Product Description
2009 issue UK 51-track digitally remastered 5-on-3 CD set comprising the albums 'Below The Salt', 'Parcel Of Rogues', 'Now We Are Six', 'Commoners Crown' and 'All Around My Hat'. Complete with an 8-page picture booklet containing photos of the band, track info and various line-up info.

CD1:
1. Spotted Cow
2. Rosebud In June
3. Jigs [Medley]
4. Sheepcrook And Black Dog
5. Royal Forester
6. King Henry
7. Gaudete
8. John Barleycorn
9. Saucy Sailor
10. Gaudete (Single Version)
11. The Holly And The Ivy
12. One Misty Moisty Morning
13. Alison Gross
14. The Bold Poachers
15. The Ups And Downs
16. Robbery With Violins

CD2:
1. The Wee Wee Man
2. The Weaver And The Factory Maid
3. Rogues In A Nation
4. Cam Ye O'er Frae France
5. Hares On The Mountain
6. Bonny Moorhen
7. Seven Hundred Elves
8. Drink Down The Moon
9. Now We Are Six
10. Thomas The Rhymer
11. The Mooncoin Jig
12. Edwin
13. Long-A-Growing
14. Two Magicians
15. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
16. To Know Him Is To Love Him
17. The Wife Of Ushers Well - Live At The Rainbow

CD3:
1. Little Sir Hugh
2. Bach Goes To Limerick
3. Long Lankin
4. Dogs And Ferrets
5. Galtee Farmer
6. Demon Lover
7. Elf Call
8. Weary Cutters
9. New York Girls
10. Black Jack Davy
11. Hard Times Of Old England
12. Cadgwith Anthem
13. Sum Waves
14. The Wife Of Ushers Well
15. Gamble Gold (Robin Hood)
16. All Around My Hat
17. Dance With Me
18. Batchelors Hall

Amazon USA:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002MVS19W/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002MVS19W/?tag=imwan-21

Any info on how these were remastered (are they likely to be loud as hell)? EMI's web page was not useful, couldn't even find a press release. I have Now We Are Six on vinyl and really like the sound, if these sound as good I'm sold.

I don't know anything about the remastering, but I can vouch for the quality of the material. These records show the progression of Steeleye from a pure folk band into a folk rock outfit, losing none of the passion and drive of the original group, and ending up on "....Hat" sounding as much rock as folk.
There is great playing all around, Maddy Prior at her peak, and wonderful originals as well as the traditional material. "Commoners Crown" is my favorite album of theirs, and one of my favorites overall from anyone.
This is a wonderful set from a great band that continues to record and perform regularly to this day.

Agreed. Peter Sellars plays ukele on the last track "New York Girls" and mutters that strange aside at the end of the record,something like "I say Sir are you a Matalef ?...Careful Sir we're on board ship"

Parcel of Rogues is the other one I've got,more trad folk though.

If they used the same tape sources as BGO they should be good.

My favorite of these is the first, "Below the Salt." First one of theirs I ever heard, and still the one where I love pretty much every song on it.

Yay, my Amazon pre-order has shipped! There was a delay with this one. But, they are in stock now.

I think you'll enjoy them.
Without getting at all technical, I believe they did a nice job with the remastering.
Check out the new album, "Cogs, Wheels, and Lovers", if you haven't already done so.
It stands with nearly anything they've ever done.