Talk:Voyage of the Acolyte

The Lovers/Shadow of the Hierophant: what is the real track division?
The article states that the vinyl version of Voyage of the Acolyte has the timings of 8:59 and 5:23 for The Lovers and Shadow of the Hierophant, respectively (and "both are incorrect"), while the CD version has 1:50 and 11:44 (and it is indeed divided accordingly). But the track division was also different:

On the LP:

1. The Lovers ~2 minute instrumental + section with Sally Oldfield's vocals 2. Shadow of the Hierophant "somber crescendo" instrumental

On the CD:

1. The Lovers ~2 minute instrumental (only) 2. Shadow of the Hierophant section with Sally's vocals + "somber crescendo"

The total timings of the two songs in the two versions don't match: 14:22 on vinyl and 13:34 on CD. So, the vinyl timings may indeed have been incorrect. I don't have the LP any more to tell for sure. However, I believe the LP was right in dividing the tracks (more or less) that way. The second part of Hierophant with the "somber crescendo" (starting with the subtle vibraphone) starts at 5:55. Let's assume, as the LP did, that the real Lovers is the current one plus the first part of Hierophant, and the second part of the current Hierophant is actually the whole song, which fits their structure, sound and atmosphere better. Then the timings would be 7:45 and 5:49, respectively - closer to the LP's timings.

I concede, however, that completely different endings were not unusual in progressive rock. Take, for example, King Crimson's Moonchild, where the long instrumental ending sounds definitely like a totally different track (although it was also named accordingly: The Dream/The Illusion). So, I don't know what to think.

What do you think? Which track division was correct (regardless of the supposed timings)? Better, of course, if some source can be provided, so the article can become more accurate. --UrsoBR (talk) 05:48, 2 September 2011 (UTC)

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