Prism
2 New Kind of Evil
3 Phantoms 
4 Cruel Deliverance
5 Scream Sideways
6 Dead Butterfly
7 Lucid



Released:  06/05/2022

Notes:  The green vinyl edition is limited 300 copies only, and is exclusively available via Burning Shed. The lilac (500 copies), light green (300 copies, not available in the UK) and transparent blue (300 copies) versions are only available from InsideOut. The white vinyl edition is limited to 300 copies only, and is exclusively available from BandCamp. The transparent blue version is limited to All vinyl versions shipped with a copy of the digipack CD.

Friday, October 16, 2020

The Dark Third (2020 Remaster)

Label:  Inside Out Music

No Tracks Format Sleeve Notes Track Listing Catalogue No Cover
13 Limited Edition (100 copies) orange double vinyl Double Gatefold Sleeve.


Side A
1. Aeropause
2. Goshen’s Remains
3. Apprentice of the Universe

Side B
1. The Bright Ambassadors of Morning
2. Nimos and Tambos
3. Voices in Winter/In The Realms of the Divine

Side C
1. Bullitts Dominae
2. Arrival/The Intention Craft
3. He Tried To Show Them Magic/Ambassadors Return
4. Asleep Under Eiderdown

Side D
1. In Aurélia
2. Golden Clothes
3. The Exact Colour
4. The Twyncyn/Trembling Willows


13 Limited Edition (200 copies) yellow double vinyl Double Gatefold Sleeve.


Side A
1. Aeropause
2. Goshen’s Remains
3. Apprentice of the Universe

Side B
1. The Bright Ambassadors of Morning
2. Nimos and Tambos
3. Voices in Winter/In The Realms of the Divine

Side C
1. Bullitts Dominae
2. Arrival/The Intention Craft
3. He Tried To Show Them Magic/Ambassadors Return
4. Asleep Under Eiderdown

Side D
1. In Aurélia
2. Golden Clothes
3. The Exact Colour
4. The Twyncyn/Trembling Willows


13 Double vinyl Double Gatefold Sleeve.


Side A
1. Aeropause
2. Goshen’s Remains
3. Apprentice of the Universe

Side B
1. The Bright Ambassadors of Morning
2. Nimos and Tambos
3. Voices in Winter/In The Realms of the Divine

Side C
1. Bullitts Dominae
2. Arrival/The Intention Craft
3. He Tried To Show Them Magic/Ambassadors Return
4. Asleep Under Eiderdown

Side D
1. In Aurélia
2. Golden Clothes
3. The Exact Colour
4. The Twyncyn/Trembling Willows


15 Double CD 3 Panel DigipackCD1:
1. Aeropause
2. Goshen’s Remains
3. Apprentice of the Universe
4. The Bright Ambassadors of morning
5. Nimos and Tambos
6. Voices in Winter/In The Realms of the Divine
7. Bullitts Dominae
8. Arrival/The Intention Craft
9. He Tried to Show Them Magic/Ambassadors Return
10. Asleep Under Eiderdown

CD2:
1. In Aurélia
2. Borgens Vor
3. The Exact Colour
4. The Twyncyn/Trembling Willows
5. Golden Clothes


14 Digital Download
N/A1. Aeropause
2. Goshen's Remains
3. Apprentice of the Universe
4. The Bright Ambassadors of Morning
5. Nimos and Tambos
6. Voices in Winter/In The Realms of the Divine
7. Bullitts Dominae
8. Arrival/The Intention Craft
9. He Tried to Show Them Magic/Ambassadors Return
10. Asleep Under Eiderdown
11. In Aurélia    
12. The Exact Colour
13. The Twyncyn/Trembling Willows
14. Golden Clothes



Released:  16/10/2020

Notes:  The orange vinyl edition is limited 100 copies only, and is exclusively available via InsideOut. the yellow vinyl edition is limited to 200 copies only, and is exclusively available from BandCamp. All vinyl versions shipped with a copy of the digipack CD.

Physical versions come with remastered packaging and new liner notes from Jon, Chloe and producer Paul Northfield.

Friday, April 03, 2020

Eupnea

Label:  Inside Out

No Tracks Format Sleeve Notes Track Listing Catalogue No Cover
6 The album will be released in limited edition CD Digipak, gatefold 2LP/CD on black and limited edition coloured vinyl (see Notes for details) and on digital and streaming platforms. The cover art was created by artist Jill Doherty. 1. New Obsession
2. Silent Genesis
3. Maelstrom
4. Ghosts & Typhoons
5. Beyond Our Bodies
6. Eupnea
19439725042 (Ltd Digipack)

19439725051 (standard vinyl)


Released: 03/04/2020

Notes: Announced 22/01/20 on the band's FB page.'Eupnea' is the state of natural, unlaboured breathing in mammals.

In an interview with Prog magazine, Jon explained that much of the lyrical content for the album was inspired by his daughter Jessie, who was born prematurely at 32 weeks and weighing just three pounds. At that very early stage Jessie's lungs hadn't fully developed. She was in a high-dependency ward before being transferred to intensive care for several weeks.

Limited edition coloured vinyl:

Versions of the album were available as follows:
  • Transparent Blue - limited to 200 copies from InsideOut (Cat no: 19439733871)
  • Neon Yellow - limited to 100 copies from Burning Shed. Also includes signed postcard.(Cat no: 19439735541)
  • White - limited to 100 copies from BandCamp (Cat no: to be updated)

The vinyl features an etching of a pair of lungs and the new PRR logo on side D.



Friday, March 06, 2020

New Obsession

Label:  Inside Out

No Tracks Format Sleeve Notes Track Listing Catalogue No Cover
1 Streaming only - 1. New Obsession
-


Released: 06/03/2020


Notes: -



Friday, January 31, 2020

Silent Genesis (edit)

Label: Inside Out 

No Tracks Format Sleeve Notes Track Listing Catalogue No Cover
1 Streaming - 1. Silent Genesis -

Released: 31/01/20 

Notes: -

Monday, September 30, 2019

Chloë Alper

Chloë Alper began her music career in the Riot Grrl band Period Pains, probably best known for their 1997 single Spice Girls (Who Do YOU Think You Are?).

She joined The Sunset Sound as a vocalist as the band morphed into PRR, becoming the bassist when the previous one left. After PRR's farewell shows in 2011, Alper worked with PRR collaborator Tom Bellamy, formerly of The Cooper Temple Clause and Robin Coudert of Pheonix. She and Coudert performed the song Juno, which featured on the soundtrack of the 2013 movie Maniac, and True Love from the unreleased soundtrack to the 2017 movie Amityville: The Awakening. Both are credited to Rob with Chloë receiving a 'featuring' credit.

She subsequently formed Tiny Giant with Mat Collis, releasing four singles. After rejoining PRR, Alper stated that it was still the intention for Tiny Giant to release an album.

Sunday, September 29, 2019

Gel & The Sunset Sound

Gel was a Reading-based band featuring Jon and Anders prior to The Sunset Sound.

The band was signed by label head Seymour Stein to Sire, home of Madonna and the Ramones. They were dropped before they could release a note, but some material did later appear on the Cargo label. Gel were active between 1998-2000.

Extra special thanks are due to Ryan Frost for his significant assistance with the Gel part of the discography.

The Sunset Sound was a Reading-based band featuring Jon, Anders, Chloë and even, for a short while, Jim. They were active 2001-03. Their second single, Border Town, featured Asleep Under Eiderdown as a b-side.

Some of their material later re-appeared under the Pure Reason Revolution moniker, but there was a brief time when the band was known as Wow, The Gold Stars and Pendulum Dawn.

The Sunset Sound's material was still available from Velocity Recordings in the early 2010s, but no longer seems to be available.

You can read more about the history of Gel, The Sunset Sound (and PRR) on Wikipedia.

Bullet Height

After PRR split in 2011, Jon Courtney moved to Berlin where a mutual acquaintance introduced him to Sammi Doll, who was in the middle of a IAMX tour that was going a bit awry. They started working together and put out the album No Atonement as Bullet Height.

The album was heavier than anything PRR had ever done, but with PRR alumni Anders on drums and his wife Susanne on backing vocals (as she had done on Hammer and Anvil), there was certainly plenty to recall the guitarist's former band, perhaps most strikingly Wild Words.

Then things go slightly strange. After a few tours together, the band went off to the States to tour but without Jon. A few messages are put out to say that this was always the plan but always rang a little hollow, and the next thing you know PRR seem to be back on... Will there be more Bullet Height? Who knows?

BH's discography is made up of a single album and lots of streaming only tracks. This is the first time that I've had to worry about streaming only stuff. I've included it, but it feels so ephemeral that it doesn't sit entirely comfortably - it's just an album track with a different photo in most cases. What do you think? Should such stuff be in a discography if it's no different from the album versions?

Friday, October 27, 2017

Tiny Giant - Thirsty and Sad

Label:  Black Pig Records

No Tracks Format Sleeve Notes Track Listing Catalogue No Cover
2 File, AAC, Single 0 1. Thirsty
2. Sad
BRP004


Released: 27/10/2017

Notes: 

Thursday, October 12, 2017

Rob - True Love

Label:  -

No Tracks Format Sleeve Notes Track Listing Catalogue No Cover
1 DVD, YouTube None - unreleased except on DVD 1. True Love - -

Released:  12 Oct 2017

Notes: The song is credited to Rob - Chloë. Rob is Robin Coudert, formerly of French indie band Phoenix, and the composer of a number of soundtracks to horror movies.

From the 2017 movie Amityville: The Awakening. The soundtrack has never been released, so the song is only available on the DVD or on YouTube.

Friday, September 01, 2017

Rockpalast Konzert - Highlights Aus 40 Jahren Rockpalast Teil IV

Label:  Eclipsed/WDR Fernsehen

No Tracks Format Sleeve Notes Track Listing Catalogue No Cover
14, 1 by PRR CD Released in a cardboard sleeve with German magazine "Eclipsed" 09/2017. 1. Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill
2. The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again
3. Peter Hammill - Sitting Targets
4. Steve Hillage - Salmon Song
5. Ian Hunter Feat. Mick Ronson - All The Young Dudes
6. Mink DeVille - Cadillac Walk
7. Jackie Leven - Poortoun
8. Miller Anderson - High Tide And High Water
9. Wovenhand - Crook And Flail
10. Michael Kiwanuka - Cold Little Heart
11. Opeth - In My Time Of Need
12. Crippled Black Phoenix - We Forgotten Who We Are
13. Kula Shaker - Govinda
14. Pure Reason Revolution - The Gloaming
-


Released: ?/09/2017

Notes:  Compilation of live tracks from Rockplast. The title translates as 'Rockpalast Concert Highlights From 40 years Rockpalast Part IV' The PRR track is from 25/10/2008, Bonn, Harmonie

Friday, May 19, 2017

No Atonement

Label: Superball Music/ Sony Music

No Tracks Format Sleeve Notes Track Listing Catalogue No Cover
10 CD Digipak 1. Fight Song
2. Bastion
3. Hold Together
4. Wild Words
5. Intravenous
6. Cadence
7. No Atonement
8. Break Our Hearts Down
9. Fever
10. Up To The Neck
Superball Music ‎– SBMSECD 044 Sony Music ‎– 88985426892

10 Teal-coloured vinyl + CD
As above SBMLP 044, 88985426881
Superball Music ‎– SBMLP 044
Sony Music ‎– 88985426881
As above
10 CD Printed cover in celophane cover with 4 page booklet. As above -


Released:  19/05/2017

Notes: The vinyl & CD package was limited to 1,000 copies.

Thursday, May 04, 2017

Bastion (alternative version)

Label:  Superball Music/ Sony Music

No Tracks Format Sleeve Notes Track Listing Catalogue No Cover
1 Streaming Only - 1. Bastion (alternative version) -


Released: 04/05/2017

Notes: 

Monday, April 17, 2017

Tiny Giant - Draw Me A Line

Label:  Black Pig Records

No Tracks Format Sleeve Notes Track Listing Catalogue No Cover
2 File, AAC, Single 0 1. Draw Me A Line
2. Flying Ten Feet
BRP003


Released: 17 Apr 2017

Notes:

Thursday, April 06, 2017

Wild Words

Label: Superball Music/ Sony Music

No Tracks Format Sleeve Notes Track Listing Catalogue No Cover
1 Streaming Only - 1. Wild Words -


Released: 06/04/2017

Notes:

Friday, October 14, 2016

Tiny Giant - School Of Hard Knocks

Label:  Black Pig Records

No Tracks Format Sleeve Notes Track Listing Catalogue No Cover
1 Streaming, AAC 0 1. School Of Hard Knocks BRP002


Released:  14/10/2016

Notes: 

Saturday, July 02, 2016

Hold Together - The Remixes

Label: Superball Music/ Sony Music

No Tracks Format Sleeve Notes Track Listing Catalogue No Cover
3 Streaming Only - 1. Hold Together
2. Hold Together - DJ Hyper Remix
3. Hold Together - ArtVersusIndustry Remix
-


Released: 02/07/2016

Notes: 

Friday, June 17, 2016

Hold Together

Label:  Superball Music/ Sony Music

No Tracks Format Sleeve Notes Track Listing Catalogue No Cover
1 Streaming Only 0 1. Hold Together 0


Released: 17/06/2016

Notes: