Yeah, this was a one off and Steven Wilson has donated the 10 grand to charity. A very clever marketing tool that epitomises the concept behind the album.
And it sold the second it went on sale.
Full contents are:
- the Deluxe Box Set of The Future Bites numbered 1 of 5000
– A one sided 7 inch single containing the track THE TASTEMAKER, a song from the album sessions that will never be released anywhere else. Only ONE copy of this single has been pressed!
– Unique designer laptop bag as used in EMINENT SLEAZE video
– THE FUTURE BITES album test pressing
– EMINENT SLEAZE’ 12 inch single test pressing (with b-sides EYEWITNESS / IN FLORAL GREEN)
– 12 THINGS I FORGOT 12 inch single test pressing (with b-sides MOVE LIKE A FEVER / KING GHOST – TANGERINE DREAM REMIX)
– Hand-made CDR of a one-off 2016 soundcheck performance by the SW band of a cover version never otherwise performed live
– Steven’s Grammy nomination certificate and medal from 2011 for Grace For Drowning, which was nominated for best surround sound mix
– Printed materials used in the EMINENT SLEAZE video
– 6 x laminated AAA passes for various tours between 2011-18
– Polaroids taken during THE FUTURE BITES cover shoot photo session
– An original drawing of Steven Wilson by German artist Hajo Mueller
– Original lyric sheets for various songs written between 1996-2020. These are the actual sheets Steven used when recording the songs and they contain his corrections, notes and rejected lines. Included are Count of Unease, Follower, Eminent Sleaze, Salvaging, Veneno Para Las Hadas, Personal Shopper, The Raven that Refused to Sing, and Dark Matter.
All items are housed in their own bespoke folders and packaging, created especially for this single copy edition.
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