Singer: Bill Nelson
Title: Chimera
Label: Mercury ‎– 9831027, Universal Music Catalogue ‎– 9831027
Type: CD, Mini-Album, Reissue, Remastered
Country: UK & Europe
Date of released: 2005
Category: Electronic, Rock, Pop
Style: New Wave, Electro, Synth-pop
Size MP3 zip: 1330 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1378 mb
Rating: 4.0✭
Format: MP3 MOD FLAC AIFF VQF MPC MP4 DMF FLAC

Tracklist Hide Credits

1	The Real Adventure Vocals, Electric Guitar [Guitars], Synthesizer [Synthesizers], Marimba [Marimbas], Bass, Orchestra [Artificial Orchestra] – Bill Nelson	4:11
2	Acceleration Backing Vocals – Jan NelsonSaxophone – Ian NelsonVocals, Electric Guitar [Guitars], Synthesizer [Synthesizers], Bass [Basses], Orchestra [Artificial Orchestra] – Bill Nelson	3:56
3	Every Day Feels Like Another New Drug Saxophone [Solo] – Ian NelsonVocals, Synthesizer [Synthesizers], Effects [Radio/TV Cut-Ups], Bass, Noises [White Noise], Horn [Synthetic Horns] – Bill Nelson	4:38
4	Tender Is The Night Vocals, Electric Guitar [Guitars], Bass Guitar, Synthesizer [Synthesizers], Marimba [Marimbas], Drums – Bill Nelson	5:09
5	Glow World Bass – Mick KarnVocals, Acoustic Guitar [Guitars], Synthesizer [Synthesizers], Orchestra [Artificial Orchestra] – Bill Nelson	4:05
6	Another Day, Another Ray Of Hope Vocals, E-Bow [E-Ow], Guitar [Guitars], Piano, Synthesizer [Synthesizers], Bass, Computer [Drum Computer] – Bill Nelson	5:22
Bonus Tracks
7	Hard Facts From The Fiction Department	3:35
8	Acceleration (Long Version)	6:33
9	Acceleration (Dub)	6:53
10	Acceleration (Short Version)	3:49

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Mercury Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Mercury Records Ltd.
• Recorded At – The Garden
• Recorded At – Riverside Studios
• Mixed At – Ric Rac Sound Studio
• Remastered At – The Audio Archiving Company

Credits

• Coordinator [Project Co-ordinator] – Joe Black
• Design [CD Package] – Phil Smee
• Drums – Yukihiro Takahashi (tracks: 1 to 3, 5)
• Engineer – Mitsuo Koike, Nick Froome*, Peter Williams
• Engineer [Assistant] – Akitsugo Doi*, Leon Phillips, Mick Robson
• Percussion – Preston Hayman* (tracks: 3, 5, 6)
• Producer, Engineer – Bill Nelson
• Remastered By – Paschal Byrne

Notes

℗ 2005 Mercury Records Limited.
© 2005 Mercury Records Limited.
A Universal Music Company.

'All art is at once surface and symbol.... ' Oscar Wilde.

Track 10 'Acceleration' misspelt as 'Acceleartion' on booklet & rear insert.

Remastered & Expanded Version.
Recorded autumn 1982 at The Garden and Riverside Studios.
Mixed January 1983 at RIC-RAC Studio, Leeds.
Originally released in 1983.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 6 02498 31027 4
• Rights Society: BIEM SABAM
• Label Code: LC00268
• Matrix / Runout: 9831027 01
• Matrix / Runout (Outer ring): [4 x Universal logo]
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L135
• Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 04BF
• Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 0481
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 2. Moulded in hub): MADE IN THE UK

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
MER B 19	Bill Nelson	Chimera ‎(LP, MiniAlbum)	Mercury	MER B 19	UK	1983
812 099-1	Bill Nelson	Chimera ‎(LP, MiniAlbum)	Mercury	812 099-1	Netherlands	1983
MER BC 19	Bill Nelson	Chimera ‎(Cass, MiniAlbum)	Mercury	MER BC 19	UK	1983

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