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SAMARKAND - 1993 - SAMARKAND (White) - CD

samarkand white tape, summer 1993

SAMARKAND
SAMARKAND
aka white tape
summer 1993

Brian Lewis - guitar, keyboard on 'cathedral'
Jeff Sampson - bass
Ian C Stewart - guitar, vocals, keyboards, drum machine
Todd Skaggs - keyboard
Michael Million - guitar

recorded in the basement in Westerville, Ohio, USA
on eight tracks of recorder

all songs by Ian except 'window', which Jeff wrote the music, I wrote the lyrics - and 'yours' which was Michael's tune with my words. 'embroidered shirt' and 'china' which were by Brian.

1. Window
2. Yours
3. Down In The Valley (For Diva)
4. Eye
5. Glowing Letters
6. Mortality
7. Ftmch
8. Relationship
9. 01.28.92
10. Heartbox
11. Cathedral
12. Retaliation
13. Embroidered Shirt Acoustic
14. Embroidered Shirt Reverential
15. China

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