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We reported previously that the
promised reissues of David Gilmour's highly regarded first two solo
albums, were on their way. They finally hit the stores yesterday, in
Europe (via EMI), and are due to arrive today, in the US, Canada,
Australia, and New Zealand (via SonyBMG).
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| DAVID GILMOUR (1978) |
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| ABOUT FACE (1984) |
Many of you have commented over
the last five months or so, that you wished David had played material
from these albums on his recent solo tour, and for those of you yet to
discover these gems, now's the ideal time!
For those of you who haven't
heard one/both of these, you are in for a treat. The first album has a
bluesy feel, a contrast to David's work on the then recently released
Animals album, whilst the second brings a more contemporary feel, a
precursor to later period Floyd albums (A Momentary Lapse Of Reason and
The Division Bell).
David's website
notes that "David Gilmour (1978) has been remastered by Doug Sax and
Sangwook Nam at The Mastering Lab, California, from the original
analogue master tape. About Face (1984) had some tape edits on its
original master, so audio legend James Guthrie transferred it to a
high-quality digital master and created a new edit-free master, while
ensuring the highest sonic quality."
We understand that the packaging
is identical to the original releases, but with some additional
pictures of David from the time of release, within the pages of the CD
booklets. Also, contrary to very early reports about these titles,
there are NO additional tracks.
UPDATE: We've had a number of
emails from people in the US and Canada, all reporting that there is no
sign of the CDs in stores. We've also had a couple of people who work
in stores/distribution companies who also report that they haven't
arrived. The situation in the UK is different - we've had reports that
the new versions ARE now on sale. More on this soon...
TRACK LISTINGS:
David Gilmour (first solo album, released 1978)
- Mihalis
- There's No Way Out Of Here
- Cry From The Street
- So Far Away
- Short And Sweet
- Raise My Rent
- No Way
- It's Deafinitely
- I Can't Breathe Anymore
About Face (second solo album, released 1984)
- Until We Sleep
- Murder
- Love on the Air
- Blue Light
- Out of the Blue
- All Lovers Are Deranged
- You Know I'm Right
- Cruise
- Let's Get Metaphysical
- Near the End
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