http://anidea.co.uk/recollection/rickwakeman/ This feed highlights the latest significant additions and modifications to my Rick Wakeman Solo Discography.en-gbGraham Johnson rss@recollection.co.ukrss@recollection.co.ukhttp://anidea.co.uk/recollection/images/rick272.jpghttp://anidea.co.uk/recollection/rickwakeman/FeedSpring - http://feedspring.com/Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:06:12 GMThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttp://anidea.co.uk/recollection/rickwakeman/#liveinswedenThe SWEDISH TELEVISION SPECIAL DVD from the VIDEO VAULT is being released individually on 21st July 2008 as Dark Peak DP102DVD and is listed as LIVE IN SWEDEN even though those words are not to be seen on the cover that illustrates the listing. Some sources (not Voiceprint themselves) are indicating that the DVD comes with a limited edition CD featuring a remastering of the audio.Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:05:13 GMThttp://anidea.co.uk/recollection/rickwakeman/#kingbiscuitIt appears that yet another compilation called JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH was released on Eurotrend on 31/1/2008. A little investigation reveals that is our old friend 'King Biscuit' back again.Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:22:40 GMThttp://anidea.co.uk/recollection/rickwakeman/#grumpyA live DVD of the GRUMPY OLD PICTURE SHOW tour was to be released on 14th April 2008, which seemed a bizarre thing to do at the start of the tour of the same show. It seems common sense may have prevailed as the release date has dropped back to 12th May 2008 (although it is available from tour merchandising). Sadly suggestions that this would be a PAL release with an NTSC one to follow were unfounded and it is another of the NTSC all regions releases. The DVD seems to be a fusion of an actual live performance and a live in the studio recording, though I may be wrong about that.Mon, 12 May 2008 20:20:03 GMTI'm somewhat belated with this news, and I haven't updated the discography yet, but the latest albums to receive the card sleeve 'mini-LP' treatment in Japan are: THE BURNING (AIRAC 1439) 1984 (AIRAC 1440) G'OLE (AIRAC 1441) The release date is 16th January 2008. UPDATE: These are now mentioned in the discography. They are said to be new 24 bit remasters but Voiceprint apparently licensed the product to Air Mail Japan so it seems likely they are actually the same as the their 2006 remasters (unless you know different!),Sat, 10 May 2008 08:11:08 GMThttp://anidea.co.uk/recollection/rickwakeman/#morningMORNING HAS BROKEN has been reissued by Kevin Mayhew (http://www.kevinmayhew.com/) with new cover art.Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:25:38 GMThttp://anidea.co.uk/recollection/rickwakeman/#videovaultThe VIDEO VAULT boxed set was sent out by Voiceprint pretty much on schedule but it did have major problems. Firstly it was delivered in a flimsy card slip case which Voiceprint blame on an error by the printers. They promised a replacement in two or three weeks. At least they noticed which is a major achievement considering the remainder of the problems... Four of the six DVDs had the labels and contents mixed up. Yes, you did read that correctly. This was blamed on Sony. The 'King Arthur On Ice' DVD has a problem with the track 'Galahad'. The track is butchered beyond belief and was barely worth including but given it was included once would have been enough. Yes, the same mess is on the DVD twice. Voiceprint have indeed replaced the card cases and the new ones are said to be good quality. They have also been replacing the discs for those who want them replacing.Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:22:45 GMThttp://anidea.co.uk/recollection/rickwakeman/#videovaultI was waiting until I saw an announcement about this on the RWCC and/or Voiceprint site, but as Voiceprint have put a trailer on YouTube that includes a URL and that URL is also now indexed on Google that has put the information into the public domain... Some time ago it was announced that there would be a release of some archive videos. Initially it was suggested these would be released individually at the beginning of 2007 but in April it was suggested that there would actually be five DVDs plus a bonus in a boxed set. Well that boxed set is being released at the end of August 2007 as a limited edition of 1,000. See http://wakemanvideovault.com/ for information. I wouldn't be in the least bit surprised to see the five DVDs released individually once the box has sold out. I also wouldn't be at all surprised to see the boxed set sell out quickly and then copies appear on eBay.Thu, 26 Jul 2007 08:37:55 GMThttp://anidea.co.uk/recollection/rickwakeman/#greatbeastClassic Home Entertainment are releasing a film on DVD in September 2007 called IN SEARCH OF THE GREAT BEAST and subtitled 'Aleister Crowley The Wickedest Man In The World'. Rick has provided the soundtrack.Thu, 26 Jul 2007 08:37:22 GMTYou will probably already be aware that the discography entries include links to the item on Amazon UK where they still have it available. This has the triple purpose of providing a measure of UK availability (if Amazon UK list it as available from themselves it probably is quite freely available), providing links to further information such as reviews and often track listings, and also being affiliate links. I have now enable 'product previews' on the discography. That means if you have scripting enabled and hover for a short while over one of the links then you'll get a little window appear showing basic information of the product on Amazon UK. You may or may not find this intrusive but I am hoping it will assist me in my maintenance of the page.Sun, 17 Jun 2007 21:25:55 GMThttp://anidea.co.uk/recollection/rickwakeman/#retro2HMV Japan started listing RETRO 2 for release on 5th July 2007. It is on President Records and the catalogue number is RWCD39, This seems an odd date as it isn't a Monday and indeed Play.com are listing 25th June which makes more sense. Having said all that, it seems that some people have already received a copy by the end of May.Thu, 24 May 2007 19:15:11 GMThttp://anidea.co.uk/recollection/rickwakeman/#othersideThe long awaited DVD of Rick recorded live in the studio has been announced and will be released on 25th June in the UK, 29th in Europe, and 28th August in the USA. The label is Classic Studio T.Mon, 07 May 2007 18:07:30 GMThttp://anidea.co.uk/recollection/rickwakeman/#downloadsTHE GRAND PIANO TOUR was made available as an official CD-R at a concert in Quebec and it is presumably the same thing that is now being released by Classic Studio T as a download from all the major download stores. The four titles previously available from Studio T are apparently also now available from the major stores. Update: It seems my presumption may have been wrong as one person who has downloaded this release says it sounds like studio recordings of the live material. I've checked the tracklisting and it is identical to that of THE OTHER SIDE OF RICK WAKEMAN including the extra audio track on the DVD.Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:07:05 GMThttp://anidea.co.uk/recollection/rickwakeman/#liveatthebbcA two CD set is due to be released by Hux Records in the UK on 19th February 2007. The first CD is a BBC Radio 1 'In Concert' recording from 1976 with the second apparently basically being LIVE ON THE TEST. There is also a Japanese release listed as being from MSI on 25th January. The cover art seems to be the same. I now have this release and I can report that it is digitally remastered and that the second CD is not the same as LIVE ON THE TEST as Rick's intros have been removed and that includes the Johnny Cash section.Fri, 02 Mar 2007 15:42:38 GMThttp://anidea.co.uk/recollection/rickwakeman/#amazinggraceSomewhat out of the blue, no mention having been made in the RWCC newsletters of the project, a DVD+CD set was announced for release on 2nd April 2007 with plans for later audio and video downloads. The publicity for AMAZING GRACE led me to infer that it featured Rick playing hymns live in the studio on Grand Piano with assorted accompanying visuals. In fact Rick's introduction to each hymn features him at the piano but only some feature him playing live. It is the remaining hymns that have the visuals with Rick playing piano and some additional keyboards as the soundtrack. The CD features some extra hymns and is reordered.Thu, 12 Apr 2007 20:32:52 GMThttp://anidea.co.uk/recollection/rickwakeman/#sixtyminuteswithVoiceprint are listing a compilation of Rick's work in their SIXTY MINUTES WITH... series for release on 26th March 2007, catalogue VP6015CD and this is now being listed by Amazon UK (link available on the website). Voiceprint were already shipping copies direct by early March.Thu, 08 Mar 2007 22:03:08 GMThttp://anidea.co.uk/recollection/rickwakeman/#theburningPaul Chandler spotted that HMV Japan are listing THE BURNING for release on 26th February 2007 and indeed it has appeared on Amazon UK with the same date. As the catalogue number is MFVP116CD it is clearly the latest reissue from Music Fusion/Voiceprint. The track listing seems to be the same as the original release. Details are now available on the Voiceprint site and they say it has been remastered and it is illustrated with what appears to be the original UK cover. They gave a release date of the 2nd April but this seems to be wrong as Amazon had it in stock in early March and Voiceprint were also shipping direct by then.Thu, 08 Mar 2007 19:58:05 GMThttp://anidea.co.uk/recollection/rickwakeman/#downloadsWhile checking out 'Studio T', who are behind AMAZING GRACE, I came across four download albums which correspond to Classic Pictures DVDs. I've added a section to the discography so these get a mention,Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:41:24 GMThttp://anidea.co.uk/recollection/rickwakeman/#almostliveineuropeThe fourth pair of reissues from Voiceprint in 2006 included ALMOST LIVE IN EUROPE as MPVP107CD. The old Music Fusion release is still listed by Amazon UK as available along with at least one other. Comparing the cover images on Amazon UK for the old and new Music Fusion releases it becomes clear that the lettering on the latter has been slightly reworked and has also dropped down the page a little. The cover also looks a lot brighter though that could be inconsistent colour reproduction when creating the images. Anyway I note it so those who like to collect all the different covers can bear it in mind.Tue, 20 Feb 2007 22:08:05 GMThttp://anidea.co.uk/recollection/rickwakeman/#classictracks2007I've come across a new issue of CLASSIC TRACKS on Japanese websites for release on February 21st. It is on Ward Records TKCW-32146 and is being listed in many places as CLASSIC TRACKS - THE COMPOLATION (sic) which is actually a typo as it is called CLASSIC TRACKS - THE COMPILATION. Unfortunately it seems to be listed as just CLASSIC TRACKS in many listings. I came across the cover as the later version of what I call the comic book art one but that seems to be an error in fact it is actually new and it emphasises THE COMPILATION. The track listing really is a bit odd and has been shown as: 1.Elizabethan Rock 2.Catherine Howard 3.Paint it Black 4.The Myths and Legends of King Arthur 5.Merlin the Magician 6.Starship Trooper/Wurm 7.Eleanor Rigby 8.Umberto (feat. Mario Fasciano) 9.Journey to the Centre of the Earth However Ward Records site suggests that this is actually a two CD set and with one track on the second disc and this is indeed the case. The label name featured most prominently on the CD is actually Pure Gold and that is the one listed by Amazon UK.Thu, 22 Mar 2007 21:08:39 GMThttp://anidea.co.uk/recollection/rickwakeman/#cirquesurrealLooking over someone'e shoulder at an Anderson Wakeman concert in October, I thought the Voiceprint advertisement in the programme showed the cover of Cirque Surreal among their releases. It seems I was correct as it is being listed for release on 29/01/2007 as MPVP115CD. The cover art may have been subtlely altered, but as with several other releases I'd welcome comment from those who have seen the actual product.Wed, 15 Nov 2006 16:33:37 GMThttp://anidea.co.uk/recollection/rickwakeman/#suntrilogyThe latest reissues announced by Voiceprint are remastered versions of ASPIRANT SUNRISE, ASPIRANT SUNSET and ASPIRANT SUNSHADOWS as MFVP111CD, MFVP112CD and MFVP113CD. The release date is 13/11/2006. The covers shown on the Voiceprint site have borders the President releases don't and the colouring is a little different. Whether they are different in reality is another matter. I note Voiceprint claim they were recorded in 1991 though I have them listed as 1990 releases. They also claim they haven't been available for some time even though they seem to have been continuously available from President since about 1993. Fri, 06 Oct 2006 16:47:10 GMThttp://anidea.co.uk/recollection/rickwakeman/#to2000When mentioning the CHRISTMAS VARIATIONS reissue I suggested the cover art was the same as the original. I had noted the background looked blacker on the Voiceprint site but thought it might just be a colour reproduction thing. However closer inspection shows the text has been adjusted slightly and is yellow rather than white. So there may be a new cover after all. Clarification would be appreciated.Fri, 15 Sep 2006 08:09:15 GMThttp://anidea.co.uk/recollection/rickwakeman/#to2000I note that although Voiceprint illustrate the TRIBUTE reissue with the original cover art, the cover art that is shown on Amazon UK has the lettering redone. I would welcome confirmation from anyone who has seen the actual product. The artwork illustrating the FIELDS OF GREEN reissue on Amazon UK seems a lot brighter than that for the original release. This could just be differences with colour reproduction or it could be the cover art has been modified. Confirmation is again welcome.Thu, 07 Sep 2006 16:21:40 GMThttp://anidea.co.uk/recollection/rickwakeman/#christmasvariations The second reissue from Voiceprint for October 2006 is Christmas Variations on MFVP109CD. The cover shown on the Voiceprint site is interesting for being the second one that Music Fusion used (the one with the owl on it) rather than the third one. CORRECTION: Closer examination suggest the cover differs in text and background colour and position of the lettering so it may well have been revamped.Fri, 15 Sep 2006 08:16:56 GMThttp://anidea.co.uk/recollection/rickwakeman/#goleTwo more reissues have been announced by Voiceprint for October 2006 release and the really interesting one for Wakeman fans is the first official CD release anywhere of G'OLE! as MFVP123CD. The catalogue number is interesting as it leads to speculation as to whether numbers 111 to 122 are also allocated for releases.Fri, 25 Aug 2006 13:54:05 GMThttp://anidea.co.uk/recollection/rickwakeman/#grandpianotour Rick has talked for some time of releasing a series of 'official bootlegs'. At the Quebec performance of 'Return' a CD was on sale which might be the first of these.Fri, 25 Aug 2006 13:51:59 GMThttp://anidea.co.uk/recollection/rickwakeman/The first seven A&M albums in Rick's back catalogue were reissued some time back in a limited edition "mini-LP" CD format where the CD packaging was like a miniaturised version of the original LP, complete with booklets etc. Another limited edition run has been announced for September 2006.Fri, 25 Aug 2006 13:50:20 GMThttp://anidea.co.uk/recollection/rickwakeman/#whiterock2A break from the sequence of pairs of reissues from Voiceprint has come with the announcement of just a single reissue for September 2006 in the form of White Rock 2 on MFVP110CD.Fri, 25 Aug 2006 13:48:12 GMThttp://anidea.co.uk/recollection/rickwakeman/#tributeJoining Almost Live In Europe in the pair of CDs for August release is Tribute as MFVP108CD.Fri, 25 Aug 2006 13:16:44 GMThttp://anidea.co.uk/recollection/rickwakeman/#fieldsofgreenukJoining Out Of The Blue in the third pair of reissues from Voiceprint is the 1997 UK version of Fields Of Green as MFVP106CD.Fri, 25 Aug 2006 13:14:23 GMThttp://anidea.co.uk/recollection/rickwakeman/#outoftheblueThe third pair of reissues from Voiceprint includes Out Of The Blue as MPVP105CD.Fri, 25 Aug 2006 13:13:09 GMThttp://anidea.co.uk/recollection/rickwakeman/#wizardJoining Out There in the second pair of reissues is the superb The Wizard And The Forest Of All Dreams as MFVP104CD. The initial release wasn't well distributed, though a European release did help things, so this is a welcome release.Fri, 25 Aug 2006 13:12:43 GMThttp://anidea.co.uk/recollection/rickwakeman/#outthereThe second pair of reissues announced by Voiceprint includes Out There as MFVP103CD.Fri, 25 Aug 2006 13:11:19 GMThttp://anidea.co.uk/recollection/rickwakeman/#costoflivingAnnounced at the same time as 1984 was the first ever official UK CD release of Cost Of Living.Fri, 25 Aug 2006 13:10:32 GMThttp://anidea.co.uk/recollection/rickwakeman/#cd1984Voiceprint are revamping Rick's back catalogue on the Music Fusion label and they have started off with the first ever official UK CD release of 1984 on MFVP101CD.Fri, 25 Aug 2006 13:09:56 GMThttp://anidea.co.uk/recollection/rickwakeman/#retroRick's album recorded entirely on 'vintage' keyboards was released in March 2006. It has been very well received.Thu, 24 Aug 2006 17:45:45 GMT