The Seer



CD1
1. Look Away 4:24
2. The Seer [feat. Kate Bush] 5:19
3. The Teacher 4:06
4. I Walk The Hill 3:30
5. Eiledon 5:36
6. One Great Thing 4:03
7. Hold The Heart 6:07
8. Rememberance Day 4:29
9. Red Fox 4:12
10. Sailor 4:57
11. Restless Natives (Extended Version) 4:05
12. Margo’s Theme 3:44
13. Highland Scenery 4:11
14. Home Came The Angels 2:08
15. Song Of The South (7″ Version) 3:48
16. Honky Tonk Woman (Live At The Pier, New York / 1986) 3:54
17. Hold The Heart (Instrumental) 6:05

CD2
1. Restless Natives (Pt. 1 / Long Version) 16:44
2. Restless Natives (Pt. 2 / Long Version) 18:11
3. I Will Run For You (Complete Film Version) 4:23
4. Look Away (12″ Mix) 6:32
5. The Teacher (Mystery Mix) 5:32
6. One Great Thing (Boston Mix) 5:36
7. Song Of The South 5:04
8. Look Away (Outlaw Mix) 6:56
9. One Great Thing (Big Baad Country Mix)

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Peace In Our Time



CD1
1. King Of Emotion
2. Broken Heart (Thirteen Valleys)
3. Thousand Yard Stare
4. From Here To Eternity
5. Everything I Need
6. Peace In Our Time
7. Time For Leaving
8. River Of Hope
9. In This Place
10. I Could Be Happy Here
11. The Travellers
12. On The Shore
13. Soapy Soutar Strikes Back
14. Peace In Our Time
15. Broken Heart (Thirteen Valleys)
16. When A Drum Beats
17. Ages Of Man
18. Cuts Like a Spoon

CD2
1. You Lose Your Dreams
2. In Your Homeland
3. Thousand Yard Stare
4. Over The Border
5. Everything I Need
6. The Longest Day
7. Mary
8. Time For Leaving
9. Starred & Crossed
10. Not Waving But Drowning
11. Promised Land
12. Peace In Our Time
13. Made In Heaven
14. I Could Be Happy Here
15. Christmas Island

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No Place Like Home



CD1
1. We’re Not In Kansas 6:11
2. Republican Party Reptile 4:01
3. Dynamite Lady 5:32
4. Keep On Dreaming 4:04
5. Beautiful People 5:33
6. The Hostage Speaks 5:52
7. Beat The Devil 4:03
8. Leap Of Faith 5:44
9. Ships 4:01
10. Into The Fire 6:00
11. Save Me (Radio Edit) 4:30
12. Pass Me By 4:01
13. Dead On Arrival 3:30
14. World On Fire 3:51
15. Heart Of The World 3:46
16. Black Skinned Blue Eyed Boys 3:23
17. Troubled Man

CD2
1. Comes A Time 3:54
2. You, Me And The Truth 5:18
3. Freedom Song 4:30
4. Kiss The Girl Goodbye 5:11
5. I’m Only Waiting 4:38
6. Return Of The Two Headed King 4:29
7. Fly Like An Eagle 4:23
8. Soul On Fire (Demo) 5:13
9. Gypsy Girl (Demo) 3:55
10. Freedom Song (Demo) 4:02
11. Keep On Dreaming (Ca Va Studios Version) 5:04
12. We’re Not In Kansas (Demo) 5:29
13. Leap Of Faith (Demo) 4:41
14. The Hostage Speaks (Demo) 5:11
15. Beautiful People (Demo) 5:33
16. Celtic Dreams (Demo)

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This is fantastic news!

Also, these are coming out BEFORE the Steeltown Deluxe which will be out in late September (odd).

Anyway, really pumped for these.

Keeping my fingers crossed about the sound quality, as I'm still holding out for versions of the first three which actually recognise that BC's big strength was the twin guitars, not the drums! If they'd been recorded in the 70's or 90's they'd be fine, but they're so full of 80's suckiness that it makes me wanna cry every time I go back and try 'em again.

Case in point? The first 40 seconds of the first album. Unlistenable.

Are you actually questioning the importance of Mark Brzezicki's drumming to the overall BC sound? And you hate the beginning of the first album (i.e. the drum intro to "In A Big Country")? I couldn't disagree more. Not only is Brzezicki one of the most impressive drummers of the last 3 decades but their music wouldn't have been nearly as powerful without his contributions. Perhaps it's the Steve Lillywhite echo-y production that turned you off. I love his work but I can understand why certain people think it's too much.

As for these reissues, even though I already own 95% of the bonus material (as well as the original albums in multiple formats) I will add them to my collection. The deluxe edition of The Crossing was excellent (both in sound quality & bonus content) so I have high hopes for these.

I'm disappointed that the Steeltown D/E was held back until September, but hopefully that means they're revamping the track listing which was very disappointing when it was first announced earlier this year.

The drums were just as important!

I hear no 80's suckiness in the least aside from perhaps Peace In Our Time's timid US-friendly mix.

I preordered all three from AmazWanUK today. It'll be nice to have so many of those b-sides in one place, and I'm hoping that the remastering here is better than the previous expanded remasters which were good but had some glitches.

OK, maybe that's a bit more fair, but I'm still going with the guitars as being at least 75% of what BC were all about. So I wanna hear them! Another example - Fields Of Fire. I'm sure there's a guy on there playing a great melody line but you have to listen real hard as it sounds like he's in the house 3 doors down the road and they've kept the windows and doors shut.

I wouldn't care so much if I didn't like this stuff so much, which is what makes it really frustrating.

I received my copies of the 2-CD editions of The Seer, Peace In Our Time and No Place Like Home from AmazWan UK today. Haven't had a chance to play them but I wanted to let everyone know that they're in 2-CD slimcases and not digipaks like the Deluxe Edition of The Crossing. Although I usually prefer jewel cases & slimcases, in this instance I was hoping for more deluxe-looking packages that would stand out on my shelves. Of course this is just a minor complaint as the content is very good and each booklet contains photos, new essays and most/all of the original packaging elements including lyrics (only for the album tracks, not the bonus material).

Hopefully the remastering is good too. I'll give them a listen sometime over the next couple of days.