tracks

Disco At The End Of The World
Robot Woman
Machine Song
The Sea
Searching The Airwaves
Billi Bunker's Blues
Military Procession
Customs Man - Rapist
Fire
Red Alert
Stars
Australia
Suggestive Station
This Train
I Wanna Be With You
The Moving Walkway
The Upwardly Mobile Song
Tigers Or Elephants
Mirror
You Can Touch The Sky
1999
Crazy Town
Angry Song
Looking For
Leotards
It's You And Me Baby
Faces Of A Woman
Desire, War
Children's Song
Lady's Song
Woman Of Streams
I'm Sorry
Men Cry
Solutions
Magenta Part One
Trepidance
Disco At The End Of The World - Demo
Harry - A Future
Robot Woman Live At KCMO
Rat Rock Instrumental
Slow Slither
Searching The Airwaves And Today's Army
Machine Song - Dub Remix
Customs Demo
Australia Intrumental Dub
War Is Over - Armageddon - Wassillissa Flute
Tigers
Chinese Puzzle
1999 Dub
Is It Real Or Am I Dreaming? - Magic Land
Flying Through The Machine
Gliss With Matthew Arnold
Magenta - 100 Years Old With Life After Life

notes

Robot Woman 1 2 3 + Xtras
An evolutionary tale
Cartoon + Unheard tunes + Mystery
Many photos + Aidememoire
Original manuscripts
Hilarious stories tall and true

Released in 64 page hardback book
Stated by retailers to be a limited edition of 1500 copies, but nothing like that appears on the release itself.

There are many track titles differences in several parts of the books.
CD4 is titled "Robot Woman Xtras" on disc face, "Unknown And Hidden Extras" in book for the track-by-track details, and "Demos & Rarities" in book in the page with tracklistings.

4-1 : Listed as 'Evidance', opening number at Glastonbury '81, which is a mistake; the track is actually 'Trepidance', taken from the cassette-only album by Didier Malherbe & Yan Emeric* - Melodic Destiny.
4-2 : the backing track was recorded in a green pyramid tent in a field in Mid Wales during a festival in 1976. This was used for the demo of 'Disco at the end of the world', and later became the backing for 'The Moving Walkway' on Robot Woman 2.
4-4 : audience recording of a minimalist show in Kansas City Missouri in 1981, with backing track recorded at Foel Studio.
4-5 : comes from The Pied Piper recorded in 1978. Extracted from Fairy Tales.
4-7 : demo version as used on the US tour.
4-8 : recorded as a B-side to Nuclear Waste.
4-9 : first version of Custom Man. The second part is a sound collage by Harry using Dave Sawyer's paper drum and other odd percussion.
4-10 : another fun late nigth rework of the final track from the first volume.
4-11 : 'War is over': Tasmin Smyth came to stay for a while and was inspired to write some tunes on the topic. These were not included in the eventual release — 'Armageddon': Tom The Poet improvises a chilling scenario — 'Wassillissa Flute': little flute piece from Fairy Tales.
4-12 : there were no tiger recording available in Devon. This is a recording of a geese being aggro, and slowed down several octaves.
4-13 : track developped during the Robot Woman period, but never used. Tasmin sings [Note : a different version sung by Harry Williamson and Gilli Smyth was released on Histories And Mysteries Of Planet Gong]
4-14 : a rare dub mix of the demo recorded at Foel Studio in 1979 and later used on the US tour.
4-15 : a peek into what was involved rehearsing with the youngster + a little out-take and some paper drum soloed leading to a Fairy Tales excerpt.
4-16 : this is the solo that started with Foel studio snowed-in and ended with blooming daffodils, birdsong and sunshine and melting icicles.
4-17 : previously unreleased glissando and violin improvisation recorded in St Kilda.
4-18 : final part of Gilli's lifetime meditation 'Magenta' [can be found on She Made The World - Magenta], blended with 'Life After Life' taken from the 'Street Art' cassette.

credits

Artwork – Peter Woolley,
Bass – Dane Cranenberg, (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 1-5, 1-7 to 1-12, 2-1 to 2-5, 2-8, 2-9, 2-11, 2-12)
Bass, Synth – Harry Williamson (tracks: 2-6, 2-7, 2-10)
Design, Illustration – Christine Sawyer
Drums, Percussion – Guy Evans (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 1-5, 1-7 to 1-12, 2-1 to 2-3, 2-5 to 2-12)
Graphics [Hand Separated Graphics for the Cover of Volume 2] – Tasmin Smyth
Guitar – Yan Emeric, (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 1-5, 1-7 to 1-12)
Instruments [Boobong], Bells [Alibells], Shaker, Conch – Dave Sawyer (tracks: 2-6, 2-7, 2-10)
Liner Notes – Gilli Smyth, Harry Williamson, Rick Chafen
Mastered By – Pete J Reynolds,
Painting [Cover of Volume 3] – Lali Shepherd, Phil Shepherd
Photography By – Craig Shankster, Dave Thurston, Justin Krause (2), Steve Bayfield
Recorded By, Mixed By, Technician [Remixing, Re-syncing] – Harry Williamson
Saxophone [Sax's], Flute – Didier Malherbe (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 1-5, 1-7 to 1-12, 2-1 to 2-3, 2-5, 2-8, 2-9, 2-11, 2-12)
Synth – Mo Vickerage, (tracks: , 2-1 to 2-3, 2-5, to 2-12)
Synthesizer [ARP Solo] – Mo Vickerage, (tracks: 2-6, 2-7, 2-10)
Vocals, Guitar – Harry Williamson (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 1-5, 1-7 to 1-12)
Vocals, Voice [Space Whisper] – Gilli Smyth (tracks: 1-1 to 1-3, 1-5, 1-7 to 1-12, 2-1 to 2-3, 2-5 to 2-12)

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Harry Williamson
Copyright (c) – Harry Williamson
Licensed To – Snapper Music Ltd.
Recorded At – Otter Studios
Recorded At – Glastonbury
Recorded At – Spring Studio
Recorded At – Richmond Recorders
Recorded At – Swiss Cottage Studios
Manufactured By – Optimal Media GmbH
Published By – Copyright Control
Published By – Campbell Connelly
Published By – Beijing

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