This Collector's Edition is lavishly packaged in a digi pack housed in a plastic outer slipcase with extensive booklet and sleevenotes written by Mike Scott telling the story of the album. Excerpt from the album's sleevenotes written by Mike Scott... [title]Room To Roam[/title] isn't like other Waterboys records. It isn't much like any other record; it is a world unto itself, the product of a unique line-up of musicians, made in an otherworldly location and atmosphere, and subject to a specific set of values. The album was produced and arranged in more democratic fashion than any other Waterboys record. Throughout the album each musician developed his or her own parts, choosing which instrument to play on each song. The selection of material was different, too. As always I had a crop of new songs and these were automatically included but they were complemented by traditional tunes from our floating repertoire. Sometimes they merged, as in the segue of A Man Is In Love and Calliope House, or sometimes a song would be built around a tune: the music of Further Up, Further In was based on a Scottish strathspey called Roche's Favourite; The Wyndy Wyndy Road, on CD2, was a lyric added to another Scottish tune, The Hut On Staffin Island. Several tunes stood alone as tracks. Others snuck in unannounced, like the reel at the end of A Life Of Sundays. Thus the 'tune collecting' contributed heavily to the content of the album. The blending of genres and styles is part of the Room To Roam sound. From the various members came a host of different influences and interests, and these were smelted together in a Celtic fire. Across its six minute span, A Life Of Sundays features rock'n'roll, blues (Noel Bridgeman's 'Same Thing' vocal refrain in verse 3), soul (Anto's baritone sax), African (congas and finger piano in verse 4), psychedelia (Blakey's wild wah wah flute solo), punk or glam (the Johnny Thunders riff on which the guitar solo is based), Irish literature (a sample of Liam O'Flaherty reading from his 1931 book The Ecstasy Of Angus), and no-nonsense trad (the cheery Scottish reel at the close). CD1:1. In Search Of A Rose
2. Song From The End Of The World
3. A Man Is In Love
4. Bigger Picture
5. Natural Bridge Blues
6. Something That Is Gone
7. The Star And The Sea
8. A Life Of Sundays
9. Islandman
10. The Raggle Taggle Gypsy
11. How Long Will I Love You
12. Upon The Wind And Waves
13. Spring Comes To Spidda
14. The Trip To Broadford
15. Further Up Further In
16. Room To Roam
17. The Kings Of Kerry
CD2:1. In Search Of A Rose (Full Band) - Previously Unreleased
2. My Morag (The Exile's Dream) - Previously Unreleased
3. A Man Is In Love - Alternate Version - Previously Unreleased
4. The Wyndy Wyndy Road - Previously Unreleased
5. Three Ships - Previously Unreleased
6. Sunny Sailor Boy - Previously Unreleased
7. Sponsored Pedal Pusher's Blues - Previously Unreleased
8. The Wayward Wind - Previously Unreleased
9. Danny Murphy / Florence - Previously Unreleased
10. The Raggle Taggle Gypsy - Live
11. Custer's Blues - Live - Previously Unreleased
12. Twa Recruitin' Sergeants - Live - Previously Unreleased
13. A Reel And A Stomp In The Kitchen - Previously Unreleased
14. Down By The Sally Gardens
15. A Strathspey In The Rain At Dawn / The Sound Of Sleat - Previously Unreleased
16. A Song For The Life - Previously Unreleased
17. The Kings Of Kerry (Outdoor) - Previously Unreleased
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