Even though Peter Gabriel was heavily involved with his new album from 1991 onwards, he never really could say "no" when an interesting project with other artists came up ...
Peter Gabriel enjoyed the luxury of having his own studio now including its own staff. During various sessions, he simply let things happen and recorded everything. According to his technician Richard Blair, several hundreds of tapes were recorded this way. During the first ever Real World Recording week, tons of material was recorded and some ideas eventually were finished only years later ...
Until June 1992, Peter was working on his new album US, which contains 10 tracks and was released at the end of September ...
Some outtakes of the sessions were used as b-sides or soundtrack contributions ...
Lovetown First official release: December 1993 - Various Artists Philadelphia - Music From The Motion Picture (US CD/Epic Soundtrax EK 57624) Best available source: same |
As it has become a common procedure over the years, several alternate versions of nearly all album tracks appeared as time went by ...
First official release: November 2003 - Peter Gabriel (HIT) Instrumentals (UK promo CD/Virgin) Best available source: same |
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First official release: 1993 - Peter Gabriel Secret World (US promo CD/Geffen PR-CD-4519) Best available source: same |
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Come Talk To Me [remix application] First official release: December 1996 - Peter Gabriel eVe (CD-Rom/Real World BBFC 12 ESRB 17)
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Gabriel's faible for collaborations was as active as ever ...
Recording date: 1993
Recording location: Westside Studios & Metropolis/London
Produced by: Clive Langer
Performed by: Peace Together = Peter Gabriel, Sinead O'Connor, Nanci Griffith & Feargal Sharkey (vocals), Jah Wobble (bass), John Reynolds (drums), Luis Jardim (percussion), Andrew Paresi & Pete Davis (drum programming), nick kelly (ac. guitar), Clive Langer (guitar), Tim Dorney (keyboards), Liam O'Maonlai (whistle/bodrum/vocals)
First official release: 20th July 1993 - Various Artists Peace Together (US CD/Island 314-518 063-2)
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The extensive Secret World Tour took place in two main legs. The first one from April until November 1993 and from February until August in the following year 1994. Some shows were part of WOMAD festivals. The concert film Secret World Live was recorded during the first leg of the tour ...
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Come Talk To Me [live 1993 remix*] Steam [live 1993] Steam [live 1993 remix*] Across The River [live 1993] Across The River [live 1993 remix*] Slow Marimbas [live 1993] Slow Marimbas [live 1993 remix*] Shaking The Tree [live 1993 remix*] Red Rain [live 1993] Red Rain [live 1993 remix**] Blood Of Eden [live 1993] Blood Of Eden [live 1993 remix*] Kiss That Frog [live 1993] Kiss That Frog [live 1993 remix*] Washing Of The Water [live 1993] Washing Of The Water [live 1993 remix*] Solsbury Hill [live 1993] Solsbury Hill [live 1993 remix*] Digging In The Dirt [live 1993] Digging In The Dirt [live 1993 remix*] Sledgehammer [live 1993] Sledgehammer [live 1993 remix*] Secret World [live 1993] Secret World [live 1993remix*] Don't Give Up [live 1993] Don't Give Up [live 1993 remix*] In Your Eyes [live 1993] In Your Eyes [live 1993 remix*] Recording date: 16th & 17th November 1993
Recording location: Palasport Nuovo/Modena + Real World Studios/Box & Guillaume Tell Studios/Paris (overdubs)
Produced by: Peter Gabriel & Peter Walsh
Performed by: see album credits
First official release: September 1994 - Peter Gabriel Secret World Live (UK 2CD/Virgin PGDCD 8)
Best available source: same *Remix Date: 2002 **Remix Date: 2013 */**Remixed in Stereo & 5.1 by: Peter Walsh *First official release: 14th April 2003 - Peter Gabriel Secret World Live (DVD/Real World Records PGDVD1) */**Best available source (**First official release): Peter Gabriel Secret World Live (Blu-Ray/Real World Records ERBRD5140) |
Some additions to the live album were also published ...
1994 also produced quite a number of interesting and important collaborations for Peter Gabriel's carreer ...
A new version of Washing Of The Water was produced in 2003 with Jools Holland. The three tracks Blood Of Eden, Washing Of The Water and Digging In The Dirt also found a new home in new versions on the orchestra album New Blood (2010/11).
Double-CD with both, Scratch My Back and ... And I'll Scratch Yours in digipak format