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| 1. The Fool / The Falling Tower (2010 Digital Remaster) |
| 2. Death, The Reaper (2010 Digital Remaster) |
| 3. The Lovers (2010 Digital Remaster) |
| 4. The Devil (2010 Digital Remaster) |
| 5. The Sun (2010 Digital Remaster) |
| 6. The Last Judgement (2010 Digital Remaster) |
| 7. In The Region Of The Summer Stars (2010 Digital Remaster) |
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First ever official CD release of the 1976 album from The Enid, based on a new digital remaster of the original recordings.
Originally conceived as a predominantly vocal album, the concept had to be reconsidered following the suicide of Peter Roberts, the band's frontman. As a result In The Region of the Summer Stars became an instrumental album.
Originally conceived as a predominantly vocal album, the concept had to be reconsidered following the suicide of Peter Roberts, the band's frontman. As a result In The Region of the Summer Stars became an instrumental album.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
There are two versions of this album. They're both excellent, but it helps to know which is which.
17 Sep 2010
Format:Audio CD
Unfortunately the reviews on the page for the reissued ORIGINAL 1976 version of this album include notices for the REVISED 1984 version, which is confusing but an unfortunate quirk of Amazon's layout. Both versions have their strengths and weaknesses, and I'd recommend both if you can afford them. In broad terms, this is how to tell them apart.
1976 recording: Unavailable on CD until 2010 for legal reasons. Currently available from Operation Seraphim, EWCD16. Cover: a crouching, red-tinted female nude superimposed on a landscape within an egg-shaped vignette on black.
This was the band's first album, and sounds a little rough in comparison to their later work, though it remains one of their best compositions. In technical terms, there's a small amount of peak level distortion, which however does not really detract from the overall quality. Incidentally, the album has been mastered to CD with absolutely NO loudness enhancement or peak brickwalling, which will cause much rejoicing amongst music purists.
1984 revised version: Most recently issued on Inner Sanctum ENID001CD; however, the band have acrimoniously split with this company and a reissue from Operation Seraphim may be pending. Cover: the faces of a man and woman look down upon a tiny figure in a moonlit landscape.
Side 1 of the album was remixed with some new overdubs and a new intro. Side 2, containing the title suite, had to be completely re-recorded when the multitracks proved to be missing. There's a different drummer and trumpet player, and part of the ending has been rewritten. Musically it's more assured but lacks some of the punch of the original version. Technically there's less distortion, though a bit more compression in the most recent release. The Inner Sanctum release does include a rough mix of part of the 1976 version for comparison.
COnclusion: if I could only choose one of these discs I'd go for the 1976 version, which demonstrates a fresh young band starting out with lots of naive optimism and musical vitality. But as I said, if you can afford it, I recommend buying both so you can compare their strengths and weakness, as I enjoy doing.
1976 recording: Unavailable on CD until 2010 for legal reasons. Currently available from Operation Seraphim, EWCD16. Cover: a crouching, red-tinted female nude superimposed on a landscape within an egg-shaped vignette on black.
This was the band's first album, and sounds a little rough in comparison to their later work, though it remains one of their best compositions. In technical terms, there's a small amount of peak level distortion, which however does not really detract from the overall quality. Incidentally, the album has been mastered to CD with absolutely NO loudness enhancement or peak brickwalling, which will cause much rejoicing amongst music purists.
1984 revised version: Most recently issued on Inner Sanctum ENID001CD; however, the band have acrimoniously split with this company and a reissue from Operation Seraphim may be pending. Cover: the faces of a man and woman look down upon a tiny figure in a moonlit landscape.
Side 1 of the album was remixed with some new overdubs and a new intro. Side 2, containing the title suite, had to be completely re-recorded when the multitracks proved to be missing. There's a different drummer and trumpet player, and part of the ending has been rewritten. Musically it's more assured but lacks some of the punch of the original version. Technically there's less distortion, though a bit more compression in the most recent release. The Inner Sanctum release does include a rough mix of part of the 1976 version for comparison.
COnclusion: if I could only choose one of these discs I'd go for the 1976 version, which demonstrates a fresh young band starting out with lots of naive optimism and musical vitality. But as I said, if you can afford it, I recommend buying both so you can compare their strengths and weakness, as I enjoy doing.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
YES!!!!!!!!! The original 1976 version of this album is now available, digitised by EMI and carefully mastered by the band's Max Read to a superb standard. WONDERFUL!!!!!!!! The expansive soundfield seems wider than ever on this version compared to the LP, enabling the listener to delve deep into the heart of the mix. Truly sublime and interestingly, I can enjoy both this and the re-worked 1984 version side by side without feeling in any way cheated..
This is a lovely album, whether the original LP mix from the seventies, or the slightly re-worked version which is this.
For people like me, not overtly aware at this time of the treasures available in the "classical" music field, this release was wondrous, both in scale and power (almost beyond the LP medium at the time) and in the tenderness of composition. It was thanks to this collection of tracks that I discovered Rachmaninov a few years later and the wonderful pieces that influenced tracks on this album like "The Lovers/Loved Ones" for example.
I'd strongly recommend this disc to anyone wanting to try something highly involving to listen to, something that engages the soul, rather than just the intellect, as so much "prog" stuff seems to do to me these days... The Enid could quite easily "go off on one," as some of their later releases show, but this album is sublime!
This is a lovely album, whether the original LP mix from the seventies, or the slightly re-worked version which is this.
For people like me, not overtly aware at this time of the treasures available in the "classical" music field, this release was wondrous, both in scale and power (almost beyond the LP medium at the time) and in the tenderness of composition. It was thanks to this collection of tracks that I discovered Rachmaninov a few years later and the wonderful pieces that influenced tracks on this album like "The Lovers/Loved Ones" for example.
I'd strongly recommend this disc to anyone wanting to try something highly involving to listen to, something that engages the soul, rather than just the intellect, as so much "prog" stuff seems to do to me these days... The Enid could quite easily "go off on one," as some of their later releases show, but this album is sublime!
36 of 39 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
If you're someone who likes melodic, accessible music full of twists and turns, you must listen to this record!
'In the Region of the Summer Stars' is a very special album. Full of emotive themes and boasting tremedous dynamics, The Enid's debut is presented here in its definitive remastered form.
The music is closer to classical music than rock, although all of the pieces are fairly short and accessible. There are shades of Rachmaninov, Elgar and Bizet from the classical side, and King Crimson and Led Zepellin from rock. Instead of a musical collision, you get a sublime blend of rock's sheer power combined with a deep classical arrangement.
Enid fans should note this is not the complete original 1976 version (side two was re-recorded in 1984), but at least there is a great bonus of a 1975 demo version of most of the second side of the LP. If you want the original version on CD, ask EMI to release it.
In the meantime, sit back and enjoy this wonderful album.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Wonderful..
Saw this at a bargain price of 2.99 so snapped it up immediately.
I've had the original on vinyl for ages plus the re-recorded version from 1984. Read more
I've had the original on vinyl for ages plus the re-recorded version from 1984. Read more
Published 1 month ago by RussellG
Watch out for anti piracy discs
I'm not commenting about the music here, just using the space to say that this disc (purchased through Amazon) like others produced by EMI is likely to be unreadable on many... Read more
Published 4 months ago by TobMann
If you like your music prog, this is real prog rock for hardened...
Heard bits of this lot back in the 70's and 80's and forgot all about them until I came across them again by accident on You Tube. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Biffo
Interesting instrumental album of light prog rock
I remember 1976 when this album first came out, a track got played on Radio Caroline and....well, it was just the one track, just the once as I recall, but enough listeners heard... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mr. F. M. Havicon
Not much I can add...other than another 5 stars
My what an album this is.
Contains some of the best classical music written for, well, lets say 50 years. Read more
Contains some of the best classical music written for, well, lets say 50 years. Read more
Published 8 months ago by R. W.
In The Region Of.....
What can I say, a great album from start to finish and a must purchase for any lover of progressive / orchestral rock. Read more
Published 14 months ago by P. Sweeting
Excellent music
I like many genre's from Motorhead & Behemoth to Beethoven and Nana Mouskouri. But over my 60 years this is some of the best music I have heard. I am buying all their CDs!
Published 14 months ago by Prof. Chris Whitworth
Without peer
It's hard to convey the impact that this album had when released in 1976.
Having never heard of The Enid, I was browsing around the stalls at the back of Reading... Read more
Having never heard of The Enid, I was browsing around the stalls at the back of Reading... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Gordon
Unique, powerful original at last on CD
The Enid have a unique meld of classical and rock and this is an extraordinary moving, powerful, exciting debut that sets out their "sound" so confidently from the start. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Keith R. Fleeman
Summer Stars 1976- official 2010 remaster (Operation Seraphim label)
This is the record that started the Enid phenomenon, remastered and issued on CD for the first time. Read more
Published 20 months ago by N. Dutton
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