Tracklist
| A1 | German Overalls |
| A2 | Slender Threads |
| A3 | Rock And Rôle |
| A4 | In The End |
| B1 | What's It Worth |
| B2 | Easy To Slip Away |
| B3 | Dropping The Torch |
| B4 | (In The) Black Room |
| B5 | The Tower |
Companies, etc.
- Mixed At – Trident Studios
- Recorded At – Sofa Sound
- Recorded At – Rockfield Studios
- Distributed By – Philips
Credits
- Bass, Other [Cortina] – Nic Potter
- Cover – Paul Whitehead
- Drums, Cymbal – Guy Evans
- Engineer [Rockfield] – Pat Morahan*, Ralph "Newport" Down*
- Engineer [Sofa Sound] – Rodney Sofa
- Engineer [Trident] – David Hentschel
- Organ, Piano [Bomber, Banshee, Organ And Leap Frog Piano], Bass [Foot And Hand Bass], Other [The Rack] – Hugh Banton
- Photography By [Hamburg Foliage] – Bettina Hohls
- Photography By [Sussex And Scacchi] – O.D. Troeller*
- Producer [Conduced By] – John Anthony, Peter Hammill
- Saxophone [Acoustic And Electric Tenor And Alto Saxophones], Flute, Other [Screams In The Night And Icy Waterfalls] – David Jackson
- Written-By, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Piano, Harmonium, Mellotron – Peter Hammill
Notes
Recorded in February and March 1973 at Sofa Sound, Sussex and Rockfield Studios, Monmouthshire.Mixed at Trident Studios, London W.1.
Ancillaries: The Tin, dogs, socks, the Beaufort Arms, Antipodeanism ("The tape is rolling"), pink champagne, General Hospital, Nationwide and Subbutio (Poland 3 Scotland 2).
Individual track times are not supplied, but times for each side are.
Side 1 - 24.40
Side 2 - 24.12
Notes on tracks:
A1) has "(Jaxononsax)" after the title
A3) has "(Nic "Killer" Potter, Randolph (a), The Honker)" after the title
B1) has "(Mellifluteous David)" after the title
B2) has "(Ni..... And Davi.....)" after the title
B4) has "Sandwiching" after the title
B5) has "(Electrostatic Retrospective)" after the title
Charisma label on front and back cover.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: STEMRA
- Matrix / Runout (Stampings Side A): AA 6369 937 1Y 1 Ⓟ 1973 670 [] 3 03
- Matrix / Runout (Stampings Side B): AA 6369 937 2Y 1 Ⓟ 1973 670 ]] 1 03
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAS 1067 | Peter Hammill | Chameleon In The Shadow Of The Night (LP, Album, Gat) | Charisma | CAS 1067 | UK | 1973 |
| CAS 1067 | Peter Hammill | Chameleon In The Shadow Of The Night (LP, Album, RE, Gat) | Charisma | CAS 1067 | UK | 1975 |
| none | Peter Hammill | Chameleon In The Shadow Of The Night (CD, Album, Promo, RM) | Charisma | none | Unknown | |
| 00946 370435 2 3, CASCDR 1067 | Peter Hammill | Chameleon In The Shadow Of The Night (CD, Album, RE, RM) | Virgin, Charisma | 00946 370435 2 3, CASCDR 1067 | Europe | 2006 |
| CAROL 1691-2 | Peter Hammill | Chameleon In The Shadow Of The Night (CD, Album) | Caroline Blue Plate | CAROL 1691-2 | US | 1989 |
Tracklist
| 1 | German Overalls | 7:05 |
| 2 | Slender Threads | 5:00 |
| 3 | Rock And Rôle | 6:41 |
| 4 | In The End | 7:23 |
| 5 | What's It Worth | 3:58 |
| 6 | Easy To Slip Away | 5:19 |
| 7 | Dropping The Torch | 4:12 |
| 8 | (In The) Black Room / The Tower | 11:02 |
| Bonus Tracks | ||
| 9 | Rain 3am | 4:45 |
| 10 | Easy To Slip Away (Live) | 4:47 |
| 11 | In The End (Live) | 7:23 |
Companies, etc.
- Remastered At – Sofa Sound
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Virgin Records Ltd.
- Copyright (c) – Virgin Records Ltd.
- Designed At – Waldo's Design & Dream Emporium
- Manufactured By – Sony DADC
Credits
- Artwork [Original LP Cover Art] – Paul Whitehead
- Bass, Performer [Cortina] – Nic Potter
- Coordinator [CD Reissue Co-ordination], Research [Tape Research] – Mark Powell
- Design [CD Package By] – Phil Smee
- Drums, Cymbal, Other [The Thundering Horsemen Of The Darkest Dawn] – Guy Evans
- Engineer [Mix] – David Hentschel
- Engineer [Rockfield] – Pat Morahan*, Ralph 'Newport' Down*
- Engineer, Other [Factotum] – Rodney Sofa
- Organ, Piano [Leap Frog], Bass [Foot And Hand], Other [Bomber, Banshee, The Rack] – Hugh Banton
- Photography By [Hamburg Foliage] – Bettina Hohls
- Photography By [Sussex & Scacchi] – O.D. Troeller*
- Producer [Conducted By] – John Anthony, Peter Hammill
- Reissue Producer [CD Reissue Production], Compiled By [CD Reissue Compilation] – Mark Powell, Peter Hammill
- Remastered By – Peter Hammill
- Saxophone [Acoustic & Electric Tenor And Alto], Flute, Other [Screams In The Night And Icy Waterfalls] – David Jackson
- Transferred By [Analogue To Digital Transfers] – Kathy Bryan, Mark Powell
- Vocals [And Tesseraschizoid Warbling], Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Electric Piano, Grand Piano [Bar Leap Frog], Mellotron [One Flight Of Mellotrons], Harmonium [Some Gothic Harmonium] – Peter Hammill
- Written-By [All "songs"] – Peter Hammill
Notes
Original album released as Charisma CAS 1067 in 1973.Recorded in February and March 1973 at Sofa Sound, Sussex and Rockfield Studios, Monmouthshire.
Mixed at Trident Studios, London W1.
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.
Gordianisation: O.S.A. Troeller
Tracks 10 and 11 recorded live at The All Souls Unitarian Church, Kansas City, USA on 16th February 1978.
Made in the EU.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Scanned): 094637043523
- Barcode (String): 0094637043523
- Matrix / Runout: [Sony DADC logo] [Universal logo] 3704352 01
- Mastering SID Code: IFPI LY33
- Mould SID Code (difficult to see): IFPI AEW22
- Label Code: LC 3098
- Rights Society: bel BIEM
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAS 1067 | Peter Hammill | Chameleon In The Shadow Of The Night (LP, Album, Gat) | Charisma | CAS 1067 | UK | 1973 |
| CAS 1067 | Peter Hammill | Chameleon In The Shadow Of The Night (LP, Album, RE, Gat) | Charisma | CAS 1067 | UK | 1975 |
| none | Peter Hammill | Chameleon In The Shadow Of The Night (CD, Album, Promo, RM) | Charisma | none | Unknown | |
| 6369 937 10 | Peter Hammill | Chameleon In The Shadow Of The Night (LP, Album, Gat) | Charisma | 6369 937 10 | Netherlands | 1973 |
| 00946 370435 2 3, CASCDR 1067 | Peter Hammill | Chameleon In The Shadow Of The Night (CD, Album, RE, RM) | Virgin, Charisma | 00946 370435 2 3, CASCDR 1067 | Europe | 2006 |
