Porcupine Tree - Deadwing [CD]

<p>Transmission are proud to present the album in deluxe hardback book edition for the first time. With three CDs and a bonus blu-ray disc, this is the most complete collection of the album & related material to date.</p><p>Disc 1 (CD): Steven Wilson's 2018 remaster of 'Deadwing'.</p><p>Disc 2 (CD): B-sides & additional tracks.</p><p>Disc 3 (CD): Over 70 minutes of 'Deadwing' demos, offering a rare insight into the creative process for the album, including several tracks not recorded for the final album.</p><p>Disc 4 (Blu-ray): Featuring the new 'making of' documentary 'Never Stop The Car On A Drive In The Dark', 'Lazarus' promo video, 'Deadwing' remastered in 96/24 LPCM stereo, B-sides in 96/24 LPCM stereo, 'Deadwing' album with 4 bonus tracks in 5.1 surround sound mix by Elliot Scheiner & Steven Wilson & 77-minute Rockpalast, Germany broadcast from 2005.</p><p>Book: A 108-page book is at the heart of this collection, with an in-depth history of the band by Stephen Humphries & rare photographs from Lasse Hoile & the band's personal archives.</p><p>'Deadwing' was Porcupine Tree's eighth studio album, first released in 2005 following their breakthrough with 'In Absentia', it was the second in a run of 3 albums that for many represent the pinnacle of the band's artistic achievements. It also continued their new-found commercial success to become their top-selling record at the time.</p><p>Based on a screenplay written by Steven Wilson & director Mike Bennion, about half of the songs were started with a view to being part of the score to that film, but when the film failed to move into the production stage, Wilson instead made them the foundation for the next PT album, with additional material written in collaboration with the other band members.</p><p>The album features guest appearances from Adrian Belew (King Crimson), who plays guitar solos on the title track & "Halo" & Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth), who adds vocal harmonies & a guitar solo to "Arriving Somewhere But Not Here".</p><p>THE MOST COMPLETE COLLECTION OF 'DEADWING' EVER RELEASED IS AVAILABLE VIA TRANSMISSION</p>