Synaesthesia (album)

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Synaesthesia
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Studio album by Andy Summers
Released: 1996-01-23

1996-03-01 (Japan) 1997-07-24 (Japan - re-release ?)

Recorded: February 9-March 3, 1995
Length: ALBUM LENGTH
Label(s): Creative Music Production Records
Producer(s): Andy Summers & David Hentschel
Studio(s): Chilean Seabass Studios, Venice, California &

Kingsound Studios, North Hollywoood, California

Introduction

In a 1995 interview Andy Summers mentioned that the upcoming album might be called Low Flying Doves. Right before recording the album he went to the NAMM show. He ended up using a MESA/Boogie cabinet and a Triaxis for the record.

  • Klein guitar /w Steinberger Transtrem tremolo arm, EMG pickups and stiff Guatemalan rosewood neck . Dean Markley 10-46 strings
  • Gibson ES-175
  • Mesa/Boogie 2x12 enclosed cabintets /w 30-watt Celestion speakers
  • Mesa/Boogie 2:90 preamp
  • Mesa/Boogie Triaxis
  • Lexicon PCM-70
  • Eventide H3000 harmonizer
  • T.C. Electronics 1210 Spatial Expander
  • Marshall Shredmaster distortion

all of which were controlled by two Ground Control Music Corp pedals

Personnel

  • Andy Summers, guitars, piano on "Synaesthesia", acoustic bass on "Umbrellas Over Java"
  • Ginger Baker, drums
  • Gregg Bissonette, drums on "Monk Hangs Ten"
  • Mitchel Forman, keyboards
  • Jerry Watts, bass
  • The Trouserfly String Quartet: Charlie Bisharat, first violin; Joel Derouin, second violin; Steve Richards, first cello; Larry Corbett, second cello

Track listing

  1. "Cubano Rebop"
  2. "Chocolate Of The Desperate"
  3. "Meshes Of The Afternoon"
  4. "Monk Hangs Ten"
  5. "Umbrellas Over Java"
  6. "Low Flying Doves"
  7. "Invisible Cities"
  8. "Synaesthesia"
  9. "I Remember"

Singles released

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Variants, special editions and re-releases

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Charts

Album

Year Chart Country Position
YYYY CHART COUNTRY POSITION REACHED

Singles

Year Song Chart Country Position
YYYY SONG CHART COUNTRY POSITION REACHED

Awards, nominations, and certifications

Awards

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Year Winner Award Category
YYYY WINNER (album, song, producer, etc.) AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) CATEGORY

Nominations

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Year Nominee Award Category
YYYY NOMINEE (album, song, producer, etc.) AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) CATEGORY

Certifications

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Country Certifier Classification Certification
COUNTRY CERTIFIER (RIAA, IFPI...) CLASSIFICATION (Album, singles, foreign artist...) CERTIFICATION (Gold, Platinum, Diamond...)

Quotations and trivia

Japanese ad:

1997 07 DIG ad.jpg

See also

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External links and reviews

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References

  • Summers, Andy. [REPLACE URL HERE Discography, Solo works, Synaesthesia].
  • Summers, Andy. Synaesthesia. (1996) [Audio recording], Creative Music Productions.
  • 1996-02-26 FM Fan East (Japanese release date)
  • ad in DIG - July 1997
  • Guitarist - August 1995
  • 1996-01 Guitar & Bass - with translation help by Vatsal N.