passion play

 passion play

Editado en el 2014. 

El primer Cd contiene la versión remixed del álbum original a cargo de Steven Wilson.

El segundo Cd tiene las sesiones del Chateau d'Herouville, también remasterizadas por Steven Wilson.

Los dos DVD presentan el A passion play y el The Chateau d'Herouville Sessions en 5.1 Mix DTS & Dolby Digital, el transfer del master original en PCM 96/24 stereo y video clips de The Story Of The Hare Who Lost His Spectacles, una intro y otras imágenes usadas durante la gira del A Passion Play de 1973.

El libreto ofrece:

  • un extenso artículo de Martin Webb sobre la preparación y grabación del álbum y de las sesiones de 'Chateau de desastre' que la precedió.
  • Los pensamientos de Steven Wilson en la mezcla de las grabaciones.
  • Los recuerdos de la bailarina Jane Eva que apaerce en la portada y en el video-clip.
  • Recuerdos de Rev'd Godfrey Pilchard.
  • Historia de la gira de 1973.
  • Recuerdos de giras del técnico de sonido Chris Amsone.

IAN ANDERSON: flute, acoustic guitar, sax and voice
MARTIN BARRE: electric guitar
BARRIMORE BARLOW: drums and percussion
JEFFREY HAMMOND-HAMMOND: bass guitar and voices
JOHN EVAN: piano, organ 

CD 1 - A Passion Play (A new Steven Wilson stereo mix):
1. Lifebeats/Prelude
2. The Silver Cord
3. Re-Assuring Tune
4. Memory Bank
5. Best Friends
6. Critique Oblique
7. Forest Dance #1
8. The Story Of The Hare Who Lost His Spectacles
9. Forest Dance #2
10. The Foot Of Our Stairs (+ 2 extra verses found on end of multi-track reel)
11. Overseer Overture.
12. Flight From Lucifer
13. 10.08 to Paddington
14. Magus Perde
15. Epilogue

CD 2 - The Chateau d'Herouville Sessions (A new Steven Wilson stereo mix):
1. The Big Top
2. Scenario
3. Audition
4. Skating Away
5. Sailor
6. No Rehearsal
7. Left Right
8. Solitaire
9. Critique Oblique (Part I)
10. Critique Oblique (Part II)
11. Animelee (1st Dance) [Instrumental]
12. Animelee (2nd Dance) [Instrumental]
13. Law Of The Bungle (Part I)
14. Tiger
15. Law Of The Bungle (Part II)

DVD 1 (Audio & Video):

Contains A Passion Play mixed to 5.1 DTS and AC3 Dolby Digital surround sound and PCM 96/24 PCM stereo. A flat transfer from the original master at PCM 96/24 stereo and video clips of The Story Of The Hare Who Lost His Spectacles an intro and outro film footage used in the Passion Play tour of 1973.

DVD 2 (Audio only):

Contains The Chateau d'Herouville Sessions mixed to 5.1 DTS and AC3 Dolby Digital surround sound and PCM 96/24 PCM stereo.

In the 80 page book:

* An extensive article by Martin Webb on the preparation and recording of the album and the 'Chateau disaster' sessions that preceded it.

* Steven Wilson's thoughts on mixing the recordings.

* Memories of the cover shoot and Hare filming by dancer Jane Eve (Colthorpe)

* The Rev'd Godfrey Pilchard's recollections.

* 1973 tour history.