Even though I have many recordings of this great guitarist this is a must for me. The reason? This tour marked the 40th anniversary of Wind & Wuthering, my favorite Genesis album. I'm in for the Special Edition.

And you John?

RELEASE DATE: 26 January 2018

On 26th January 2018, Inside Out Music release Wuthering Nights: Live in Birmingham, the new live release from guitar legend Steve Hackett. Wuthering Nights was filmed at the Birmingham Symphony Hall during Hackett's recent, critically-acclaimed Genesis Revisited & Classic Hackett tour. Available as Special Edition 2DVD + 2CD Digipak, Blu-Ray, Digital album and Blu-Ray in stereo & surround sound, this is a must-have for any prog fan.

This tour marked the 40th anniversary of Wind & Wuthering, Hackett's last album with Genesis which reached number 7 in the UK album chart. To celebrate Steve and his band played 5 of the best-loved tracks from this iconic album: Eleventh Earl Of Mar, One For The Vine, Blood On The Rooftops, In That Quiet Earth and Afterglow.

Other fan favourites from Hackett's Genesis days were 'revisited': Dance On A Volcano, Inside & Out, Firth Of Fifth, The Musical Box and the classic Los Endos. This mesmerising show marks the first ever live performance by Hackett & his band of the tracks One for the Vine and Inside & Out, and also includes many of Hackett's solo fan-favourites as well as material from his latest studio album The Night Siren.

Steve recalls the Birmingham performance... "I'm excited about imminent release of 'Wuthering Nights'. It felt special to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Wind & Wuthering, the Genesis album I had the most songwriting involvement with and a favourite among many fans. Songs like One for the Vine, Eleventh Earl of Mar and Blood on the Rooftops come across powerfully on this release, which also features other Genesis and solo Hackett favourites along with songs from my latest album The Night Siren... Sit back and enjoy!"

The band are: Roger King (keyboards), Gary O'Toole (drums/percussion), Rob Townsend (saxes/flutes), Nick Beggs (bass, stick & twelve string) and Nad Sylvan on vocals plus special guests John Hackett and Amanda Lehmann.

The DVD / Blu-Ray also includes fascinating behind the scenes footage, most of which was filmed on the day in Birmingham. There are also three videos for tracks from The Night Siren: Behind the Smoke, Fifty Miles from the North Pole and West to East.

Well, so far there is one domestic release listed -- a "3-disc" set:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077TY4HJX/?tag=imwan-20

And we have a sample to check out:

Seeing Steve on January 30th in NYC so I will bring this along for him to sign. Also seeing him on the Cruise To The Edge but I'd rather not drag a CD onboard so it will be nice to have it signed early.

I saw this tour a few times and it was great, his current band is spot on.

Can't wait to get this.

As I type this we're only a day away from release of this title and I can find no listing for a 2 CD + 1 Blu-ray version. Hackett's web site indicates that this version is North America-only. Any info?.

Jim and everyWAN,

Amazon still only lists the one configuration in the first post as a domestic release -- three discs, including two CDs and one video:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077TY4HJX/?tag=imwan-20

The initial solicitation from InsideOut said "2CD/1DVD set", but the video format of that third disc is still not specified at Amazon. I suppose it could be a Blu-ray, but there's no way to confirm until one of us have a copy in our hands.

Currently the only listing at Amazon USA which specifically says "Blu-ray" is a single disc UK import:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0776981XJ/?tag=imwan-20

Another curiosity: the Hackett site lists a 2 CD + 2 DVD version but the amazon.com listing is for 2 CDs + 1 DVD (or is it a Blu-ray disc?).

Here's the track listing from the Hackett site for the 2 CD + 2 DVD version:

2CD + 2DVD Digipak Tracklisting

CD 1:
1. Every Day
2. El Nino
3. The Steppes
4. In the Skeleton Gallery
5. Behind the Smoke
6. Serpentine Song
7. Rise Again
8. Shadow of the Hierophant

CD 2:
1. Eleventh Earl of Mar *
2. One For the Vine *
3. Acoustic Improvisation
4. Blood on the Rooftops *
5. In That Quiet Earth *
6. Afterglow *
7. Dance on a Volcano *
8. Inside and Out *
9. Firth of Fifth *
10. The Musical Box *
11. Los Endos *
(* Genesis track)

DVD 1 - Concert Part 1:
1. Every Day
2. El Nino
3. The Steppes
4. In the Skeleton Gallery
5. Behind the Smoke
6. Serpentine Song
7. Rise Again
8. Shadow of the Hierophant
- Bonus -
Wuthering Nights, Live in Birmingham - Behind the Scenes Documentary 32:32

DVD 2 - Concert Part 2:
1. Eleventh Earl of Mar *
2. One For the Vine *
3. Acoustic Improvisation
4. Blood on the Rooftops *
5. In That Quiet Earth *
6. Afterglow *
7. Dance on a Volcano *
8. Inside and Out *
9. Firth of Fifth *
10. The Musical Box *
11. Los Endos *
(* Genesis track)
- Bonus -
Official videos
Behind the Smoke
Fifty Miles from the North Pole
West to East

There's also a 19 track 24/44 edition.

This is a visually and sonically outstanding performance.

On this year's tour (Hackett will be here next month) he is adding GTR songs which I am thrilled with!

I picked this up at my local indie today. It is 2 CDs + 1 Blu-Ray.

Video: 1080p (Full HD), 16:9 / 1.77:1
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Surround, 24/48 Stereo LPCM
Regions: A,B,C

Thanks, Jim. I'll update the title of our thread.

And we have another sample, now:

Heading into NYC in a few hours to see Steve Hackett at a pre Cruise Guitar World Q&A event at The Cutting Room. Hope to get the Cd/ Blu-ray signed and ask him if he is excited about our upcoming Cruise To The Edge!

Got a chance to hang with Steve and discuss all things seaworthy!

Very cool! Hackett is THE Man! His Live DVD's are always in frequent rotation in my house.

Oh he signed my CD booklet for me. Not sure if anyone else brought it with them, I saw a lot of vinyl. Told him I will see him on the Cruise in a few days.

Amazon has dropped the price for the 2CD/1BD set by $5 from what it was originally, down to $18.69:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077TY4HJX/?tag=imwan-20

Anybody who has been on the fence I can attest that this so killer. Believe me, you need this!

Beautiful photos from Steve's stop in Rio last night as the tour which included the CTTE finally comes to an end.

Killer photos John. Thanks!

My vote for best Live Blu-ray/DVD concert of the Year goes to "Wuthering Nights: Live In Birmingham".

With 'Wind and the "Wuthering' being my favorite Genesis album it sure helped but the performance of the whole concert made it #1 in my book.