[2020-03-20] Renaissance "Turn Of The Cards (Remastered And Expanded Edition)" 3CD/1DVD box set incl. 5.1 (Esoteric UK)

Linda · **Posted:** Wed Dec 25, 2019 3:36 am

Description
• A new expanded 4 disc (3CD / 1DVD) clamshell box set of the legendary 1974 album by Renaissance, “Turn of the Cards”
• Featuring twenty bonus tracks drawn from a newly mixed concert performance at The Academy of Music in New York in May 1974, a new 5.1 surround sound mix of the album & previously unreleased material
• Includes an illustrated booklet with new essay featuring interviews with Annie Haslam, Terry Sullivan and Jon Camp

Esoteric Recordings is pleased to announce the release of a newly re-mastered and expanded four-disc clamshell box edition of the classic album, TURN OF THE CARDS by RENAISSANCE. Released in 1974, the album was an artistic triumph and heralded the band’s commercial breakthrough in the United States.

Featuring highly gifted vocalist Annie Haslam, Michael Dunford (acoustic guitars), John Tout (keyboards, vocals), Jon Camp (bass, vocals) and Terry Sullivan (drums, percussion), TURN OF THE CARDS was recorded in March 1974 at De Lane Lea Studios in Wembley, North London and featured the band incorporating symphonic orchestral arrangements into their material extensively on classic pieces such as ‘Running Hard’, ‘Things I Don’t Understand’ and ‘Mother Russia’. The album would also feature the evocative ‘Cold is Being’ and the celebrated ‘Black Flame’ which would result in TURN OF THE CARDS being praised as one of the finest works by Renaissance.

This expanded edition has been newly re-mastered from the original master tapes and also features an entire concert at The Academy of Music in New York City on 17th May 1974 (with a 24-piece orchestra) over two bonus CDs which has been newly mixed from the original 16-track master tapes, including live versions of songs from the album, along with classics such as ‘Can You Understand’, ‘Carpet of the Sun’, ‘Prologue’ and a 25 minute version of ‘Ashes Are Burning’ featuring guest ANDY POWELL (of WISHBONE ASH) on lead guitar. The fourth disc is a DVD (NTSC / Region Free) which features a new 5.1 Surround sound and high-resolution stereo mix of TURN OF THE CARDS.

The set also includes the previously unreleased song ‘Everybody Needs a Friend’, recorded during the sessions for the album and the rare single edit of ‘Mother Russia’. The release also features an illustrated booklet with a new essay featuring interviews with Annie Haslam, Terry Sullivan and Jon Camp.

Tracklist
[CD1: Turn Of The Cards Re-Mastered]
1. Running Hard
2. I Think Of You
3. Things I Don’t Understand
4. Black Flame
5. Cold Is Being
6. Mother Russia
Bonus Tracks:
7. Everybody Needs A Friend (Previously Unreleased – Recorded At De Lane Lea Studios, Wembley On 23rd March 1974)
8. Mother Russia (Single Edit) (Previously Unreleased)
9. Things I Don’t Understand (New Stereo Mix)
10. Black Flame (New Stereo Mix)
11. Mother Russia (New Stereo Mix)

[CD2: Live At The Academy Of Music, NYC 17th May 1974]
1. Can You Understand
2. Black Flame
3. Carpet Of The Sun
4. Cold Is Being
5. Things I Don’t Understand
6. Running Hard

[CD3: Live At The Academy Of Music, NYC 17th May 1974]
1. Ashes Are Burning
2. Mother Russia
3. Prologue

[DVD: Turn Of The Cards 5.1 Surround Sound & High-Resolution Stereo Mixes]
1. Running Hard
2. I Think Of You
3. Things I Don’t Understand
4. Black Flame
5. Cold Is Being
6. Mother Russia

Amazon USA
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08328SSG1/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08328SSG1/?tag=imwan-21

Linda · **Posted:** Wed Dec 25, 2019 3:38 am

Rick, I promised you this was coming, and here it is!

Larry · **Joined:** 10 Feb 2008 **Posts:** 5099

Thank you Linda!

Merry Christmas.

Rick A · 23 Jul 2006

Yes you did Linda, it seemed you were biting your tongue about a very special reissue with my favorite Renaissance album. What great extras and even a 5.1 mix. Wow!

Something already very big to look forward in 2020. Thank you and Happy New Year to you since you just gave me a very big Happy New Year with this announcement.

Linda · **Posted:** Wed Dec 25, 2019 7:30 pm

Enjoy, Rick and Larry and everyWAN.

Linda · **Posted:** Fri Jan 17, 2020 2:38 pm

Both of the pre-order links are now active:

Amazon USA
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08328SSG1/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08328SSG1/?tag=imwan-21

Larry · **Joined:** 10 Feb 2008 **Posts:** 5099

Great! Thanks Linda

JohnG · 03 Aug 2006

My copy has begun shipping from the UK and I saved some $$$.

Quote:

Hello John,

You will receive a refund of £0.71 with Amazon.co.uk's Pre-order Price Guarantee! The price of the following item decreased after you ordered, and we gave you the lowest price.

Turn Of The Cards: 3CD/1DVD Remastered & Expanded Clamshell Boxset
Price on order date:

£26.57
Price charged at shipping:

£26.57
Lowest price before release date:

£25.86
Amount to be refunded:

£0.71
Quantity:

1
Total Savings:

£0.71

Now I have plenty of time to listen to the 5.1 mix!

Geff R. · 27 Sep 2006

JohnG wrote:

My copy has begun shipping from the UK and I saved some $$$.

Quote:

Hello John,

You will receive a refund of £0.71 with Amazon.co.uk's Pre-order Price Guarantee! The price of the following item decreased after you ordered, and we gave you the lowest price.

Turn Of The Cards: 3CD/1DVD Remastered & Expanded Clamshell Boxset
Price on order date:

£26.57
Price charged at shipping:

£26.57
Lowest price before release date:

£25.86
Amount to be refunded:

£0.71
Quantity:

1
Total Savings:

£0.71

Now I have plenty of time to listen to the 5.1 mix!

I always said those 3rd world cs reps had issues with math............. Congrats!

JohnG · 03 Aug 2006

Got the box last week and the CD size packaging caught me by surprise as I am so used to album size packaging. 3 CDs and a DVD, nice concise packaging. Very nice to have this classic album in surround.

eelkiller · **Joined:** 10 Dec 2006 **Posts:** 1681

Great pics John, thank you. The set is very high priced in Canada at the moment, I am behind on the Esoteric Reissues by Renaissance, I will have to check around to see what is still available.
I hope the stereo sounds as good as the 5.1

comfortablynumb · **Joined:** 03 Oct 2009 **Posts:** 92

eelkiller wrote:

Great pics John, thank you. The set is very high priced in Canada at the moment, I am behind on the Esoteric Reissues by Renaissance, I will have to check around to see what is still available.
I hope the stereo sounds as good as the 5.1

Too bad you missed the pre-order price of $35.21. Now it's nearly $60.

Blair G. · 03 Aug 2006

Mine arrived today from Amazon Canada.
Package the same size as the Hawkwind Warriors on the Edge of Time they did a few years ago

Geff R. · 27 Sep 2006

Blair, before spending money I'm very curious as to how much of an upgrade this is. Both the 96/24 2.0 & the remix of the concert, which I believe was released on a retial KBFH cd & wasn't all that good.

Blair G. · 03 Aug 2006

I’ve never heard the album or any of the extras before so it’s going to be impossible for me to make any comparisons.
All I’ll be able to offer is an opinion on these discs

Geff R. · 27 Sep 2006

The main album is good imo. I'm 99% sure the concert was previous released as a retail KBFH. Not even close to Carnegie Hall in enjoyment for me; partially because much it had a quite audible electronic buzz if I remember right. Curious about the dvd 24 bit sound, & what you think of the concert (it's supposed to be a major remix).

eelkiller · **Joined:** 10 Dec 2006 **Posts:** 1681

comfortablynumb wrote:

eelkiller wrote:

Great pics John, thank you. The set is very high priced in Canada at the moment, I am behind on the Esoteric Reissues by Renaissance, I will have to check around to see what is still available.
I hope the stereo sounds as good as the 5.1

Too bad you missed the pre-order price of $35.21. Now it's nearly $60.

Yeah I know, I had to go elsewhere. I assumed they were not lowering it down to that level in the near future.

[2020-03-20] Renaissance "Turn Of The Cards (Remastered And Expanded Edition)" 3CD/1DVD box set incl. 5.1 (Esoteric UK)

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