Tracklist

The Prison
A1 Opening Theme (Life, The Unsuspecting Captive) 3:31
A2 Dance Between The Raindrops 6:47
A3 Ellusive Ragings 5:11
A4 Waking Mystery 7:36
A5 Hear Me Calling? 4:51
A6 Marie's Theme 11:51
A7 Closing Theme (Lampost) 9:23
The Garden
B1 Garden's Glow 7:29
B2 Ficus Carica 5:10
B3 City 10:07
B4 Hills Of Time 7:37
B5 Flowers Dancing 6:36
B6 Wisteria 11:29
B7 Life Becoming 7:20

Credits

  • Acoustic Guitar – Christian Nesmith (tracks: B1 to B7)
  • Art Direction – Coldy Whitman (tracks: A1 to A7), Craig Bowen (tracks: A1 to A7)
  • Bass – Joe Chemay (tracks: B1 to B7)
  • Bass Clarinet – Curt McGetrick* (tracks: B1 to B7)
  • Congas – Chura (tracks: A1 to A7)
  • Engineer [Recording] – Jim McCormick (tracks: A1 to A7), Terry Dunavan (tracks: A1 to A7)
  • English Horn – John Yoakum (tracks: B1 to B7)
  • Keyboards – John Hobbs (tracks: B1 to B7), Michael Cohen* (tracks: A1 to A7)
  • Mastered By – Richard Sontag (tracks: A1 to A7)
  • Oboe – John Yoakum (tracks: B1 to B7)
  • Producer – John Hobbs (tracks: B1 to B7)
  • Producer, Written-By – Michael Nesmith
  • Steel Guitar – Red Rhodes (tracks: A1 to A7)
  • Synthesizer [Arp Odyssey] – David Kempton (tracks: A1 to A7)
  • Trumpet – Joe Romano (tracks: B1 to B7)
  • Violin – Sid Page (tracks: B1 to B7)
  • Vocals, Guitar – Michael Nesmith (tracks: A1 to B7)

Notes

Two albums reissued as one release with a double CD case.
"The Prison" is subtitled "A Book With A Soundtrack" on the cover, but the spine has only "The Prison".
Includes a booklet for each release, as both are intended as a multimedia experience.
The Prison Recorded September 15-20, 1974, Los Angeles, California. Originally released 1974.
The Garden recorded various times between October 1991 and September 1993 at Footprint Studios and Trax in Los Angeles, CA, originally released 1994.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 7 94247 1002 2
  • Barcode (Scanned): 794247100202
  • Matrix / Runout (Prison Disc): RBORIO2009
  • Matrix / Runout (Garden Disc): RBO2001COM

Michael Nesmith - The Prison / The Garden

Performer: Michael Nesmith

Album Title: The Prison / The Garden

Genre: Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country

Label: Rio Records ‎– RIOD 2001, Rio Records ‎– RIOD2009
Type: CD, Album, Reissue CD, Album, Reissue All Media, Compilation
Country: US
Date of released: 2004
Category: Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country Rock

MP3 album zip size: 1732 mb

FLAC album zip size: 1865 mb

Rating: 4.5 / 5

Votes: 454

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