Best
October 27, 2014

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Product Description
In 2001 Roger Taylor was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame with Queen, and is acknowledged as one of the most influential drummers in popular music. In addition to founding and wielding the sticks with one of the world’s best-selling groups, as well as collaborating with Robert Plant, Genesis, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Foo Fighters, and Gary Numan among others, Roger Taylor has also had a brilliant and long career as a songwriter and solo artist.

Hot on the heels of the Queen + Adam Lambert tour, Omnivore Recordings is proud to release the first-ever best of Roger Taylor’s solo material—simply titled, Roger Taylor : Best.

With Queen, he wrote or co-wrote hits like “Radio Ga Ga” and “Under Pressure,” but on his own he’s delivered, to date, five critically acclaimed solo albums. Roger Taylor : Best draws from those releases with 18 tracks—from his first single, “I Wanna Testify” (recorded during Queen’s News Of The World album sessions) through his latest album, Fun On Earth from 2013. In between are key cuts from Fun In Space (1981), Strange Frontier (1984), Happiness? (1994), and Electric Fire (1998) providing a select survey of Roger’s solo work for new and old fans alike!

Available on CD and double LP (with tracks appearing on vinyl for the first time), Roger Taylor: Best presents an overview of a rock legend’s work in front of the stage, the listeners—and the world.

1. Future Management (You Don’t Need Nobody Else)
2. I Wanna Testify
3. Let’s Get Crazy
4. Magic Is Loose
5. Strange Frontier
6. Man On Fire
7. Beautiful Dreams
8. Nazis 1994
9. Foriegn Sand With Yoshiki
10. Everybody Hurts Sometime
11. Happiness
12. Surrender
13. Where Are You Now?
14. A Nation Of Haircuts
15. Tonight
16. No More Fun
17. The Unblinking Eye (Everything Is Broken) (Single Version)
18. Sunny Day

CD
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NNQJQDK/?tag=imwan-20

Vinyl
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NNQJPE0/?tag=imwan-20

The Lot
November 11, 2014

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Product Description
In addition to drumming, singing and writing for Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees Queen, Roger Taylor has had a critically acclaimed solo career. Originally issued as a limited-edition collection in the U.K., Roger’s total solo output was released as The Lot—a 12-CD/1-DVD collection. Omnivore Recordings is honored to bring The Lot to the U.S. following hot on the heels of the first ever “best of” compilation of Roger’s solo work simply called, Roger Taylor: Best!

From his 1977 single “I Wanna Testify” to 2012’s “The Unblinking Eye (Everything Is Broken)”; from 1981’s Fun In Space to 2013’s Fun On Earth; from his work fronting The Cross to every single edit and remix in between — The Lot has it all. And we mean ALL.

This 12-CD/1-DVD package dedicates a disc to each of Roger Taylor’s 5 solo albums plus 2 CDs filled with all of his singles & remixes. All 3 albums from The Cross are also represented, with 2 CDs of single edits and remixes from that side project. Add in a DVD of promo videos and extras, and you have the complete picture of Roger Taylor’s music outside of Queen. You have The Lot.

As the Queen + Adam Lambert tour travels across the world, it’s time to (re)discover Roger Taylor’s solo work, as well. It’s time for The Lot.

[tracklisting]Fun In Space:
1. No Violins
2. Laugh Or Cry
3. Future Management
4. Let’s Get Crazy
5. My Country I & II
6. Good Times Are Now
7. Magic Is Loose
8. Interlude In Constantinople
9. Airheads
10. Fun In Space

Strange Frontier:
1. Strange Frontier
2. Beautiful Dreams
3. Man On Fire
4. Racing In The Street
5. Masters Of War
6. Killing Time
7. Abandonfire
8. Young Love
9. It’s An Illusion
10. I Cry For You (Love, Hope And Confusion)

Shove It (The Cross):
1. Shove It
2. Cowboys And Indians
3. Contact
4. Heaven For Everyone
5. Stand Up For Love
6. Love On A Tightrope (Like An Animal)
7. Love Lies Bleeding (She Was A Wicked, Wily Waitress)
8. Rough Justice
9. The 2nd Shelf Mix

Mad : Bad : And Dangerous To Know (The Cross):
1. Top Of The World, Ma
2. Liar
3. Closer To You
4. Breakdown
5. Penetration Guru
6. Power To Love
7. Sister Blue
8. Foxy Lady
9. Better Things
10. Passion For Trash
11. Old Men (Lay Down)
12. Final Destination

Blue Rock (The Cross):
1. Bad Attitude
2. New Dark Ages
3. Dirty Mind
4. Baby It’s Alright
5. Ain’t Put Nothin’ Down
6. The Also Rans
7. Millionaire
8. Put It All Down To Love
9. Hand Of Fools
10. Life Changes

Happiness?:
1. Nazis 1994
2. Happiness
3. Revelations
4. Touch The Sky
5. Foreign Sand With Yoshiki
6. Freedom Train
7. ‘You Had To Be There’
8. The Key
9. Everybody Hurts Sometime
10. Loneliness…
11. Dear Mr Murdoch
12. Old Friends

Electric Fire:
1. Pressure On
2. A Nation Of Haircuts
3. Believe In Yourself
4. Surrender
5. People On Streets
6. The Whisperers
7. Is It Me?
8. No More Fun
9. Tonight
10. Where Are You Now?
11. Working Class Hero
12. London Town – C’mon Down

Fun On Earth (Box Set Version):
1. One Night Stand!
2. Fight Club
3. Be With You
4. Quality Street
5. I Don’t Care
6. Sunny Day
7. Be My Gal (My Brightest Spark)
8. I Am The Drummer (In A Rock N’ Roll Band)
9. Small
10. Say It’s Not True (With Jeff Beck)
11. The Unblinking Eye (Abridged)
12. Up
13. Smile
14. Whole House Rockin’
15. Dear Mr Murdoch (Nude Mix)

Roger Taylor Solo Singles 1:
1. I Wanna Testify
2. Turn On The TV
3. My Country (Single Version)
4. Man On Fire (Extended Version)
5. I Cry For You (Single Remix)
6. Strange Frontier (Extended Remix)
7. I Cry For You (Extended Remix)
8. Two Sharp Pencils (Get Bad)
9. Nazis 1994 (Radio Mix)
10. Nazis 1994 (Kick Mix)
11. Nazis 1994 (Schindlers Mix Extended)
12. Nazis 1994 (Makita Mix Extended)
13. Nazis 1994 (Big Science Mix)
14. Foreign Sand With Yoshiki (Single Version)
15. Final Destination With Yoshiki
16. Everybody Hurts Sometime (Live At Shepherds Bush Empire 1994)
17. Old Friends (Live At Shepherds Bush Empire 1994)

Roger Taylor Solo Singles 2:
1. Pressure On (Single Version)
2. People On Streets (Mashed)
3. Tonight (Dub Sangria)
4. Keep A Knockin’ (Man Utd CD Single)
5. Surrender (Radio Mix)
6. A Nation Of Haircuts (Club Cut)
7. London Town – C’mon Down (Single Mix)
8. Surrender (Live At Cyberbarn)
9. No More Fun (Live At Cyberbarn)
10. Tonight (Live At Cyberbarn)
11. One Night Stand
12. Woman You’re So Beautiful Felix + Arty (Main Mix)
13. Woman You’re So Beautiful Felix + Arty (Mad Mix)
14. Woman You’re So Beautiful Felix + Arty (Dance Hall Mix)
15. The Unblinking Eye (Everything Is Broken) (Single Version)
16. The Unblinking Eye (Everything Is Broken) Almost Completely Nude Mix)
17. Dear Mr Murdoch (2011 Version)

The Cross Singles 1:
1. Cowboys And Indians (7" Single Edit)
2. Love Lies Bleeding (She’s A Wicked, Wily Waitress) (Single Remix)
3. Feel The Force
4. Shove It (Extended Mix)
5. Shove It (Metropolix)
6. Shove It (Denniz Pop Remix)
7. Heaven For Everyone (7" Version) (Roger Taylor Vocal)
8. Heaven For Everyone (7" Version) (Freddie Mercury Vocal)
9. Manipulator (Extended Version)
10. Manipulator (Single Version)
11. Power To Love (Extended Version)
12. Power To Love (Single Version)
13. In Charge Of My Heart (7" Single Version)
14. Liar (12" Mix)
15. In Charge Of My Heart (12" Single Version)
16. Liar (7" Version)

The Cross Singles 2:
1. New Dark Ages (7" Single Version)
2. Ain’t Put Nothin’ Down (Long Version)
3. Man On Fire (Live)
4. Life Changes (7" Single Version)
5. Heartland
6. Celebration (Jam Studios Session)*
7. I Can Take You Higher (Jam Studios Session)*
8. I Can’t Get You Out Of My Head (Jam Studios Session)*
9. Passion For Trash (Jam Studios Session)*
10. Top Of The World, Ma Extended Remix)*
11. Shove It (U.S. Single Version)

* Previously Unissued

The Lot DVD:
Roger Taylor Solo:
1. Strange Frontier
2. Man On Fire
3. Happiness
4. Foreign Sand
5. Surrender
6. Nazis 1994
7. The Unblinking Eye (Everything Is Broken)
8. Dear Mr Murdoch

Live:
1. Old Friends – Gosport Festival 1994
2. Man On Fire – Truro City Hall 1994
3. Happiness – Truro City Hall 1994
4. Everybody Hurts Sometime – Truro City Hall 1994

The Cross:
1. Cowboys And Indians
2. Cowboys And Indians – 2 Drummers
3. Shove It
4. Heaven For Everyone
5. Power To Love
6. Liar
7. New Dark Ages
8. Blue Rock – EPK

Interviews & Electronic Press Kits:
1. Happiness? – EPK
2. Electric Fire – EPK
3. Interview For Parlophone[/tracklisting]
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I'd really like to pick up "Fun In Space" on CD, but I can't see buying the full box set just for that, and I haven't heard enough of Roger's other stuff to know if it's worth it. I didn't realize until about a month or so ago that FIS was OOP.

I found a used Fun In Space a few years back.

I wouldn't mind delving a little deeper into Rog's solo stuff, but not sure if I'd wanna get the complete set.

the most commercially viable track from "Fun In Space" must be "airheads"
and i'm shocked it's not part of this best-of compilation.

I have some of his solo stuff and his band CD's known as "The Cross". Cool stuff!

This album is from 1988...

Here's another that I have:

If you can find these at a reasonable price they are well worth it.

I'm in definitely in for his solo best of. Once again it's "Omnivore". Becoming one of my fave reissues label.

Rick A.

Bump: Added pre-order link for The Lot.

Ordered using our Imwan link, Thanks Linda.

Rick A.

Really cheap price ($6.62) for vinyl copy of Best.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NNQJPE0/?tag=imwan-20