50 years ago today Genesis released Selling England by the Pound, one of their best-regarded albums. SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND UK Release: 28 September 1973. LP. Charisma. CAS 1074. Album Score – 83% Peter Gabriel – vocals, flute, oboe, percussion Tony Banks – Hammond organ, Mellotron, Hohner Pianet, ARP Pro Soloist, piano, 12-string guitar…
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Fish’s retirement album “Weltschmerz” – a career best
I recently bought one of the best albums I’ve heard in a long while. Fish’s double album “Weltschmerz“, released at the back end of last year, is an extremely personal set of songs and is a stunning collection both musically and lyrically. It’s his retirement album and every song makes an emotional connection. I was…
Phil Collins announces mini-tour in 2017
Phil Collins has been slowly returning to the limelight over the last year. Firstly there was the staggered re-issuing of his back catalogue with recreations of the original covers and an additional CD with rarities, B-sides and live tracks for each album. Then there was the release this week on The Singles – a collection…
Phil Collins new compilation due out in October
Phil Collins is following his album re-issues campaign with a new compilation of his singles due for release on 14 October. Here is what his press release says: Coming out this October 14th, all of the highlights from Phil’s career together on one incredible album. ‘The Singles’ will be released as 2CD or 4LP versions,…
Title and jacket covers released for Phil Collins’ upcoming biography
The jacket covers for both the UK (below left) and US (below right) versions of Phil Collins’ upcoming biography, due to be published on 20 October, have been posted on Phil’s official site. The title has been revealed to be “Not Yet Dead” another example of Collins’ love of all thing Monty Python (presumably a…
Second tranche of Phil Collins re-masters announced
Phil Collins has announced the next two releases in his re-master series with 1982’s Hello, I Must Be Going! joined by 1996’s Dance into the Light. Both again come with re-created covers. The release date is 26 February. Track lists: Hello I Must Be Going! “I Don’t Care Anymore” “I Cannot Believe…
Tony Banks remix and remaster series release news
Having released A 4-CD retrospective with A Chord Too Far through Esoteric, Tony Banks follows up with the planned phased release of his back catalogue. A Curious Feeling (1979) had already been released in 2009 and will be re-released on 26 February 2016 alongside 1983’s The Fugitive. Both albums will be released as a CD (stereo remixes)…
Phil Collins autobiography due October 2016
Phil Collins has intimated many times over the years that he would eventually write his autobiography. Well now it seems the time is right. With health problems curtailing his musical career Collins has made a publishing deal with Penguin Random House for an October 2016 release date. Collins says, “Having found the right publisher in Penguin Random House…
Phil Collins – Remastered back catalogue releases commence on 6 November
Phil Collins’ back catalogue has been remastered and readied for re-release with added material including live versions not previously released, demos and non-album tracks. The first two albums to be released are Phil’s highly influential debut FACE VALUE (1981) and potentially his most personal album BOTH SIDES (1993). The releases, scheduled for 6 November, will…
Jeff Lynne’s ELO Hyde Park Concert to be released on DVD and Blu-Ray
Jeff Lynne’s ELO concert at Hyde Park last September will be released on both DVD and Blu-Ray on 11 September 2015. The concert, in which the band were backed by demonstrated the true strengths of this underrated band and in particular the humble Jeff Lynne. The audience lapped up every song in the set and it was…