My Mind's Eye (Comsat Angels album)
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My Mind’s Eye was released in 1993 on RPM Records, Caroline Records in the US and rereleased by Thunderbird Records in 2001. The album was reissued with additional tracks by Renascent in February 2007.

This was the last album The Comsat Angels produced with their original line-up of band members. Around the time My Mind’s Eye was released, bass player Kevin Bacon
Kevin Bacon (producer)
Kevin Bacon is a British musician and record producer best known for his work with fellow brit Jonathan Quarmby under the moniker 'Bacon & Quarmby', as well as being bass player in his band The Comsat Angels....

 left the band to devote more time to his career as a music producer. For some of the tracks, Bacon was not involved in the writing and only came in to record them. He would be replaced by Terry Todd for the band's last album and tour in 1994-95.

When Comsat frontman Steve Fellows
Stephen Fellows
Stephen Fellows is a singer, songwriter and musician. From 1978-1995, he was frontman for the band the Comsat Angels. He has also been manager for the band Gomez and has helped guide the band the Little Glitches....

 was asked which of the band's albums was his favorite, he named My Mind’s Eye. In a 1997 interview, Fellows said, "My Mind’s Eye for me is the sort of apex of the group and although it didn't do that well and there wasn't a great deal of press surrounding it, the reviews we got for that were among the best we ever had."

Track listing (1993/2001)

All tracks written by Fellows/Glaisher/Bacon/Peake, except Driving, Beautiful Monster, My Mind’s Eye and Route 666 which were written by Fellows/Glaisher/Peake.
  1. "Driving" – 4:33
  2. "Beautiful Monster" – 2:24
  3. "Shiva Descending" – 4:09
  4. "My Mind’s Eye" – 3:26
  5. "I Come From The Sun" – 6:10
  6. "Field Of Tall Flowers" – 3:15
  7. "Always Near" – 3:25
  8. "Route 666" – 3:18
  9. "Mystery Plane" – 3:03
  10. "And All The Stars" – 4:27

Track listing (2007)

All tracks written by Fellows/Glaisher/Bacon/Peake, except Driving, Beautiful Monster, My Mind’s Eye and Route 666 which were written by Fellows/Glaisher/Peake.
  1. "Driving (alt mix)" – 4:29
  2. "Always Near" – 3:25
  3. "Beautiful Monster" – 2:24
  4. "Shiva Descending" – 4:09
  5. "My Mind’s Eye" – 3:26
  6. "I Come From The Sun" – 6:10
  7. "Field Of Tall Flowers (acc mix)" – 3:13
  8. "Route 666" – 3:18
  9. "Mystery Plane" – 3:03
  10. "And All The Stars" – 4:27
  11. "Magonia (b-side)" – 3:26
  12. "Too Much Time (b-side)" – 3:59
  13. "There Is No Enemy (b-side)" – 4:42
  14. "My Mind’s Eye (the wind, the bass, the drums) (b-side)" – 3:09
  15. "Field Of Tall Flowers (original mix)" – 3:15
  16. "Driving (original mix)" – 4:33

Personnel

  • Stephen Fellows
    Stephen Fellows
    Stephen Fellows is a singer, songwriter and musician. From 1978-1995, he was frontman for the band the Comsat Angels. He has also been manager for the band Gomez and has helped guide the band the Little Glitches....

     - vocals, guitar
    Guitar
    The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

  • Andy Peake - synthesizer
    Synthesizer
    A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...

    , vocals
  • Kevin Bacon
    Kevin Bacon (producer)
    Kevin Bacon is a British musician and record producer best known for his work with fellow brit Jonathan Quarmby under the moniker 'Bacon & Quarmby', as well as being bass player in his band The Comsat Angels....

     - bass guitar
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

  • Mik Glaisher - drums
    Drum kit
    A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....

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