Based on how Caroline do their other box sets, this will likely be 6 original albums remastered with some bonus tracks. (ETA: That's exactly what it turned out to be -- see tracklist below.)

Description
2016 six CD set. This box from the Canadian rockers contains the five albums the band did for Capitol between 1978 and 1984 as well as a BBC in concert from 1980. It was remastered by Andy Pearce and contains notes by Classic Rock's Malcolm Dome, all put into a 20 page booklet and clam shell box. April Wine formed in 1969. Originally based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the band enjoyed international success in the 1970s and 1980s, releasing more than 20 albums since 1971. 1979 saw continued Canadian success, and the beginning of international success. The band's seventh album, First Glance, had an immediate impact and the first two singles were both successful on Canadian radio. First Glance also found an audience in the U.S., staying on the Billboard album chart for many weeks, making it April Wine's first gold record outside of Canada. Following on the popularity of First Glance, April Wine released Harder... Faster. "Say Hello" and "I Like to Rock" were popular hits and Harder... Faster proved to be yet another multi-platinum release for the band. The Nature of the Beast was released in January 1981, and riding on the popularity of the smash hit singles "Just Between You and Me" was the first April Wine album to reach platinum status internationally. In July of 1982, April Wine released their tenth album, Power Play. The album included the singles "Enough is Enough", "If You See Kay" and "Anything You Want, You Got It". Animal Grace followed but the band was put on hold for some time after that with member releasing solo albums. The band has since reformed and still plays all over the world to this day.

[tracklisting][CD1: First Glance]
1. Get Ready For Love
2. Hot On The Wheels Of Love
3. Rock N' Roll Is A Vicious Game
4. Right Down To It
5. Roller
6. Comin' Right Down On Top Of Me
7. I'm Alive
8. Let Yourself Go
9. Silver Dollar

[CD2: Harder ... Faster]
1. I Like To Rock
2. Say Hello
3. Tonite
4. Ladies Man
5. Before The Dawn
6. Babes In Arms
7. Better Do It Well
8. 21st Century Schizoid Man

[CD3: The Nature Of The Beast]
1. All Over Town
2. Tellin' Me Lies
3. Sign Of The Gypsy Queen
4. Just Between You And Me
5. Wanna Rock
6. Caught In The Crossfire
7. Future Tense
8. Big City Girls
9. Crash And Burn
10. Bad Boys
11. One More Time
Bonus Tracks:
12. Roller (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK / 1981)
13. I Like To Rock (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK / 1981)

[CD4: Power Play]
1. Anything You Want, You Got It
2. Enough Is Enough
3. If You See Kay
4. What If We Fall In Love
5. Waiting On A Miracle
6. Doin' It Right
7. Ain't Got Your Love
8. Blood Money
9. Tell Me Why
10. Runners In The Night

[CD5: Animal Grace]
1. This Could Be The Right One
2. Sons Of The Pioneers
3. Without Your Love
4. Rock Tonite
5. Hard Rock Kid
6. Money Talks
7. Gimme That Thing Called Love
8. Too Hot To Handle
9. Last Time I'll Ever Sing The Blues

[CD6: BBC In Concert]
1. Oowatanite (BBC In Concert, Live In Reading, UK / 1980)
2. Get Ready For Love (BBC In Concert, Live In Reading, UK / 1980)
3. I Like To Rock (BBC In Concert, Live In Reading, UK / 1980)
4. Before The Dawn (BBC In Concert, Live In Reading, UK / 1980)
5. Ladies Man (BBC In Concert, Live In Reading, UK / 1980)
6. 21st Century Schizoid Man (BBC In Concert, Live In Reading, UK / 1980)
7. Roller (BBC In Concert, Live In Reading, UK / 1980)
8. Don't Push Me Around (BBC In Concert, Live In Reading, UK / 1980)
9. Better Do It Well (BBC In Concert, Live In Reading, UK / 1980)[/tracklisting]

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I'll be interested to see exactly what this is.

It could be a six album set as Linda speculated...if so it would probably 1978's First Glance through 1985's Walking Through Fire. I'd guess those six only because those were the biggest April Wine albums in the USA.

A few years back there was a 4 CD set issued where one disc was a greatest hits, another disc was a "hard rock" disc, another disc was a "vintage" disc and another disc was a live disc. I guess it's possible that this set could be an expanded version of that older set.

April Wine's first 12 albums were all on Aquarius, and it would be possible to fit all 12 of those albums on 6 discs (although the later albums are too long where 2 albums won't fit on 1 disc, so they would have to split some albums between discs). I will buy this set immediately if that's what this is.

I hope it's quite a bit different than just the latter 6 albums, because I have all those from BGO and they're rather good.

I'm guessing it's more than that, but I could be wrong.

I love this band even though they could've been so much better had they dedicated themselves to being a Hard Rock band a little more and less of a Pop band.

The old box set (The April Wine Collection) was issued way back in the early 90s-I remember being in Toronto and seeing that, and I know it's still available.

The first time I heard of April Wine was through their gig at the El Mocambo club in Toronto, 1977, appearing with "The Cockroaches."



The Stones set made up Side 3 of Love You Live.

April Wine were chosen by the Stones to open that gig.

Even though April Wine had a Top 40 hit in the US in 1972 ("You Could've Been a Lady") and a minor hit covering Elton John's "Bad Side of the Moon", they faded into obscurity in the States while racking up a ton of hits in Canada afterwards.

It was the Stones gig which finally got them a US deal again with Capitol in 1978 and from 1978-1982 they made some killer albums and were a strong selling act here (Nature of the Beast went Platinum in 1981).

That to me is the "vintage" era of the band, and the two MTV concerts (I have both) from 1981 and 1982 showed how amazing they were live and how heavy. Three lead guitars and intricate guitar harmonies alongside great vocalist and a powerful drummer.

If only they had stayed the course...

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This is the one I have.THE APRIL WINE COLLECTION (4 cd box set) by April Wine [Music CD] 2008.

Product Description

CD boxset Canadian rockers. This set contains 4 CDs of remastered tracks Disc One, The Singles, features 19 tracks including all of their big hits. Disc Two, The Rock Songs, contains 17 Hard Rockin' AW classics. Disc Three, Vintage Wine, includes 16 excellent tracks that have remained fan favorites over the years. Disc Four, Live, features 15 recordings that truly capture the essence of what an April Wine show is all about. Combined, these four discs show the many sides of the band that have appealed to their generations of fans over the years. April Wine is a truly intoxicating blend of Rock smarts and excellent songwriting chops. 67 tracks


Rick A.

Yep, that's the one Joseph and I mentioned.

I don't see this new one as a career-spanning box, but maybe one that crams in a bunch of (hopefully) remastered albums.

I'm very curious as to what this will be.

I'm guessing that this will mirror the Raspberries and Bob Welch box sets, which means that this will cover it's Capitol albums output.

It very well could be, which means these (I'm supplying chart info because I'm a nerd):

First Glance (1978) US #114/ Canada #62
Harder...Faster (1979) US #64/ Canada #25
Nature of the Beast (1981) US #26/ Canada #11
Power Play (1982) US #37/ Canada #14
Animal Grace (1984) US #62/ Canada #34
Walking Through Fire (1985) US #174

I have the BGO 2-fers and I hate 2 fers, so I'd get this set and hope that Andy Pearce does the remastering or someone like him who does such good work.

Wow, they didn't even crack the top 10 for sales in Canada. Strange, since they were everywhere. Myles Goodwin is probably the closest "big" name in music to the town I grew up in.

Going back to something posted in another thread - April Wine is a perfect example of a Canadian roots rock band that captured the music of the times. I'd never buy a 6 disc set (not a collector, I), but I should get around to getting something of their's on CD. But looking at these 6 albums, I'd probably go with a comp - lots of good singles, but not hugely deep albums.

Adding it to the overly long shopping list.

Jason

Jason, they did have 32 singles reach the charts in Canada, 6 of which made the Top 10 which is pretty astounding.

As for comps, there are way too many and too many crappy ones, but Classic Masters has excellent remastering and features only Capitol-era material and is the best one, though a little short.

Currently I only have "Harder...Faster" and "The Nature of the Beast" in my collection. Could live with just having those two, and actually prefer those over any comp. I agree that the rest of the albums have their share of filler material, but "Harder...Faster" and "The Nature of the Beast" are good start to finish (but will admit I could live without the King Crimson cover).

But if I could get the first 12 studio albums on 6 CDs at a bargain price, that's an easy buy (although it's unlikely that this particular set will include their first 12 albums).

Also, the version of "The Nature of the Beast" that I have on CD sounds stellar and there is no need for a remaster there.

That King Crimson cover is mind-blowing.

One of the best covers and most inventive I've ever heard!

Really, from First Glance through Power Play it's great stuff with a few wimpy duds on each album.

After that they lost the plot, although their reunion albums were very, very good and organic and rocking.

They did a great version of Simon and Garfunkel's "I Am a Rock".

I bought that back in 2011 for around $53. I just looked at it in my order history and it's down to $43 and some change. If anyone wants a good compilation set, then this is it. I bought it because the albums I liked weren't remastered yet. Then BGO ponied up and I bought the ones that they did. I kept the 4 disc set because it has that live disc on cd 4.

For those interested......
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Btw, this set is remastered in 2009.

OK, looks like remastered 5 Capitol albums (thank God they skipped the wretched contract-obligation abomination Walking Through Fire) and a BBC live disc from 1980 at the Reading Festival.

Stupid that 2 live bonus cuts on Nature of the Beast are from the MTV concert and neither one is from the album!

I am in!

Disc 01

01. "Get Ready For Love"

02. "Hot On The Wheels Of Love"

03. "Rock N' Roll Is A Vicious Game"

04. "Right Down To It"

05. "Roller"

06. "Comin' Right Down On Top Of Me"

07. "I'm Alive"

08. "Let Yourself Go"

09. "Silver Dollar"

Disc 02

01. "I Like To Rock"

02. "Say Hello"

03. "Tonite"

04. "Ladies Man"

05. "Before The Dawn"

06. "Babes In Arms"

07. "Better Do It Well"

08. "21st Century Schizoid Man"

Disc 03

01. "All Over Town"

02. "Tellin' Me Lies"

03. "Sign Of The Gypsy Queen"

04. "Just Between You And Me"

05. "Wanna Rock"

06. "Caught In The Crossfire"

07. "Future Tense"

08. "Big City Girls"

09. "Crash And Burn"

10. "Bad Boys"

11. "One More Time"

12. "Roller (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK / 1981)"

13. "I Like To Rock (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK / 1981)"

Disc 04

01. "Anything You Want, You Got It"

02. "Enough Is Enough"

03. "If You See Kay"

04. "What If We Fall In Love"

05. "Waiting On A Miracle"

06. "Doin' It Right"

07. "Ain't Got Your Love"

08. "Blood Money"

09. "Tell Me Why"

10. "Runners In The Night"

Disc 05

01. "This Could Be The Right One"

02. "Sons Of The Pioneers"

03. "Without Your Love"

04. "Rock Tonite"

05. "Hard Rock Kid"

06. "Money Talks"

07. "Gimme That Thing Called Love"

08. "Too Hot To Handle"

09. "Last Time I'll Ever Sing The Blues"

Disc 06

01. "Oowatanite (BBC In Concert, Live In Reading, UK / 1980)"

02. "Get Ready For Love (BBC In Concert, Live In Reading, UK / 1980)"

03. "I Like To Rock (BBC In Concert, Live In Reading, UK / 1980)"

04. "Before The Dawn (BBC In Concert, Live In Reading, UK / 1980)"

05. "Ladies Man (BBC In Concert, Live In Reading, UK / 1980)"

06. "21st Century Schizoid Man (BBC In Concert, Live In Reading, UK / 1980)"

07. "Roller (BBC In Concert, Live In Reading, UK / 1980)"

08. "Don't Push Me Around (BBC In Concert, Live In Reading, UK / 1980)"

09. "Better Do It Well (BBC In Concert, Live In Reading, UK / 1980)"

Easy pass for me. I was really only interested if they had crammed the first 12 albums onto the six discs.

Different label, so that wasn't possible.

Maybe another label gets the rights to the older albums.

Is this still due out this Friday?

No, it has been moved to March 11th in the UK.

This was such a great purchase!

Got it for $30 on Amazon from a seller I always use and with $30 gift card it was $2 after S&H.

I would've spent $30 anyway.

Dynamite sound, great packaging and liner notes-first class all the way.

First Glance sounds incredible and this is a considerable upgrade from the BGO remasters to my ears.

Anyway, I'm thrilled with this box set!