5013929471207

Sleeping For Years ~ The Studio Recordings: 1970-1974

Atomic Rooster

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Format: 4CD

Cat No: ECLEC42612

Release Date:  01 December 2017

Label:  Esoteric Recordings / Cherry Red

Packaging Type:  Clamshell

No of Units:  4

Barcode:  5013929471207

Genres:  Rock  Progressive Rock  

  • Description

    Esoteric Recordings label is proud to announce the release of the very first 4 CD collection of every album and single track recorded by the legendary ATOMIC ROOSTER between 1970 – 1974. Sleeping for Years is a clamshell boxed set anthologising all the recordings made by the band on the classic albums Atomic Rooster, Death Walks Behind You, In Hearing of Atomic Rooster, Made In England and Nice n’ Greasy and on such hit singles as Tomorrow Night and Devil’s Answer. Atomic Rooster was formed by former Crazy World of Arthur Brown members Vincent Crane and Carl Palmer. Their self-titled first album was recorded in 1970 with Nick Graham on bass, vocals & flute, but the band soon splintered when Carl Palmer departed to join ELP. In his place came Paul Hammond on drums and guitarist & vocalist John Du Cann. This line-up recorded the successful hit singles Tomorrow Night & Devil’s Answer and the album Death Walks Behind You in 1971. Later that year vocalist Pete French was added to the their line-up for the classic album In Hearing of Atomic Rooster. Covering every track released by the band in the 1970s, Sleeping For Years is a newly re-mastered collection and also features six rare alternate versions and demos. The set includes an illustrated booklet with a new essay by Malcolm Dome featuring exclusive interviews with Nick Graham, Pete French, Steve Bolton and Chris Farlowe.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. FRIDAY 13th
      • 2. AND SO TO BED
      • 3. WINTER
      • 4. DECLINE AND FALL
      • 5. BANSTEAD
      • 6. S.L.Y.
      • 7. BROKEN WINGS
      • 8. BEFORE TOMORROW
      • 9. FRIDAY 13th (US VERSION)
      • 10. S.L.Y. (US VERSION)
      • 11. BEFORE TOMORROW (US VERSION)
      • 12. VUG (1970 DEMO WITH CARL PALMER)
      • 13. DEVILS’ ANSWER (1970 DEMO VERSION)
      • 14. TOMORROW NIGHT (SINGLE VERSION)

      Disc 2

      • 1. DEATH WALKS BEHIND YOU
      • 2. VUG
      • 3. TOMORROW NIGHT
      • 4. SEVEN STREETS
      • 5. SLEEPING FOR YEARS
      • 6. I CAN’T TAKE NO MORE
      • 7. NOBODY ELSE
      • 8. GERSCHATZER
      • 9. PLAY THE GAME
      • 10. DEVILS’ ANSWER (SINGLE VERSION)
      • 11. BREAKTHROUGH
      • 12. BREAK THE ICE
      • 13. DECISION / INDECISION
      • 14. A SPOONFUL OF BROMIDE HELPS THE PULSE RATE GO DOWN

      Disc 3

      • 1. BLACK SNAKE
      • 2. HEAD IN THE SKY
      • 3. THE ROCK
      • 4. THE PRICE
      • 5. DEVIL’S ANSWER (PETE FRENCH VOCAL VERSION)
      • 6. TIME TAKE MY LIFE
      • 7. STAND BY ME
      • 8. LITTLE BIT OF INNER AIR
      • 9. DON’T KNOW WHAT WENT WRONG
      • 10. NEVER TO LOSE
      • 11. INTRODUCTION / BREATHLESS
      • 12. SPACE COWBOY
      • 13. PEOPLE YOU CAN’T TRUST
      • 14. ALL IN SATAN’S NAME
      • 15. CLOSE YOUR EYES

      Disc 4

      • 1. ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY
      • 2. SAVE ME
      • 3. VOODOO IN YOU
      • 4. GOODBYE PLANET EARTH
      • 5. TAKE ONE TOKE
      • 6. CAN’T FIND A REASON
      • 7. EAR IN THE SNOW
      • 8. SATAN’S WHEEL
      • 9. WHAT YOU GONNA DO?
      • 10. MOODS
      • 11. TELL YOUR STORY (SING YOUR SONG)
      • 12. O.D.