• Pre Imaginary Lines (1997-2003)
• "Concept" Album (2004-2005)
• Prolific Year (2006)
• Finishing Imaginary Lines 33 (2007-2009)

These songs were written, post RAREx, before the concept of the Imaginary Lines project originated. Some of these songs were "lost" as they were never recorded and all but vanished from memory, while others - notably "Good Friday", "33 Flames For Mary", and "Anthem" - would grow to become some of the finest songs on Imaginary Lines I

As the Imaginary Lines idea came to being, songs were written to fulfill that original concept, best illustrated by the "title" song, later renamed "One". Many of those "concept" songs that were included in the 2004 Demo, were ultimately excluded from the project overall. In their place, some more traditional songs such as "The Phoenix", "Peace", and "Donovan's Dread" were written to fill out Imaginary Lines I. The earliest Imaginary Lines II song, "You Sure Were Fun" was written in December 2005.

With delays in production of Imaginary Lines II, 2006 would be the most prolific year of songwriting for Ric Albano during the Imaginary Lines poroject.

As the idea for Imaginary Lines 33 took shape, the finals compositions were written to complete that project. This overlapped with much of the writing for the concept album Searching For the Perfect Sunday, a post-Imaginary Lines project.