Zone - Sword Of The Sun (Potentia Records, 1992)

Originally released by Potentia Records (catalogue No.ZONE 001) as a 12" black vinyl LP on 1st July 1988 and reissued in February 1989 in a further edition of approximately 550 copies.
In 1992 'Sword Of The Sun' was re-issued in CD format (catalogue No. ZONE CD001) on Potentia Recordings and distributed through World Serpent Distribution.
This edition consisted of two pressing runs of a 1000 copies per run.
The CD itself was printed with the project logo, gold on black.

The name 'Sword Of The Sun' was taken from the title of a chapter from Italo Calvino's book 'Mr.Palomar'. The particular section of writing which inspired it's use, reads:

"When the Sun begins to go down, its reflection takes form on the sea: from the horizon all the way to the shore a dazzling patch extends composed of countless swaying glints; the sun’s reflection becomes a shining sword in the water...

Matter becomes receptive to light, is differentiated into living tissues, and all of a sudden an eye, a multitude of eyes, burgeons, reburgeons."
All titles from 1988, except track 12 from 1992.

01 Stopping The World
02 The Wheel Of Light (Three Mile Island) (The Exterminating Angel) (Dancer Beneath The Sky) (Our Lady Of Darkness)
03 The Hospital Garden
04 Lost In A State Of Grace
05 Sword Of The Sun
06 Zone
07 The Prophet
08 To The Centre Of The Cyclone
09 Caught In The Breath Of Angels
10 Stolen Lightning
11 Sunbathing
12 The Crystal Opening

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