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Omega

2010 album from the Prog Rock supergroup featuring all four original members: John Wetton (King Crimson/UK), Steve Howe (Yes), Carl Palmer (ELP) and Geoffrey Downes (The Buggles).

While the band was an enormous success when they debuted in 1982, the original quartet fractured and Howe left in 1984.

It wasn’t until 2006 that the original foursome reconvened for a tour and then a new studio album in 2008.

Two years on from that album, Omega finds all four members at a new creative peak. Features 12 tracks including ‘Finger On The Trigger’, ‘I Believe’, ‘Holy War’ and more.

Arthur Brown / Kingdom Come

Journey

Digitally remastered and expanded two CD edition of this classic 1973 album by British rocker Arthur Brown including a bonus disc containing rare and unreleased material.

The Journey was the third and final album that Arthur Brown recorded with his backing band, Kingdom Come.

As usual, Brown’s musical vision was worlds away from his contemporaries and this album was one of the first albums to utilize a drum machine.

The bonus disc in this special edition includes BBC Radio Sessions, alternate versions and the single version of ‘Spirit Of Joy’.

Various Artists

Steppin’ Through An Empty Time

The Psychic Circle label presents the fifth volume in the Fairytales Can Come True series—another 20 slices of British & European pop psych confection.

Some names may be familiar, others may not.

Hopefully, you’ll find some new aural thrills within as you groove to an Irish folk band gone decidedly trippy, an Italian-only release from a Bournemouth-based soul band, a lilting number from the son of a world famous painter, a band from Harrow who became Italy’s top psych outfit, and the singer of The Cheynes going psychedelically solo.

Come cats, hesitate a while at the barbecue, smile sweetly and keep it cool! Compiled by legendary psych musician and Psychic Circle label-head, Nick Saloman (The Bevis Frond), featuring artists Sleepy, Francis Lai, Mec Op Singers, Rokes, Pattersons, Dorian & The Mackensies, Love Affair, Katch 22, Spacetrack, Dave Anthony’s Moods, Rifkin, Crown’s Clan, David McNeil, Merseys, Sound Network, Malcolm Holland, Rattles, Wishful Thinking, Keith Field, and Montanas.

Hawkwind

At the BBC 1972

2010 two CD collection from the British Space Rock legends.

Whilst the bulk of this release is made up of a live set recorded for the BBC In Concert program, it opens with a previously unreleased session recorded for Johnnie Walker featuring a shortened version of the Doremi Fasol Latido album classic ‘Brainstorm’ and a version of the hit single ‘Silver Machine’, featuring Lemmy on vocals as per the single.

The In Concert itself, a hypnotic continuous performance, is presented in both mono and stereo versions. The mono version was previously released by Windsong on CD in 1991 and has been remastered and re-indexed to include all of the pieces originally performed, and the concert itself in its entirety.

The stereo version has long been in the domain of the bootleggers as an off-air recording known the as “Broadcast” version. This mix was in fact distributed by the BBC for broadcast internationally.

The Incredible String Band

Their First Album / The 5000 Spirits / The Hangman’s Beautiful Daughter / Wee Tam & the Big Huge

Fledg’ling Records in the UK has released authorized remasters of the first 4 ISB albums !!

Remastered by Joe Boyd with restored artwork and excellent liner notes !

Peter Hammill

In The Passionkirche

In 1991 Peter Hammill released the album Fall Of The House Of Usher.

The album has never been performed live in its entirety but Hammill performed an edited suite of songs from the album during solo concerts in 1991 and 1992.

One such concert took place at The Passionkirche in Berlin in April 1992 and this DVD captures that performance.

Hammill also performs a number of songs from his solo career drawing on material from previous albums including “The Future Now,” “I Will Find You,” “Patient,” as well as the Van Der Graaf Generator song “My Room.”

Ken Hensley

Proud Words On a Dusty Shelf

Digitally remastered edition of the 1973 solo album from Uriah Heep vocalist and multi-instrumentalist.

Recorded in 1973 and originally released on the Bronze label, Proud Words On A Dusty Shelf featured Heep bassist Gary Thain and drummer Lee Kerslake.

The resulting album was equal to anything recorded by the Heep at their peak and features wonderful material such as ‘Cold Autumn Sunday’, ‘Black Hearted Lady’ and ‘Go Down’, along with a version of ‘Rain’ (also recorded by Uriah Heep).

Ramases

Glass Top Coffin

Digitally remastered edition of this 1975 album from Ramases, the duo consisting of Ramases (Martin Raphael) and his wife Sel.

They first came to prominence with the release of the album Space Hymns in 1971.

The Glass Top Coffin project took several years to write, and Ramases’ vision of an inter-galactic concept finally appeared in an elaborate sleeve. The sessions saw contributions from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the London Symphony Orchestra and was arguably the most fully realized of the two Ramases albums.

This edition restores the original album artwork.

Arthur Brown

Crazy World Of - Special Edition

Digitally remastered and expanded two CD edition of this classic 1968 album featuring a bonus CD of rare and unreleased material.

This Psychedelic Rock classic burst forth, topping the album charts on both sides of the Atlantic and spawning the hit single `Fire’.

The Rock world discovered the delights of Rock’s supreme showman Arthur Brown and his influence would be felt the following decade when Alice Cooper acknowledged his debt to Arthur’s genius.

Produced by Who manager Kit Lambert and Who guitarist Pete Townshend, this classic album has been remastered and expanded by the inclusion of rare single tracks, a BBC radio One session from April 1968, alternate mono mixes from the album sessions, and a version of `Nightmare’ from the 1968 film, The Committee.

Hawkwind

Alien 4

Digitally remastered and expanded edition of this 1995 album from the British Space Rockers including one bonus track.

The album saw the debut of vocalist Ron Tree on an album.

Released on the Emergency Broadcast label, the album saw the band adopt modern influences within their unmistakably unique style to produce a collection of wonderful material.

This edition features the rare bonus track ‘Space Sex’, previously only available on the limited vinyl edition of the album.