News 02 Jan 2016

Tony Banks / deluxe reissues

By Paul Sinclair

The Fugitive is to be reissued as a CD+DVD deluxe

Esoteric Recordings will in February reissue deluxe editions of two albums by Genesis founder and keyboard player Tony Banks…

A Curious Feeling was inspired by the novel Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, and recorded in 1979 at Polar Studios in Stockholm, and 1983’s The Fugitive was first released in June 1983 by Charisma Records, four months prior to the release of the album Genesis. A Curious Feeling featured drummer Chester Thompson and vocalist KIM BEACON and the The Fugitive saw contributions from Daryl Stuermer on guitars, Mo Foster on bass and drummers Steve Gadd, Tony Beard and Andy Duncan. For the first time Tony Banks sang lead vocals on all of the songs.

The albums have been remixed (from the original master tapes by Nick Davis and Tony Banks) and both deluxe editions come with a DVD which offer 5.1 surround sound mixes and 96 kHz / 24-bit stereo mixes. A Curious Feeling was re-released in 2009 for its 30th anniversary so this appears to be a reprint of that edition, while The Fugitive is reissued here for the first time.

As well as the 5.1 the DVDs include rare promotional videos; For a While and The Waters of Lethe for A Curious Feeling and This Is Love for The Fugitive.

The Fugitive boasts hardback book style packaging and Tony Banks has written notes for the booklets which also include rare studio photographs. As well as the CD+DVD sets both albums will be reissued as single CD editions and vinyl LP reissues, both of which feature the new stereo remixes.

A Curious Feeling and The Fugitive are reissued on 26 February 2016.

A Curious Feeling CD+DVD deluxe

A Curious Feeling vinyl LP

A Curious Feeling single CD edition

The Fugitive CD+DVD deluxe

The Fugitive vinyl LP

The Fugitive single CD edition

A CURIOUS FEELING CD+DVD

DISC ONE (CD)
STEREO MIX BY NICK DAVIS & TONY BANKS

1. FROM THE UNDERTOW
2. LUCKY ME
3. THE LIE
4. AFTER THE LIE
5. A CURIOUS FEELING
6. FOREVER MORNING
7. YOU
8. SOMEBODY ELSE’S DREAM
9. THE WATERS OF LETHE
10. FOR A WHILE
11. IN THE DARK

DISC TWO (DVD)
5.1 SURROUND SOUND & 96 KHZ / 24-BIT STEREO MIX BY NICK DAVIS & TONY BANKS

1. FROM THE UNDERTOW
2. LUCKY ME
3. THE LIE
4. AFTER THE LIE
5. A CURIOUS FEELING
6. FOREVER MORNING
7. YOU
8. SOMEBODY ELSE’S DREAM
9. THE WATERS OF LETHE
10. FOR A WHILE
11. IN THE DARK

PROMOTIONAL VIDEOS
FOR A WHILE
THE WATERS OF LETHE

THE FUGITIVE CD+DVD

DISC ONE (CD)
STEREO MIX BY NICK DAVIS & TONY BANKS

1. THIS IS LOVE
2. MAN OF SPELLS
3. AND THE WHEELS KEEP TURNING
4. SAY YOU’LL NEVER LEAVE ME
5. THIRTY THREE’S
6. BY YOU
7. AT THE EDGE OF NIGHT
8. CHARM
9. MOVING UNDER
10. K2
11. SOMETIME NEVER

DISC TWO (DVD)
5.1 SURROUND SOUND & 96 KHZ / 24-BIT STEREO MIX BY NICK DAVIS & TONY BANKS

1. THIS IS LOVE
2. MAN OF SPELLS
3. AND THE WHEELS KEEP TURNING
4. SAY YOU’LL NEVER LEAVE ME
5. THIRTY THREE’S
6. BY YOU
7. AT THE EDGE OF NIGHT
8. CHARM
9. MOVING UNDER
10. K2
11. SOMETIME NEVER

PROMOTIONAL VIDEO
THIS IS LOVE

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