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This
LP was released in 1979 to accompany a multimedia presentation of a "In
A Land Of Clear Colors" a sci-fi novel by Robert Sheckley. It was presented
at a Brighton (UK) Sci-fi exhibition by the 'El Mensajaro' gallery in Ibiza.
The recording itself was extracts from the text read by Peter Sinfield with
music by Brian Eno. The record was also accompanied by a booklet of illustrations
by Leonor Quiles and was limited to 1000 copies.
Below is the information that was included with the LP (this is probably the promotional flyer):
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The Multimedia Album Read it... hear it... see it In a unique form the talent of four leading artists are combined in this special limited edition. Created exclusively for the El Mensajero presentation: music by Brian Eno with highlights from the text narrated by Peter Sinfield, drawings by Leonor Quiles to accompany author Robert Sheckley's "In A Land Of Clear Colors". Limited to a world-wide edition of one thousand numbered copies, this elegantly boxed album offers the complete text, fourteen first quality reproductions from the original drawings and an LP recording of music and highlight narration. The El Mensajero Gallery will present the work at the world science fiction conference in Brighton, England in August 1979 prior to publication. Dimensions of the album 13 x 13 inches (33 x 33 centimetres) weight: 2 lbs |
JKF on the Nerve Net Mailing list obtained a copy in the early 1990's and noted that "there are "excerpts" from on-land. Slightly remixed (oversaturated even) moments from two pieces, easily recognizable if your familiar with the on-land release." Apparently the music is very similar to the later release 'A Clearing' a track on the 1982 recording -On Land-.
At some point the LP was reissued as a CD, but was only given one print run. Copies of both LP and CD versions come up on auction sites from time to time.