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The Love That Whirls (Diary Of A Thinking Heart)
A1	Empire Of The Senses Vibraslap – Jan Nelson
A2	Hope For The Heartbeat
A3	Waiting For Voices
A4	A Private View
A5	Eros Arriving
A6	The Bride Of Christ In Autumn
B1	When Your Dream Of Perfect Beauty Comes True
B2	Flaming Desire
B3	Portrait Of Jan With Flowers
B4	The Crystal Escalator In The Palace Of God Department Store
B5	Echo In Her Eyes (The Lamps Of Oblivion)
B6	The October Man Drums – Bogdan Wiczling
La Belle Et La Bete (Beauty And The Beast)
C1	Overture
C2	The Family
C3	Sisters And Sedan Chairs
C4	In The Forest Of Storms
The Castle
C5-A	The Gates
C5-B	The Corridor
C5-C	The Great Hall
C5-D	Dreams (The Merchant Sleeps)
C5-E	Fear (The Merchant Wakes)
C6	The Rose And The Beast
C7	Magnificent (The White Horse)
Beauty Enters The Castle
C8-A	The Door
C8-B	The Mirror
C8-C	Candelabra And Gargoyles
C9	Beauty And The Beast
D1	Transition No. 1
D2	Transition No. 2
D3	The Hunt
D4	The Gift
D5	The Garden
D6	Transition No. 3
D7	Transition No. 4
D8	The Tragedy
D9	Transition No. 5
D10	The Enchanted Glove
D11	Tears As Diamonds (The Gift Reverses)
D12	The Beast In Solitude
D13	The Return Of Magnificent
D14	Transition No. 6 (The Journey)
D15	The Pavilion Of Diana
D16	Transformation No. 1
D17	Transformation No. 2
D18	The Final Curtain

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Phonogram Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Phonogram Ltd.
• Recorded At – Ric Rac Sound Studio
• Recorded At – Rockfield Studios
• Mastered At – Trident Studios
• Published By – Nelsongs Ltd.
• Recorded At – The Echo Observatory

Credits

• Artwork [Cover Artwork] – Bill Nelson, David Claridge
• Composed By, Performer, Recorded By, Producer – Bill Nelson (tracks: C1 to D18)
• Engineer – Bill Nelson (tracks: A1 to B6), John Leckie (tracks: A1 to B6), Mick Robson (tracks: A1 to B6), Pat Moran (tracks: A1 to B6), Ted Sharp (tracks: A1 to B6)
• Liner Notes – Bill Nelson
• Mastered By – Bill Nelson (tracks: A1 to B6), Ray Staff (tracks: A1 to B6)
• Photography By – Sheila Rock
• Written-By, Music By, Lyrics By, Performer, Producer – Bill Nelson (tracks: A1 to B6)

Notes

Both records have a separate catalog#:
* First record: WHIRL 1
* Second record: WHIRL 2

The Love That Whirls (Diary Of A Thinking Heart) was recorded between spring & winter 1981 at Ric-Rac Studios (Leeds) & Rockfield Studios (Monmouth).
Mastered at Trident Studios, London.

"The material on this album constitutes approximately half of the total recordings made at various intervals between April and November 1981. The remainder will hopefully appear in various forms throughout the coming months." - Bill Nelson 1982

The bonus LP La Belle Et La Bete (Beauty And The Beast) was recorded at the Echo Observatory (Yorkshire) in January 1982 for the Yorkshire Actors Company production of Jean Cocteau's film.

(p) & (c) 1982 Phonogram Ltd
Original sound recording made by Phonogram Ltd
All titles published by Nelsongs Ltd
Marketed by Phonogram

Both albums come with glossy printed inner sleeves with lyrics and notes.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Other (Category For Record 1): Whirl 1
• Other (Category For Record 2): Whirl 2

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
PD 7002	Bill Nelson	The Love That Whirls (Diary Of A Thinking Heart) ‎(2xLP, Album)	Passport Records	PD 7002	Canada	1982
9831026	Bill Nelson	The Love That Whirls (Diary Of A Thinking Heart) ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Mercury, Universal Music Catalogue	9831026	UK & Europe	2005
7 73386-2	Bill Nelson	The Love That Whirls (Diary Of A Thinking Heart) ‎(CD, Album)	Enigma Records , Cocteau Records	7 73386-2	US	1989
PVCC-101	Bill Nelson	The Love That Whirls (Diary Of A Thinking Heart) ‎(Cass, Dol)	PVC Records	PVCC-101	USA & Canada	1982
9831026	Bill Nelson	The Love That Whirls (Diary Of A Thinking Heart) ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Mercury, Universal Music Catalogue	9831026	Europe	2005