WarChild 40th Anniversary Theatre Edition 2CD + 2DVD CD/DVD £53.60
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WARCHILD THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY THEATRE EDITION available as a 2CD2DVD set.Highlights from the set includeOriginal album and bonus tracks three previously unreleased, remixed in 5.1 surround and stereo by Steven Wilson.10 orchestral pieces nine previously unreleased written for the films soundtrack, 4 of whichare remixed in 5.1 surround and stereo by Steven Wilson.Flat transfers of the original LP mix at 9624, and the quadrophonic version with 2 bonustracks in 4.0.The Third Hoorah promo footage, and footage from a January 1974 photo sessionpressconference where the WarChild project was announced.An 80page booklet featuring an extensive history of the project, a film script synopsis, trackbytrack annotations by Ian Anderson, plus rare and unseen photographs.Originally released in 1974, WarChild features one of the groups most prolific lineups and includes Ian Anderson, Martin Barre, John Evans, Jeffrey HammondHammond and Barrie Barlow.
Unlike its predecessors Thick As A Brick and A Passion Play which featured 40odd minutes of continuous music, WarChild marked a return to songs of a more conventional length, including the FMradiostaple, Bungle In The Jungle.
The new Theatre Edition unearths a trio of unreleased recordings Tomorrow Was Today, Good Godmother, and a different arrangement of WarChild recorded after the version on the final album.
Fans intrigued by the appearance of WarChild Waltz on the 2002 reissue of WarChild will finally get the chance to hear the rest of the mostly orchestral music the bandrecorded for the soundtrack album.
About 30 minutes was recorded during sessions in 1973 and 1974.
Soon after, the music was consigned to the archives for 40 years until now.
Unlike its predecessors Thick As A Brick and A Passion Play which featured 40odd minutes of continuous music, WarChild marked a return to songs of a more conventional length, including the FMradiostaple, Bungle In The Jungle.
The new Theatre Edition unearths a trio of unreleased recordings Tomorrow Was Today, Good Godmother, and a different arrangement of WarChild recorded after the version on the final album.
Fans intrigued by the appearance of WarChild Waltz on the 2002 reissue of WarChild will finally get the chance to hear the rest of the mostly orchestral music the bandrecorded for the soundtrack album.
About 30 minutes was recorded during sessions in 1973 and 1974.
Soon after, the music was consigned to the archives for 40 years until now.