martedì 28 febbraio 2012

Kevin Gilbert's Giraffe - The Power Of Suggestion + The View From Here ristampati e rimasterizzati

Della grandezza di Kevin Gilbert abbiamo già parlato e non starò a presentarlo di nuovo. Quindi, dopo la celebrata riedizione del suo capolavoro The Shaming of the True, Jon Rubin - esecutore testamentario del materiale di Gilbert - ha finalmente realizzato il sogno di molti. Sono infatti ora disponibili le ristampe in edizione rimasterizzata dei due album dei Giraffe (la band di Gilbert negli anni '80) a lungo fuori catalogo, dei quali esistevano solo pochissimi esemplari (io comunque la mia copia originale di The Power Of Suggestion ce l'ho). Jon ha parlato anche di una possibile riedizione di Thud, il primo album solista uscito nel 1995, con materiale aggiuntivo, ma ancora c'è qualche problema di diritti d'autore da superare.

www.popplusone.com/gilbert.html


Available for the first time in more than 15 years the first Giraffe CD The Power of Suggestion. This seminal work propelled Kevin into the spotlight and on to win the Yamaha Song Vision contest.
This CD contains early versions of some of the material on TSOTT and Thud. This version is the entire CD as it was originally released. The CD has been meticulously re-mastered from the original analog tapes. That and advances in CD technology have made this version much better sounding than the original. It is a must have for all KG fans.

One interesting note: The Power of Suggestion was the first independent CD ever released.

Tracklist:
Overture
The Last Thing On Your Mind
In Every Line
This Warm Night
Image Maker
Because Of You
Everything We Are
New Patriots
Can’t Make This love Go Away
The World Just Gets Smaller
Power Reprise
Because Of You – 11th Hr. Mix
Finale



Available for the first time in more than 20 years Giraffe’s second CD The View From Here. This version is the entire CD as it was originally released.

This CD contains early versions of some of the material on TSOTT and Thud. The CD has been meticulously re-mastered from the original analog tapes. That and advances in CD technology have made this version much better sounding than the original. It is a must have for all KG fans.

One interesting note: Many of the original The View From Here CDs would not play making a playable version an even rarer commodity.

Tracklist:
Home
Progress
From Here To There
All Fall Down
The Way Back Home
Waiting For The Rain
Holding On with Both Hands
I Will Survive
Air Dance
Welcome Home

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