Album · 1996
The Masquerade Overture
Tracklist
Disc 1
1
The Masquerade Overture
The Masquerade Overture
3:03
2
As Good as Gold
The Masquerade Overture
7:15
3
Paintbox
The Masquerade Overture
8:39
4
The Pursuit of Excellence
The Masquerade Overture
2:37
5
Guardian of My Soul
The Masquerade Overture
12:42
6
The Shadow
The Masquerade Overture
9:55
7
Masters of Illusion
The Masquerade Overture
12:51
Disc 2
1
As Good as Gold
The Masquerade Overture
3:29
2
Masters of Illusion
The Masquerade Overture
3:35
3
Schizo
The Masquerade Overture
7:01
4
The King of the Castle
The Masquerade Overture
4:45
In print
First pressed 1996, still pressed 2025 — 27 pressings across 9 countries.
Credits
Simon Williams
Artwork
Karl Groom
Engineer
Gyragraphics
Graphic Design · graphics [reprographics]
Phoenix Print Services
Graphic Design · graphics [reprographics]
Rainbow Graphics
Graphic Design · graphics [reprographics]
Simon Williams (11)
Illustration
Clive Nolan
Instrument · keyboards [korg 01w fd, moog, kurzweil k2000, emu vintage keys, roland vintage keys, korg wavestation sr, emu proteus 2, orchestral roland d110, roland d50, roland jd800, yamaha sy77 and 35]
Fudge Smith
Instrument · drums [remo drums], cymbal [zildjian cymbals]
Peter Gee
Instrument · bass guitar [fender jazz bass guitar (with emg pickups), wal fretless bass guitar], electronics [trace elliot amp], pedalboard [moog taurus bass pedals]
Bunt Stafford-Clark
Mastering
Kazunori Ohara
Mastering · remastered by
Marko Kluge
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Martin Beckett
Photography
Nick Barrett
Programming
Anthony Plowman
Vocal · backing vocals
Gwen Ross
Vocal · backing vocals
Simon Clew
Vocal · backing vocals
Tina Riley
Vocal · backing vocals
Tracy Hitchings
Vocal · backing vocals