Pilots Of Purple Twilight

The title of this composition most probably originates from the poem 'Locksley Hall' by Alfred Lord Tennyson:

"For I dipt into the future, far as human eye could see,
Saw the vision of the world, and all the wonder that would be;
Saw the heavens fill with commerce, argosies of magic sails,
Pilots of the purple twilight, dropping down with costly bales;
Heard the heavens fill with shouting, and there rain'd a ghastly dew
From the nations' airy navies grappling in the central blue;
Far along the world-wide whisper of the south-wind rushing warm,
With the standards of the peoples plunging thro' the thunder-storm;
Till the war-drum throbb'd no longer, and the battle-flags were furl'd
In the parliament of man, the federation of the world,
There the common sense of most shall hold a fretful realm in awe,
And the kindly earth shall slumber, lapt in universal law."

There are several official versions of this composition:

the original studio recording from 1981
three live recordings from 1986
a remix from 1994

Details


Recording year	1981
Composer(s)	Edgar Froese, Chris Franke, Johannes Schmoelling

Records


Tangerine Dream: Official Releases
1981	Exit	4:19
1994	Tangents [Titled Pilots Of Purple][1994 remix]	4:49
1999	Tangerine Dream	4:17
2000	i-Box [1986 live version, wrongly titled Exit (Live)]	4:32
2004	Ottawa - June 20th 1986 [1986 live version]	5:13
2005	Cleveland - June 24th 1986 [1986 live version]	7:44
2007	Cyberjam Collection [1986 live version, wrongly titled Exit]	4:34
2012	The Virgin Years 1977-1983	4:21
2015	Supernormal - The Australian Concerts 2014 [2014 live version, wrongly titled Exit]	4:26
2020	Pilots Of Purple Twilight	4:20
Tangerine Dream: Bootlegs
1993	Sonambulistic Imagery [a] [1986 live version, part of the track Imagery One]	5:20
	Sonambulistic Imagery [b] [1986 live version, part of the track Imagery One]	5:20
Tangerine Dream: Fan Releases
2003	Tangerine Leaves Volume 12: Ottawa 1986 [1986 live version]	5:13
	Tangerine Tree Volume 24: Laguna Hills 1986 [1986 live version]	5:18
2004	Tangerine Tree Volume 44: Toronto 1986 [1986 live version]	5:17
2005	Tangerine Leaves Volume 42: Providence 1986 [1986 live version]	4:30
	Tangerine Leaves Volume 63: Portland 1986 [1986 live version]	4:38
	Tangerine Tree Volume 68: Montreal 1986 [1986 live version]	5:00
2006	Tangerine Leaves Volume 72: Washington 1986 [1986 live version]	5:15
	Tangerine Leaves Volume 80: Denver 1986 [1986 live version]	4:48

Live Performances


1986	May 30 - Jun 29	North America Tour 1986
2014	November 16	Melbourne Town Hall (Australia)