Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Modern	7:29
2	Wilhelmina	5:19
3	The Lie (Bernini's Saint Theresa)	5:41
4	Forsaken Gardens Choir [Part-choir] – Hugh Banton	6:16
5	Red Shift Guitar [Pulsating Lead Guitar] – Randy California	8:10
6	Rubicon	4:40
7	A Louse Is Not A Home	12:11
Bonus Tracks
8	The Lie	6:31
9	Rubicon	5:02
10	Red Shift	5:51

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Virgin Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Virgin Records Ltd.
• Recorded At – Sofa Sound
• Recorded At – Rockfield Studios
• Mixed At – Trident Studios
• Made By – EDC, Germany – 53596271

Credits

• Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Piano [Assorted Pianos], Harmonium, Mellotron, Vocals [Vox], Electronics [Oscillator], Remastered By – Ego
• Bass – Ego (tracks: 1, 2, 6)
• Bass [Foot + Hand Bass] – Hugh Banton (tracks: 3, 4, 7)
• Cover [Original Lp Cover] – Bettina Hohls
• Design [Cd Package] – Phil Smee
• Drums, Other [Symbol + Annapuma] – Guy Evans
• Engineer [Rockfield] – Pat Morahan*
• Engineer [Sofa] – Rodney Sofa
• Mixed By – David Hentschel
• Organ – Hugh Banton
• Other [Cd Reissue Co-ordination And Tape Research] – Mark Powell
• Producer – John Anthony (tracks: 1 to 7), Peter Hammill (tracks: 1 to 7), Tony Wilson (tracks: 9, 10)
• Producer [Cd Reissue], Other [Compilation] – Mark Powell, Peter Hammill
• Saxophone [Altotenorandsoprano], Flute, Other [Routings] – Jaxon*
• Technician [Analogue To Digital Transfers] – Kathy Bryan, Mark Powell

Notes

Tracks 1 to 7 were originally released in 1974.

Track 8 was recorded live at The All Souls Unitarian Church, Kansas City, USA on 16th February 1978.

Tracks 9 and 10 were recorded for the John Peel Show on BBC Radio 1. First transmission 5th March 1974.

Arrangements are organic/human/undefinable.
Except for 5. (Island Studios, London, April 1973) this album was realised at Sofa Sound, Sussex (1,2,6) and Rockfield Studios, Monmouthshire (3,4,7) in September+October, 1973.
Vox+mellotrons on 1 and 2 were dubbed onto Sofa backing tracks at Rockfield.
The whole thing was mixed at Trident Studios, London in October 1973.
Production with incidental intrusions from: Lizard Bizarre, Rodney Sofa and The Dazzler...
Gordianisation: Troeller!

Digital remastering at Sofa Sound.
Analogue to digital transfers at Abbey Road Studios, London.
Grateful thanks to Cary Anning at Abbey Road Tape Library and to Paschal Byrne and Ben Wiseman at The Audio Archiving Company for their invaluable help.

CD-Package: Phil Smee at Waldo's Design & Dream Emporium.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Scanned): 094637051122
• Barcode (String): 0094637051122
• Matrix / Runout: 00946 370 511-2 01 # 53596271
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 0116
• Label Code: LC 3098
• Rights Society: bel BIEM

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CAS 1083	Peter Hammill	The Silent Corner And The Empty Stage ‎(LP, Album)	Charisma	CAS 1083	UK	1974
6369 949 A	Peter Hammill	The Silent Corner And The Empty Stage ‎(LP, Gat)	Charisma	6369 949 A	Italy	1974
CA-1-1503	Peter Hammill	The Silent Corner And The Empty Stage ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Charisma	CA-1-1503	Canada	Unknown
VJCP-68789	Peter Hammill	The Silent Corner And The Empty Stage ‎(CD, Album, Mono, RE, RM, Pap)	Charisma, Virgin	VJCP-68789	Japan	2006
CAS 1083	Peter Hammill	The Silent Corner And The Empty Stage ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Charisma	CAS 1083	UK	1977