WEATHERBOX

David Sylvian 5-CD Box Set

Limited Edition 1989 - Russell Mills Artwork

UK Price: GBP 249.99 (delivery included)

Condition: Used - Very Good. Box with slight creasing bottom left.

Includes an exclusive small-related mystery gift with each order.

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Weatherbox Front All 5 CDs Secrets of the Beehive Box Detail Gone to Earth Instrumental Alchemy Brilliant Trees Booklet Interior Folded Poster Booklet Pages More Booklet Pages Embossed CD Cases
Front CDs Secrets Box Gone Alchemy Trees Booklet Poster Pages 1 Pages 2 Weatherbox
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About This Collection

David Sylvian's Weatherbox is a unique, limited-edition 5-CD box set spanning the artist's most influential albums, from Brilliant Trees to Secrets of the Beehive. Released in 1989, this set features exclusive artwork by Russell Mills, capturing the ambient and minimalistic beauty of Sylvian's sound.

Only approximately 5,000 copies were pressed in the UK. This is a true collector's item featuring Russell Mills's stunning artwork throughout - one of the most beautiful box sets ever produced.

This exquisite set includes albums from the iconic Brilliant Trees, Gone to Earth, and Secrets of the Beehive era. The gorgeous packaging designed by the renowned artist Russell Mills reflects the intricate and atmospheric nature of Sylvian's work.

David Sylvian – Weatherbox CD Box Set

Weatherbox was released by Virgin Records in 1989 as a boxed collection of David Sylvian’s first four solo-era releases following his time in Japan.

The set brings together Brilliant Trees, Alchemy: An Index of Possibilities, Gone to Earth, and Secrets of the Beehive in a single presentation, reflecting the early development of his solo work between 1984 and 1987.

The packaging was designed as a coordinated visual project, with artwork contributions from Russell Mills and Dave Coppenhall, alongside a booklet and printed materials created specifically for the box set format.

Each album reflects a different stage of Sylvian’s approach during this period. Brilliant Trees introduces a collaborative style built around jazz and experimental musicians, while Alchemy expands into more abstract and instrumental-led compositions.

Gone to Earth combines structured vocal tracks with extended instrumental material, and Secrets of the Beehive moves toward more minimal arrangements with a stronger focus on acoustic and orchestral sound.

Key collaborators across these recordings include Steve Jansen, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Holger Czukay, Robert Fripp, Jon Hassell, and Danny Thompson, each contributing to different parts of Sylvian’s evolving sound.

Weatherbox functions as a consolidated archive of this early solo phase, presenting the original albums together without altering their structure or sequencing.

Box Set Details

Artist
David Sylvian
Title
Weatherbox
Year
1989
Format
5-Disc CD Box Set
Label
Virgin - DSCD1
Condition
Used - Very Good

Complete Track Listing

Disc 1: Tree - Brilliant Trees

  • "Pulling Punches" - 5:02
  • "The Ink in the Well" - 4:30
  • "Nostalgia" - 5:41
  • "Red Guitar" - 5:09
  • "Weathered Wall" (Sylvian, Jon Hassell) - 5:44
  • "Backwaters" - 4:52
  • "Brilliant Trees" (Sylvian, Hassell) - 8:39

Disc 2: Stone - Alchemy

  • "Words with the Shaman: Pt. 1 Ancient Evening" (Sylvian, Jon Hassell) - 5:11
  • "Words with the Shaman: Pt. 2 Incantation" (Sylvian, Hassell) - 3:30
  • "Words with the Shaman: Pt. 3 Awakening - Songs from the Treetops" (Sylvian, Hassell, Steve Jansen) - 5:21
  • "The Stigma of Childhood (Kin)" - 8:30
  • "A Brief Conversation Ending in Divorce" - 3:30
  • "Steel Cathedrals" (Soundtrack from the Short Film by D. Sylvian and Y. Yamaguchi) - 18:55

Disc 3: Earth - Gone to Earth

  • "Taking the Veil" - 4:40
  • "Laughter and Forgetting" - 2:40
  • "Before the Bullfight" - 9:45
  • "Gone to Earth" (Robert Fripp, Sylvian) - 3:06
  • "Wave" - 9:11
  • "River Man" - 4:54
  • "Silver Moon" - 6:19

Disc 4: Water - Gone to Earth (Instrumental)

  • "The Healing Place" - 5:34
  • "Answered Prayers" (Bill Nelson, Sylvian) - 3:10
  • "Where the Railroad Meets the Sea" - 2:52
  • "The Wooden Cross" - 5:04
  • "Silver Moon Over Sleeping Steeples" - 2:22
  • "Camp Fire: Coyote Country" (Fripp, Sylvian) - 3:51
  • "A Bird of Prey Vanishes into a Bright Blue Cloudless Sky" - 3:16
  • "Home" - 4:33
  • "Sunlight Seen Through Towering Trees" - 3:02
  • "Upon This Earth" (Fripp, Sylvian) - 6:30

Disc 5: Light - Secrets of the Beehive

  • "September" - 1:17
  • "The Boy with the Gun" - 5:19
  • "Maria" - 2:49
  • "Orpheus" - 4:51
  • "The Devil's Own" - 3:12
  • "When Poets Dreamed of Angels" - 4:51
  • "Mother and Child" - 3:15
  • "Let the Happiness In" - 5:37
  • "Waterfront" - 3:23

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From the Brilliant Trees album - one of Sylvian's most iconic songs

UK Price: GBP 249.99 (delivery included)

Condition: Used - Very Good. Box with slight creasing bottom left.

Includes an exclusive small-related mystery gift with each order.

Pay via PayPal mobile to 07769684442. Include "Weatherbox UK" in note.
Email to confirm order

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