released November 1, 2014

For the first time - the "Salt" album is available in the original 96kHz/24 bit audiophile sound quality, including bonus "Stella Maris" single version recorded with Robert Wyatt. The download of this album contains original digital booklet with lyrics and studio photographs.
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Music and lyrics : BG

Produced by BG & Mitchell Froom
Recorded : autumn 2013 - autumn 2014 in LA, London and St.Petersburg
Sound engineers: David Boucher in Los Angeles, Blackbeard's cabin
Jerry Boys in London, SNAP studios
Jeremy Stacey in London, Hear No Evil
Boris Rubekin in St.Petersburg, Studio 602

Mastered by Roger Seibel ay SAE Mastering, Phoenix, Arizona

1.
David Farragher – bass
Michael Urbano – drums
David Hidalgo – guitar
Mitchell Froom – keyboards
BG – guitar,vocals

2.
Liam Bradley – drums
Leo Duarte – oboe
Lynda Sayse – theorbo
Mitchell Froom – OP-1
Alexei Zhilin – cello
Boris Rubekin – celeste
Shar – percussion
Alexander Titov – bass
BG – guitar and vocals

3.
David Farragher – bass
Michael Urbano – drums
Richard Thompson – guitar
Mitchell Froom – keyboards
BG – guitar and vocals

4.
David Farragher – bass
Andrew Bird – violin
Mitchell Froom – keyboards
BG – guitar and vocals

5.
Paul Stacey – guitars, bass
Jeremy Stacey – drums, tambourine
Ian Anderson – flute
Mitchell Froom – OP-1, Farfisa organ
Andrei Surotdinov – violin
Vsevolod Dolganov – cello
BG – guitar and vocals

6.
Jeremy Stacey – drums, marxophone
Paul Stacey – acoustic, electric guitar
Mel Collins – bass clarinet
Mitchell Froom – ОP-1, keyboards
Vsevolod Dolganov – cello
Alexander Titov – bass
BG – guitar and vocals

7.
Clive Bell – shakuhachi
Melissa Holding – koto
Mitchell Froom – OP-1, keyboards
Brian Finnegan – flute
Liam Bradley – drums
BG – guitar and vocals

8.
Jeremy Stacey – drums, percussion
Paul Stacey – guitars, bass
BG – guitar and vocals
Mitchell Froom – keyboards

9.
Jeremy Stacey – drums
Paul Stacey – guitar
Alexei Sarkisov - cello
Alexander Titov – bass
BG – guitar and vocals

10.
BG – voice, keyboards, mandoline, ocarina
Boris Rubekin – mellotron, flute, piano
Valeria Kurbatova - harp
Mitchell Froom – OP-1, organ

String quartet :

Patrick Kiernan – violin
Bruce White – viola
Ian Burdge – cello
Oli Langford –viola

Arranged by David Arch

Choir: Edward Burnaby-Atkins, Augustus Howland, George Laing (Summerfields)
Shaunak Desai, Alessandro D’Orazio, Theo Nash, Nicolas Veal-Baschwitz (London Russian Music School)

Director – Pavel Timofejevsky

11. (BONUS) Stella Maris (with Robert Wyatt)
Robert Wyatt – voice, tenor horn, cornet
BG – voice, keyboards, mandoline, ocarina
Boris Rubekin – mellotron, flute, piano
Valeria Kurbatova - harp
Mitchell Froom – OP-1, organ

String quartet :

Patrick Kiernan – violin
Bruce White – viola
Ian Burdge – cello
Oli Langford –viola

Arranged by David Arch

Choir: Edward Burnaby-Atkins, Augustus Howland, George Laing (Summerfields)
Shaunak Desai, Alessandro D’Orazio, Theo Nash, Nicolas Veal-Baschwitz (London Russian Music School)

Director – Pavel Timofejevsky

Coordination and artwork - Alexis Ipatovtsev

Photo - N.Kharitonova