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Howard Riley

The Complete Short Stories 1998-2010

(NoBusiness Records, NBCD 21-26) (Lithuania) (6-CD set)

CD 1

  1. The Opener (3:05)
  2. Eleven (2:27)
  3. Liason (4:22)
  4. Encore (7:22)
  5. Echoes (2:56)
  6. No Void (3:00)
  7. Stretch (2:53)
  8. Mythology (6:45)
  9. Branching (2:09)
  10. Hullabaloo (3:44)
  11. New Winter (2:15)
  12. Largo (2:39)
  13. Played In (2:22)
  14. Veracity (1:47)
  15. Only One (2:56)
  16. Headway (1:39)

CD 2

  1. Short Stories (3:18)
  2. Dedication (5:09)
  3. Sun One (3:47)
  4. One More Time (2:49)
  5. Axis (3:15)
  6. The Furthest Point (3:43)
  7. After Which (4:45)
  8. Air Time (2:11)
  9. Alternatives (2:07)
  10. Regeneration (4:17)
  11. For Jaki (3:47)
  12. To Be Sure (2:36)
  13. Sun Two (3:02)
  14. Sincerity (3:42)
  15. Of Now (3:22)

CD 3

  1. Geocentric One (3:40)
  2. Up and Downs (2:47)
  3. With Ease (3:11)
  4. The Gap (3:13)
  5. Think Again (3:21)
  6. Geocentric Two (3:23)
  7. Palmate (3:29)
  8. Walkabout (2:30)
  9. Reconciliation (3:29)
  10. Branch Lines (3:21)
  11. Head Games (2:31)
  12. Splits (2:29)
  13. Concision (3:44)
  14. Shenanigans (3:07)
  15. Maybe (5:40)

CD 4

  1. Another Time (3:33)
  2. No Regrets (3:09)
  3. Ascending (2:06)
  4. Still Standing (3:16)
  5. Threesome (2:24)
  6. Of the Moment (4:27)
  7. Reflective Tendencies (4:38)
  8. Inevitably (3:16)
  9. Sentiments (3:23)
  10. Open Question (4:25)
  11. Hidden Knowledge (4:48)
  12. Meeting (2:17)
  13. Hear Me Out (6:08)
  14. Passing (2:56)
  15. Roots (6:04)

CD 5

  1. Autograph (4:59)
  2. Distance (3:06)
  3. Silhouette (4:07)
  4. Only One (3:07)
  5. The Fourteenth (4:07)
  6. There You Are (3:51)
  7. Evidently (2:41)
  8. Related (4:31)
  9. Moving (3:44)
  10. Equanimity (3:44)
  11. Stopped (2:49)
  12. Reversal (5:56)
  13. Thinking of Midnight (4:43)

CD 6

  1. Dark on Light (11:01)
  2. Set Aside (9:57)
  3. Longevitine (11:15)
  4. Move On (9:19)
  5. Composure (11:09)

All compositions by Howard Riley

Howard Riley: piano

CD 1 recorded by Steve Piews at ASC Recording, Macclesfield, UK, July 23, 1998
CD 2 recorded by Peter Driver at the Stanley Glasser Electronic Music Studio, Goldsmiths College, London, April 11, 1999
CD 3 recorded by Derek Nash at Clown's Pocket Recording Studio, London, June 29, 2004
CD 4 recorded by Derek Nash at Clown's Pocket Recording Studio, August 2, 2006
CD 5 recorded by Derek Nash at Clown's Pocket Recording Studio, June 27, 2008
CD 6 recorded by Derek Nash at Clown's Pocket Recording Studio, April 22, 2010

Mastered by Arūnas Zujus at MAMAstudios
Design by Oskaras Anosovas
Photo by Ray Buckland Graphics
Produced by Danas Mikailionis
Co-produced by Valerij Anosov
Includes an 8-page booklet with English liner notes by Howard Riley and Brian Morton

Released in 2011
Limited edition of 300
CDs 1 and 2 originally released in 1999 on the Howard Riley 2-CD set Short Stories, on ESProductions (ESP CD0001/0002)
CDs 3 and 4 originally released in 2006 on the Howard Riley 2-CD set Short Stories, Vol. 2, on Slam Productions (SLAMCD270)