COCTEAU RECORDS · JEAN 2

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1. The Summer Of God's Piano
2. A1 Antennae Two
3. A2 Transmission (N.B.C. 97293)
4. A3 The Sleep Of Hollywood
5. A4 The Celestial Bridegroom
6. A5 Under The Red Arch
7. A6 Orient Pearl
8. A7 Sacrament
9. A8 Falling Blossoms
10. A9 The Difficulty Of Being
11. A10 Zanoni
12. A11 The Chinese Nightingale
13. B1 Tantra
14. B2 Soon September (Another Enchantment)
15. B3 Rural Shires
16. B4 Perfidio Incanto
17. B5 The Lost Years
18. B6 The Charm Of Transit
19. B7 Night Thoughts (Twilight Radio)
20. B8 Wysteria
21. B9 Swing
22. B10 Snowfall
23. B11 Real Of Dusk
24. B12 Over Ocean
25. Chamber Of Dreams (Music From The Invisibility Exhibition)
26. C1 The Blazing Memory Of Innuendo
27. C2 Into The Luminous Future
28. C3 A Dip In The Swimming Pool Reactor
29. C4 Tomorrowland (The Threshold Of 1947)
30. C5 Listening To Lizards
31. C6 My Endless Torsion
32. C7 Sublime Perversion
33. C8 Eros In Autumn
34. C9 Sleeplessness
35. D1 The Latest Skyline
36. D2 Train Of Thought
37. D3 Parks And Fountains, Clouds And Trees
38. D4 The Golden Bough
39. D5 Forever Orpheus
40. D6 In Arcadia
41. D7 Sentimental
42. D8 Autumn Fires
43. D9 Wild Blue Yonder
44. Pavilions Of The Heart And Soul
45. E1 Gift Of The August Tide
46. E2 Loving Tongues
47. E3 Blue Nude
48. E4 In The Realm Of Bells
49. E5 Your Nebulous Smile
50. E6 The Glance Of A Glittering Stranger
51. E7 Another Kiss For Your Slender Neck
52. E8 The Warmth Of Women's Eyes
53. E9 Seduction (Ritual With Roses)
54. E10 Dreamed Embraces
55. Four Pieces For Imaginary Strings
56. F5 Migrating Angels
57. F6 Les Amoureux
58. F7 Meshes Of The Afternoon
59. F8 Mountains Of The Heart
60. F9 Willow Silk
61. F10 Tender Encounters (States Of Grace)
62. F11 Melancholia
63. F12 The Eternal Female
64. A Catalogue Of Obsessions
65. G1 Sex Party Six
66. G2 Wider Windows For The Walls Of The World
67. G3 Time In Tokyo
68. G4 Happily Addicted To You
69. G5 Snakes With Wings
70. G6 The Boy Pilots Of Bangkok
71. G7 Erotikon
72. G8 Birds In Two Hemispheres
73. G9 Windmills In A World Without Wind
74. H1 Love's First Kiss
75. H2 Initiation Of The Heart's Desire
76. H3 Edge Of Tears
77. H4 Test Of Affection
78. H5 Words Across Tables
79. H6 A Promise Of Perfume
80. H7 This Dangerous Age
81. H8 The Glass Breakfast
82. H9 Talk Technique
83. H10 The Last Summer For Dancing
84. H11 View From A Balcony

• 3:41 Bill Nelson - The Golden Bough
• 2:16 Bill Nelson - Talk Technique
• Bill Nelson - A Catalogue of Obsessions (1984) (Trial By Intimacy The Book of Splendours 4/4)
• Bill Nelson - Pavilions of the Heart and Soul (1984) (Trial By Intimacy The Book of Splendours 3/4)

Not a compilation : "Trial By Intimacy was initially issued as a 4 LP boxed set, limited to 5000 copies, containing four previously unreleased instrumental albums, a set of 8 postcards, and a book of Nelson’s photography entitled, The Arcane Eye. The 4 LP set was originally to be called Sensoria, and was to have included Sounding the Ritual Echo rather than The Summer of God's Piano. But as the album was nearing completion, Nelson switched the 1981 album for a brand new collection, reissuing Sounding the Ritual Echo separately later in 1985, but in artwork that complemented the 4 albums housed in Trial By Intimacy." Source : www.billnelson.com/trial-by-intimacy "I have often found a painter's sketchbook and his finished work to be of equal interest. Despite their apparent lack of sophistication, sketches invariably posses a simplicity and freshness encapsulating all the essential qualities of an idea. It is with this promise in mind that I release 'Trial By Intimacy', a musical sketchbook of instrumental moods captured during many private moments over the last few years. Although recorded on 'low-tech' domestic equipment, these eighty-three pieces of music are not to be confused with 'demo-tapes' but as a continuation of the process begun in 1979-1980 with my "Sounding The Ritual Echo" album. The set is presented unpolished and complete with all its technical deformities for which I offer no apology. Despite or perhaps because of this, these previously unreleased pieces have become very dear to my heart. Intuition, spontaneity and the high disregard for error correction were the only rules adhered to during the recording process (Laziness sometimes possessing its own virtue). Each piece of music was dealt with as an infant deals with building-blocks and instinct was always given precedence over reason. A great deal of time has been spent editing the material into the four albums contained here although there are as yet another forty or so pieces not represented. I acknowledge the difficulties presented to the listener by such a large volume of music and can only suggest that listening should not be rushed in any way. Time and patience will, I hope unveil the innocent charm of what for me has been both a labour of love and a personal exorcism." - Bill Nelson, Oct '84. 4 LP boxed set, limited to 5000 copies, containing four previously unreleased albums, a set of 8 postcards and a book of Bill's photography entitled "The Arcane Eye". The first releases of "Trial By Intimacy" did not have a book due to problems with assembly. Cocteau included a letter on how you can receive a book in the box. The albums each have their own catalogue number and are as follows: The Summer Of Gods Piano (JC 6) Chamber Of Dreams (Music From The Invisibility Exhibition) (JC 7) Pavilions Of Heart And Soul (JC 8) A Catalogue Of Obsessions (JC 9) Some versions of this Box Set appear to omit the track "Tantra" from "The Summer Of God's Piano" (B1).