''We Lost the Skyline'' (also known as ''Transmission 7.1'') is a live recording by

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, recorded during an in-store performance at Park Avenue CDs in

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on 4 October 2007, with 200 fans in attendance. Although it was originally planned that the full band would play, lack of space dictated that only the two guitarists/singers

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and John Wesley did. This one-off performance was captured by a

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facility and the complete 8 song, 33 minute show is now being released in a mail order only CD, but the band are currently negotiating a low-key release for the CD through a number of independent stores in the USA that have supported Porcupine Tree over the last few years (including Park Avenue CDs itself). However, the CD was released in Poland in small quantity. The album originally came in a digipack sleeve created by photographer

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and designer Carl Glover. Dutch vinyl specialists Tonefloat also released a quality 180gm vinyl edition of ''We Lost the Skyline'' in a gatefold sleeve, with a limited and numbered edition of 1,000 copies on marbled vinyl, and a regular edition on black vinyl. The Porcupine Tree store also stocks the vinyl editions. On 25 January 2008, "Lazarus" was made available to listen through the band's Myspace. The track "Normal" was made available, a few weeks prior to the release of the album, exclusively t
Porcupine Tree fan club
members. On 18 February 2008 ''We Lost the Skyline'' was released on CD. The vinyl versions were released on 18 March 2008. The CD was also made available to order throug
Park Ave CDs
(the venue where the recording took place). This version of the CD came with an exclusive poster commemorating the in-store event (poster limited to 300). This version was released on 26 February 2008. Since 14 June 2008, the album was made available for digital download at a very low cost through the band's online store, whether in

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or FLAC formats, including printable artwork.

Track listing

Personnel

– acoustic and electric guitar, vocals * John Wesley (tracks 4–8) – electric guitar, backing vocals *Darren Schneider – engineer *Joe Jachino, Shane Fitzgerald, Tyler Tapp, Michael Escobar, Stephen Spencer – assistant engineers *Matt Gorney – producer

References

{{Authority control Porcupine Tree live albums 2008 live albums Transmission (record label) live albums