Woolly Wolstenholme (Barclay James Harvest) - Black Box Recovered (2004)
EAC Rip | FLAC: Image+Cue+Log | 487 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 200 Mb | Scans | Time: 01:17:13
Genre: Progressive Rock, Eclectic Prog | Label: Eclectic | Cat.№: ECLCD 1007
EAC Rip | FLAC: Image+Cue+Log | 487 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 200 Mb | Scans | Time: 01:17:13
Genre: Progressive Rock, Eclectic Prog | Label: Eclectic | Cat.№: ECLCD 1007
For fans of Woolly Wolstenholme, this set will require little introduction or description. For those less familiar with the in and outs of the former Barclay James Harvest keyboardist's musical career, a bit of background is in order. In 1979, Wolstenholme quit BJM and embarked on a solo career, launched the following year with his excellent Maestoso album. A second album was planned but it was shelved, and the keyboardist decided to remove himself from the music world. However, in 1989, the very limited-edition fanclub-only cassette Too Late was made available, containing five songs from the unreleased set – "Too Much, Too Loud, Too Late," "Deceivers All," "Has to Be a Reason," "Down the Line," and "All Get Burned." Then, in 1994, with Wolstenholme's interest in music reactivated, Songs from the Black Box appeared, which brought together on CD the unreleased album and its predecessor. Maestoso itself was later reissued separately with bonus tracks, which brings us to Black Box Recovered. Now Wolstenholme's second album gets its own release, doubled in length with the inclusion of nine previously unreleased bonus tracks. A trio of them were recorded live in 1981 at a show in Vienna, a quartet are demo versions of Maestoso tracks, "Why Remains" was recorded in the early '80s, while the final number is new, recorded in 2003. It's a sumptuous set, and even though not all of the tracks within are finished mixes, the entire album sounds surprisingly good, even the live recordings have a finished feel to them. An album long awaited, and now even better in this recovered fashion. ~ Review by Jo-Ann Greene
Track Listing
01. Deceivers All (6:02)
02. Has To Be A Reason (4:35)
03. Down The Line (2:35)
04. All Get Burned (3:25)
05. Too Much, Too Loud, Too Late (6:10)
06. Even The Night (3:20)
07. The Will To Fly (4:12)
08. The Sunday Bells (4:40)
09. Open (3:38)
Previously Unreleased Bonus Tracks:
10. Why Remain (1:53)
11. Sail Away (Demo) (3:54)
12. A Prospect Of Whitby (Demo) (2:59)
13. Patriots (Demo) (5:57)
14. Quiet Islands (Demo) (5:02)
15. American Excess (Live In Vienna 1981) (6:10)
16. Lives On The Line (Live In Vienna 1981) (2:52)
17. Deceivers All (Live In Vienna 1981) (6:13)
18. Bootham Park Elegy (3:36)
Produced by Woolly Wolstenholme
Musicians
• Steve Broomhead: lead guitar
• Kim Turner: drums
• Terry Grady: bass
• Woolly Wolstenholme: vocals, keyboards
Notes
Ⓒ 1980/1981/2003 Stuart J. Wolstenholme
Ⓟ 2004 Eclectic Entertainment Ltd.
Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 3 from 28. July 2007
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Woolly Wolstenholme / Black Box Recovered
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Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
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