Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Pulling Punches Bass – Wayne Braithwaite*Guitar – Ronny Drayton*Synthesizer – Richard Barbieri	5:02
2	The Ink In The Well Double Bass – Danny ThompsonFlugelhorn – Kenny WheelerGuitar – Phil PalmerMixed By – D. Sylvian*, N. Walker*Mixed By [Assistant] – M. Butler*	4:29
3	Nostalgia Flugelhorn – Kenny WheelerPiano, Synthesizer – Steve Nye	5:42
4	Red Guitar Bass – Wayne Braithwaite*Guitar – Phil Palmer, Ronny Drayton*Piano, Synthesizer – Ryuichi Sakamoto, Steve NyeTrumpet – Mark Isham	5:11
5	Weathered Wall Music By – J. Hassell*Piano, Synthesizer – Ryuichi SakamotoSynthesizer – Richard BarbieriTrumpet – Jon Hassell	5:44
6	Backwaters Mixed By – D. Sylvian*, N. Walker*Mixed By [Assistant] – M. Butler*	4:53
7	Brilliant Trees Music By – J. Hassell*Piano, Synthesizer – Ryuichi SakamotoTrumpet – Jon Hassell	8:42

Companies, etc.

• Licensed Through – Virgin Enterprises Ltd.
• Distributed By – Capitol Records-EMI Of Canada
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Virgin Records Canada Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Virgin Records Canada Inc.
• Made By – Disque Americ
• Published By – Opium (Arts) Ltd.
• Published By – Opal Music

Credits

• Cover, Design – Sylvian*, Fujii*
• Drums, Percussion, Synthesizer – Steve Jansen
• Engineer [Engineered By] – P. Williams*, S. Nye*
• Guitar, French Horn, Electronics [Dictaphone], Voice – Holger Czukay
• Mixed By – S. Nye* (tracks: 1, 3 to 5, 7)
• Mixed By [Assisted By] – D. Sylvian* (tracks: 1, 3 to 5, 7), P. Williams* (tracks: 1, 3 to 5, 7)
• Photography By [Cover Photography] – Yuka Fujii
• Producer [Produced By] – David Sylvian, Steve Nye
• Remastered By – Tony Cousins
• Vocals, Guitar, Piano [Treated Piano], Synthesizer, Percussion, Tape [Tapes] – David Sylvian
• Words By, Music By – D. Sylvian*

Notes

Canadian Edition CD Album

℗ 1984 Virgin Records Ltd.
© 1984 Virgin Records Ltd.
℗ & © 1989 Virgin Records Canada Inc.

Made in Canada
Distributed by Capitol Records-EMI of Canada, 3109 American Drive, Ontario, L4V 1B2.

Recorded in London, Berlin 83/84. Special thanks to Yuka Fujii and Peter Barakan for their assistance.

Published by Opium (Arts) Ltd. except 5 & 7, published by Opium (Arts) Ltd. Opal Music.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 7777-86464-2 6
• Matrix / Runout: DISQUE AMERIC VJR1<113>V286464

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
V2290	David Sylvian	Brilliant Trees ‎(LP, Album)	Virgin	V2290	UK	1984
CDV2290	David Sylvian	Brilliant Trees ‎(CD, Album, RP)	Virgin	CDV2290	UK	Unknown
VK 72290	David Sylvian	Brilliant Trees ‎(Cass, Album)	Virgin	VK 72290	Italy	1984
VCW-1850	David Sylvian	Brilliant Trees ‎(Cass, Album)	Virgin	VCW-1850	Japan	1984
TCV 2290	David Sylvian	Brilliant Trees ‎(Cass, Album)	Virgin	TCV 2290	UK	1984

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Pulling Punches Bass – Wayne Braithwaite*Guitar – Ronny Drayton*Mixed By – Steve NyeSynthesizer [Synthesiser] – Richard Barbieri
A2	The Ink In The Well Double Bass – Danny ThompsonFlugelhorn – Kenny WheelerGuitar – Phil PalmerMixed By – D. Sylvian*, N. Walker*Mixed By [Assisted By] – M. Butler*
A3	Nostalgia Flugelhorn – Kenny WheelerMixed By – Steve NyePiano, Synthesizer [Synthesiser] – Steve Nye
A4	Red Guitar Bass – Wayne Braithwaite*Guitar – Phil Palmer, Ronny Drayton*Mixed By – Steve NyePiano, Synthesizer [Synthesiser] – Ryuichi Sakamoto, Steve NyeTrumpet – Mark Isham
B1	Weathered Wall Mixed By – Steve NyeMusic By [Music] – J. Hassell*Piano, Synthesizer [Synthesiser] – Ryuichi SakamotoSynthesizer [Synthesiser] – Richard BarbieriTrumpet – Jon Hassell
B2	Backwaters Mixed By – D. Sylvian*, N. Walker*Mixed By [Assisted By] – M. Butler*
B3	Brilliant Trees Mixed By – Steve NyeMusic By [Music] – J. Hassell*Piano, Synthesizer [Synthesiser] – Ryuichi SakamotoTrumpet – Jon Hassell

Companies, etc.

• Distributed By – Virgin Records Canada Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Virgin Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Virgin Records Ltd.

Credits

• Cover, Design – Sylvian*, Fujii*
• Drums, Percussion, Synthesizer [Synthesiser] – Steve Jansen
• Engineer [Engineered By] – P. Williams*, S. Nye*
• Lyrics By [Words], Music By – D. Sylvian*
• Mixed By – S. Nye* (tracks: A1, A3 to B1, B3)
• Mixed By [Assisted By] – D. Sylvian*, P. Williams*
• Photography By [Photography] – Yuka Fujii
• Producer [Produced By] – David Sylvian, Steve Nye
• Tape [Dictaphone], Guitar, French Horn, Voice – Holger Czukay
• Vocals, Guitar, Piano [Treated Piano], Synthesizer [Synthesiser], Percussion, Tape [Tapes] – David Sylvian

Notes

Canadian misprinted, reissued edition cassette album. Grey cassette with yellow paper labels and barcode.

℗ 1984 Virgin Records Ltd. © 1984 Virgin Records Ltd.
Made In Canada

Catalogue # on cassette: VL4 2297
Catalogue # on J-card: VM4 2290

Track A1 is incorrectly labelled as 'Polling Punches' on the back tab tracklist.

A first edition exists which was not printed with a barcode: Brilliant Trees.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 0 6674-62290-4 4
• Barcode (Scanned): 066746229044
• Other (Price Code): D

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
V2290	David Sylvian	Brilliant Trees ‎(LP, Album)	Virgin	V2290	UK	1984
CDV2290	David Sylvian	Brilliant Trees ‎(CD, Album, RP)	Virgin	CDV2290	UK	Unknown
VK 72290	David Sylvian	Brilliant Trees ‎(Cass, Album)	Virgin	VK 72290	Italy	1984
TCV 2290	David Sylvian	Brilliant Trees ‎(Cass, Album)	Virgin	TCV 2290	UK	1984
V2 86464, V2 07777 86464 2 6	David Sylvian	Brilliant Trees ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Virgin, Virgin	V2 86464, V2 07777 86464 2 6	Canada	1989