Art and Illusion
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Art And Illusion is a studio mini-album released by UK neo-progressive band Twelfth Night
in 1984.
Originally planned as an 8-song full-length album, in the end a 5-song mini album was recorded and released.
A UK tour in October 1984 included all five songs in the set-list, along with another new song Take A Look. Blue Powder Monkey had been performed live earlier in 1984. Both songs were demo'ed for Art and Illusion, but they were held back until the next album almost two years away. These demos, and a third, Blondon Fair, are available on the CD reissue of Art and Illusion, thus recreating the full-length album as originally planned.
C.R.A.B. had been performed for years as the second part of a piece called Entropy.
Demos recorded May 1984 at MCA Studios, Fulham, London.
Demos recorded July 1984 at Broderick's, Reading.
: I Am, South Of The Wind and White Glass
Twelfth Night (band)
Twelfth Night are an English neo-progressive rock band of the 1980s, reformed in 2007.-Formation:The seeds of Twelfth Night were sown when guitarist Andy Revell and drummer Brian Devoil joined forces on 23 February 1978 to win a talent competition at Reading University. The road crew included Geoff...
in 1984.
Details
Art And Illusion marks the first Twelfth Night release with Andy Sears.Originally planned as an 8-song full-length album, in the end a 5-song mini album was recorded and released.
A UK tour in October 1984 included all five songs in the set-list, along with another new song Take A Look. Blue Powder Monkey had been performed live earlier in 1984. Both songs were demo'ed for Art and Illusion, but they were held back until the next album almost two years away. These demos, and a third, Blondon Fair, are available on the CD reissue of Art and Illusion, thus recreating the full-length album as originally planned.
C.R.A.B. had been performed for years as the second part of a piece called Entropy.
Track listing
All songs written by Twelfth Night.- Counterpoint (5:57)
- Art And Illusion (3:51)
- C.R.A.B. (4:34)
- Kings And Queens (5:43)
- First New Day (5:53)
2003 Reissue
As above, plus:- Blue Powder Monkey (7:22)
- Blondon Fair (5:34)
- Take A Look (11:59)
Demos recorded May 1984 at MCA Studios, Fulham, London.
- Counterpoint (5:59)
- C.R.A.B. (3:56)
- Kings And Queens (5:52)
- Take A Look (4:31)
Demos recorded July 1984 at Broderick's, Reading.
2010 Reissue
As above, plus a second CD of 12 songs recorded on the band's live dates in October-November 1984Other Contemporary Tracks
Three demos recorded in Reading in January 1985 have been released on Voices In The NightVoices in the Night
Voices in the Night is a compilation album released by UK neo-progressive band Twelfth Night in 2007.-Details:Voices in the Night is a 2 CD set of unreleased recordings from all the vocalists associated with Twelfth Night....
: I Am, South Of The Wind and White Glass
Personnel
- Brian DevoilBrian DevoilBrian Ronald Devoil is a British musician and a founding member of the band Twelfth Night.-References:...
drums, percussion - Clive MittenClive MittenClive Richard Mitten is a British musician and is a member of the band Twelfth Night, both between November 1978 and December 1986 and again since the band reformed in June 2007.- References :...
bass, keyboards, classical guitar - Andy RevellAndy RevellAndy "Rev" Revell is a British businessman, scientist and musician. He was founding member of the band Twelfth Night in 1978.He first started playing guitar after seeing Led Zeppelin in December 1971...
electric and acoustic guitar - Rick Battersby keyboards
- Andy SearsAndy SearsAndy Sears is a British musician and vocalist/composer of the band Twelfth Night from November 1983 to December 1986, and again from June 2007 to the present day....
vocals