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Continuing from 2009's 'A Parcel Of Steeleye Span' (cat # 6854362) which collected together their first five Chrysalis albums and has sold 4.1k units OTC to date, comes 'Another Parcel of Steeleye Span (Their Chrysalis Albums 1976-1989)', which presents their second five Chrysalis albums in an identical 3CD multipack. Steeleye fans will not be disappointed at this newly remastered part of their catalogue which includes material widely regarded as some of their best. Albums, 'Rocket Cottage', 'Storm Force Ten', 'Live At Last', 'Sails Of Silver' and 'Tempted & Tried' are all presented remastered by Dennis Blackham at Skye Mastering, with bonus tracks and a booklet containing photos of the band along with comprehensive information on the tracklisting and various line-ups info
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3CD set w/the second 5 remastered Chrysalis albums 1976 - 1989 + bonus tracks! Rocket Cottage (1976), Storm Force Ten (1977), Live At Last (1978), Sails Of Silver (1980), Tempted And Tried (1989)
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36 of 40 people found the following review helpful
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For those of us who obtained the first parcel this second package is most welcomed.
This set contains:
Rocket Cottage (1976)
Storm Force Ten (1977)
Live At Last (1978)
Sails Of Silver (1980)
Tempted And Tried (1989)
Some of you will be asking where is Back In Line.This album was released by Flutterby records hence the jump in recordings on this set.Firstly,i am glad to say the quality matches the first parcel which for ardent Steeleye Span fans will be the main reason for buying this box set.Some of you will relish the thought of owning these recordings for the first time as some of the recordings were originally quite hard to find especially Rocket Cottage And Sails Of Silver.
There are two bonus tracks contained in this set The Boars Head Carol and Rag Doll.It should be noted that the bonus live tracks from Sails Of Silver have been omitted from this set as they were recorded in the nineties.
All in all another great selection of Steeleye in remastered form to enjoy at a very reasonable price.
This set contains:
Rocket Cottage (1976)
Storm Force Ten (1977)
Live At Last (1978)
Sails Of Silver (1980)
Tempted And Tried (1989)
Some of you will be asking where is Back In Line.This album was released by Flutterby records hence the jump in recordings on this set.Firstly,i am glad to say the quality matches the first parcel which for ardent Steeleye Span fans will be the main reason for buying this box set.Some of you will relish the thought of owning these recordings for the first time as some of the recordings were originally quite hard to find especially Rocket Cottage And Sails Of Silver.
There are two bonus tracks contained in this set The Boars Head Carol and Rag Doll.It should be noted that the bonus live tracks from Sails Of Silver have been omitted from this set as they were recorded in the nineties.
All in all another great selection of Steeleye in remastered form to enjoy at a very reasonable price.
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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Identical in style and presentation to EMIs original collection which contained the first five of Steeleye Spans albums for the Chrysalis label, this new set contains the next (and final) five for the label. With the exception of the 1986 release "Back in Line" the bands complete back catalogue from 1970 to 1989 can now be obtained easily with the purchase of just three competitively priced compilations - that is thirteen full albums and a small selection of bonus tracks. "Back in Line" was not released on Chrysalis hence its absence from this new collection - however Amazon now have it available as an MP3 download if you don't want to pay a high collectors price for the CD.
This new collection was once again co-ordinated and compiled by Tim Chacksfield and the tracks have been newly remastered for this set. The thin booklet contains full album track details, and other information about the original releases including album covers. The five albums are split chronologically over the three CDs so "Storm Force Ten" and "Sails of Silver" each run across two CDS - slightly annoying but keeps the cost down I suppose! However, if you transfer the CDs to iTunes you just get one long album on your iPod, which makes it easier to get the running order you want.
There is some excellent material gathered here and fans will be eager to add this new set to their collections. Perhaps not quite as strong as their earlier work there are still enough classic Steeleye tracks here to make this new set well worth buying, and for shear value it has to be five stars. Packed full with all the albums there was just enough space left to squeeze in two bonus tracks, a '77 and a '78 single, to keep collectors happy!
This new collection was once again co-ordinated and compiled by Tim Chacksfield and the tracks have been newly remastered for this set. The thin booklet contains full album track details, and other information about the original releases including album covers. The five albums are split chronologically over the three CDs so "Storm Force Ten" and "Sails of Silver" each run across two CDS - slightly annoying but keeps the cost down I suppose! However, if you transfer the CDs to iTunes you just get one long album on your iPod, which makes it easier to get the running order you want.
There is some excellent material gathered here and fans will be eager to add this new set to their collections. Perhaps not quite as strong as their earlier work there are still enough classic Steeleye tracks here to make this new set well worth buying, and for shear value it has to be five stars. Packed full with all the albums there was just enough space left to squeeze in two bonus tracks, a '77 and a '78 single, to keep collectors happy!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Considering how hard it is to get separate CDs of all the early albums, it's great that these box sets are available. It's a shame that they've split the different albums across physical CDs but I suppose they were limited by the CD box set manufacturers.
The only specific thing I can add to what others have said is to comment on the sound quality, which is rather disappointing. I suppose in this age of digital production we've come to expect CDs to have brilliant crisp clarity, which these recordings certainly don't offer. It's probably a limitation imposed by the quality of the original masters, and perhaps they could have cleaned them up a lot given more investment, which would of course have ended up coming out of our wallets, but as it is they sound distant and a bit muddy, with even the occasional apparent very brief drop-out. Not quite bootleg-low quality but certainly not top-class either. Yer gets wot you pays fer.
So, worth having if you yearn for an inexpensive and comprehensive collection of early Span, but not something to revel in sonically.
The only specific thing I can add to what others have said is to comment on the sound quality, which is rather disappointing. I suppose in this age of digital production we've come to expect CDs to have brilliant crisp clarity, which these recordings certainly don't offer. It's probably a limitation imposed by the quality of the original masters, and perhaps they could have cleaned them up a lot given more investment, which would of course have ended up coming out of our wallets, but as it is they sound distant and a bit muddy, with even the occasional apparent very brief drop-out. Not quite bootleg-low quality but certainly not top-class either. Yer gets wot you pays fer.
So, worth having if you yearn for an inexpensive and comprehensive collection of early Span, but not something to revel in sonically.
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