[2015-10-30] Al Stewart "Orange", "Past, Present And Future" and "Modern Times" remasters (Esoteric/Cherry Red UK)

Linda · **Posted:** Tue Aug 25, 2015 1:40 am

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Linda · **Posted:** Tue Aug 25, 2015 1:42 am

Orange

Description
ESOTERIC RECORDINGS are pleased to announce the release of a newly remastered & expanded edition of the classic 1972 album by the acclaimed singer-songwriter Al Stewart.

"Orange” was released in 1972 by CBS Records and marked the start of a change in career of Al Stewart. He had already released three albums and had become a popular attraction on the UK live music scene. "Orange” featured songs inspired by the break-up of his relationship with his then-girlfriend, (such as ‘Songs Out of Clay’, ‘Night of 4th of May’) but also saw Stewart explore progressive musical themes within his songs, particularly on the expansive ‘The News from Spain’, which featured impressive keyboard work from Rick Wakeman.

The album also featured additional guest musicians such as Tim Renwick (guitar), Brinsley Schwarz (guitar), John Wilson (drums) and many more. "Orange” would see Al Stewart reach a wider audience and gain his first foothold in the USA. This classic album has been newly remastered from the original CBS master tapes and includes both sides of the ‘News from Spain’ single as bonus tracks.

This Esoteric Recordings reissue includes a booklet, which fully restores the original album artwork and a new essay.

Tracklist
1. You Don’t Even Know Me
2. Amsterdam
3. Songs Out Of Clay
4. The News From Spain
5. I Don’t Believe You
6. Once An Orange, Always An Orange
7. I’m Falling
8. Night Of 4th Of May
Bonus Tracks:
9. Elvaston Place
10. The News From Spain (Single Version)

Amazon USA
Available soon
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Amazon UK
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0148IFPA4/?tag=imwan-21

Linda · **Posted:** Tue Aug 25, 2015 1:48 am

Past, Present And Future

Description
ESOTERIC RECORDINGS are pleased to announce the release of a newly remastered & expanded edition of the classic 1973 album by the acclaimed singer-songwriter Al Stewart.

"Past, Present & Future” was the break-through album for Al Stewart. He had already released four albums and had become a popular attraction on the UK live music scene. "Past, Present & Future” would see Stewart focus lyrically on various historical themes in the compositions on the record, including ‘Old Admirals’, ‘Warren Harding’, ‘Roads to Moscow’ and ‘Nostradamus’.

"Past, Present & Future” became Al Stewart’s first US hit album and firmly established his career as one of the finest and most imaginative songwriters of his generation. Featuring such guests as Rick Wakeman, Tim Renwick, Bruce Thomas, Dave Swarbrick, Francis Monkman and Roger Taylor, the album is now regarded as one of Stewart’s finest, with the epic tracks ‘Roads to Moscow’ and ‘Nostradamus’ and classics ‘Soho (Needless to Say)’ forming a part of his concert sets to this.

This classic album has been newly remastered from the original CBS master tapes and includes three bonus tracks taken from singles issued during the period, including both sides of the ‘Swallow Wind’ single. This Esoteric Recordings reissue includes a booklet, which fully restores the original album artwork and a new essay.

Tracklist
1. Old Admirals
2. Warren Harding
3. Soho (Needless To Say)
4. The Last Day Of June 1934
5. Post World War Two Blues
6. Roads To Moscow
7. Terminal Eyes
8. Nostradamus
Bonus Tracks:
9. Terminal Eyes (Single Version)
10. Swallow Wind
11. Nostradamus (Single Version)

Amazon USA
Available soon
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0148IFPZO/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0148IFPZO/?tag=imwan-21

Linda · **Posted:** Tue Aug 25, 2015 1:50 am

Modern Times

Description
ESOTERIC RECORDINGS are pleased to announce the release of a newly remastered edition of the classic 1975 album by the acclaimed singer-songwriter Al Stewart.

"Modern Times” was a major success for Al Stewart and was the first album he would record with producer Alan Parsons. He had already released five albums and had become a popular attraction on the UK live music scene. His previous work, "Past, Present & Future” had become a major selling album, but his first record with Parsons as a Producer would be recorded at Abbey Road studios and would become an even more successful release, firmly putting Al Stewart on the map as one of the important artists of his era with such classic tracks as ‘Next Time’, ‘Sirens of Titan’, ‘Apple Cider Re-Constitution’, ‘The Dark and Rolling Sea’ and the album’s expansive title track.

This Esoteric Recordings reissue has been newly re-mastered from the original CBS master tapes and includes a booklet, which fully restores the original album artwork (with the original Hipgnosis UK cover) and a new essay.

Tracklist
1. Carol
2. Sirens Of Titan
3. What’s Going On?
4. Not The One
5. Next Time
6. Apple Cider Re-Constitution
7. The Dark And Rolling Sea
8. Modern Times

Amazon USA
Available soon
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0148IFPUY/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0148IFPUY/?tag=imwan-21

Geff R. · 27 Sep 2006

If it's TRULY an upgrade, Modern Times could be on my radar. IMO, that's his best.

[2015-10-30] Al Stewart "Orange", "Past, Present And Future" and "Modern Times" remasters (Esoteric/Cherry Red UK)

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