"Bedsitter Images" (1967 album, making its CD debut; with bonus tracks)
"Love Chronicles" (1969 album; with bonus tracks)
"Zero She Flies" (1970 album; with bonus tracks)
"Orange" (1972 album; with bonus tracks)
"Modern Times" (1975 album; with bonus tracks)
"24 Carrots" (1980 album; with bonus tracks)
"Live/Indian Summer" (1981 album)
"Russians & Americans" (1984 album; with bonus tracks)
"Last Days of the Century" (1988 album; with bonus tracks)
"Rhymes in Rooms" (1992 album; with bonus tracks)
"Famous Last Words ..." (1993 album; with bonus tracks)
"Between the Wars" (1995 album; with bonus tracks)
"Down in the Cellar" (2001 album; with bonus tracks)

Detailed bonus tracks courtesy P&P ...

Bedsitter Images: "Go Your Way," from Stewart's first-ever recording session in 1965, and "My Contemporaries," a humorous, unreleased send-up of The Who's "My Generation."

Love Chronicles: "Jackdaw," from the fan-club-only disc "It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time"; the unreleased "She Follows Her Own Rules," from recordings with Peter White, and the unreleased demo "Fantasy."

Zero She Flies: "Stormy Night," an unreleased track recorded with Peter White; "News from Spain," a remix/edit of a track from "Orange," previously available only on import, and "Lyke-Wake Dirge," an unreleased, classic folk song featuring Mimi Farina on vocals.

Orange: "Soho (Needless to Say)," previously available only on a fan-club release; "Elvaston Place," previously available only on import, and "It Doesn't Matter Anymore," an unreleased demo version of the Paul Anka song made famous by Buddy Holly.

Modern Times: "A Sense of Deja Vu" and "Willie the King," from the fan-club release "Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time," and the import-only "Swallow Wind."

24 Carrots: Two unreleased recordings with Peter White, "The Ringing of Bells" and "Tonton Macoute," plus the fan-club-only "Candy Came Back."

Russians & Americans: An unreleased demo Stewart wrote for the "The World According to Garp" soundtrack, plus two fan-club-only tracks, "In Red Square" and "How Does It Happen."

Last Days of the Century: "Ten Cents" and "Dreaming" are demos co-written by Stewart and Tori Amos, who sang backup on the album, along with a demo version with vocals of the fan-club-only release "Ghostly Horses of the Plain."

Rhymes in Rooms: An early demo version of "Timeless Skies" from the "Time Passages" album and a live version of the Elvis Costello tune "London's Brilliant Parade."

Famous Last Words ...: The fan-club-only "The Coldest Winter in Memory," "Blow Your Mansion Down" and "In the Dark."

Between the Wars: The fan-club-only tracks "The Bear Farmers of Birnam" and "Merry Monks." Down in the Cellar: "Dark Side" and "Belsize Blues," both unreleased recordings with Peter White.

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Gives new meaning to the word 'orange'...

Modern Times is my fav.

Has anyone seen the Al Stewart reissues from Collector's Choice at retail this week, either at the big box stores or your local independents? I can't find them anywhere-- not at Target, Best Buy, Circuit City, Borders or Barnes & Noble. Nor at one local indie place that usually carries this kind of stuff. Is ordering online the only way to get these?

Collectors Choice often offers new product (on their label) via its catalog (or website) before it hits the stores. The catalog and web site carries a lot of non CC label offerings as well.

While a LITTLE bit pricy at times, I've long admired them. l tried to partially model my business as a (much) smaller version of what they were doing 9 years ago when I opened.

CC had the exclusive window for several months, these titles were supposed to hit retail this week. I checked at J&R yesterday, and they had none of them.

Hey Geff,

What are your thoughts about the sonics of the 2 other CD incarnations of my Al favorite...MT, the Rhino version and the BGO version? I would also like to know what your thoughts are on the CC version, when you get it.

It does seem to be available all over including CD universe, ebay and Amazon. I am really glad to see the old cover back.Since it was producted by Alan Parsons, and since I clearly remember in 1975 that the sonic quality of the LP blew me away, I would love to see MT in Hi-Rez or surround. They just keep reissuing the same thing over and over (aside from the bonus tracks).

Hi Larbo, the only version I have at the moment is the BGO. I usually only keep 1 version of each title. Apparantly all 3 have different bonus tracks, though?

Hi Geff, the original Rhino is just the orginal LP lineup. The BGO and the new one have 3 but different bonus tracks. Both have Swallow Wind and the new one has 2 tracks from Seemed Like A GIATT.

I just want to hear the original track listing in as good a resolution and fidelity as possible. To hear Dark and the Rolling Sea in 5.1 would be an audible milestone for me. Having gotten Moody Blues in SACD was such a milestone.

I still own both the Rhino and BGO versions as I simply could not decide which I like better, though they are different sounding.

Lar

IF I remember correctly (big if!!) I think I went straight from the Arista LP to the BGO & Never checked out the Rhino. I will also be interested in feedback on the CC's.

Another week has gone by and still no sign of the Al Stewart reissues at retail (at least not in my area), at the big box stores or the indies. Anyone seeing these in your local music stores? Very poor distribution channel, apparently.

i saw all of them at an indie store on monday.

decent prices $14.99 if i recall correctly.

i asked and he told me hasn't sold one yet.

renny