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album, which is perhaps why we've not played the song live yet. The Abbey Road strings have significantly enhanced the song and I'm delighted with the outcome. The changes to 'Voyager' are more subtle but still elevate the song beyond the version on our
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Differences from the original versions of the songs include an extended outro section to "East Coast Racer", which was written by then keyboardist Danny
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323:"The Book of Ingenious Devices"
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382:"Atlantic Cable" (live)
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932:Grimspound
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813:Andy Poole
593:24 October
565:References
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