by Enya
Release Date: 23 June 2023
Format: Box Set Vinyl
Label: Rhino
£179.99 £149.99
Enya A Box of Dreams Limited Vinyl 6LP Box Set
Overview:
Originally released as a limited edition three-CD set in 1997, Enya’s ‘A Box of Dreams’ has become a must-have collector’s item among fans. 25 years later, ‘A Box of Dreams’ will receive a long-awaited reissue when it is released on vinyl for the very first time, within a beautifully designed six-disc eco-friendly box set which has been manufactured using 100% recycled board and vinyl. The set compiles highlights from the first half of Enya’s storied career, spanning selections from her self-titled debut album (later reissued and expanded as ‘The Celts’) through to the single ‘Only If…’ which had just been released and featured on her first ‘best of’ ‘Paint The Sky With Stars’.
This boxset features new liner notes from Roma and Nicky Ryan, including a series of short poems by Roma Ryan. ‘A Box of Dreams’ originally featured three thematically arranged discs, each of which is now split between three double-vinyl records:
‘Oceans’ showcases the most uplifting moments from Enya’s rich catalogue of work, starting with the #1 smash and instant classic ‘Orinoco Flow’ and voyaging through other hits (including ‘Anywhere Is’, ‘Book of Days’ and ‘Caribbean Blue’) and fan favourites (such as ‘The Longships’, ‘Ebudae’ and ‘Pax Deorum’).
‘Clouds’ curates a selection of Enya’s most beautifully beguiling instrumentals as well compositions in which her voice provides an ambient texture to the production, including the title tracks from ‘Watermark’, ‘Shepherd Moons’ and ‘The Memory of Trees’.
‘Stars’ features Enya’s wondrously choral and meditative ballads, including the hit single ‘Evening Falls’, the hymnal ‘Athair Ar Neamh’ and the evocative, yet relatively undiscovered ‘Exile’.
In essence, the set provides a glimpse into the variety of inspiring compositions created by the triumvirate: Enya, alongside producer Nicky Ryan and lyricist Roma Ryan. Their hallmarks are infused throughout every moment of the collection, weaving together Enya’s elegant vocal majesty alongside innovative, intricately layered production and lyrics which unite the poetic with the philosophical.
In addition, ‘A Box of Dreams’ is also the first Enya release to be pressed using recycled vinyl. The manufacturing process creates a randomly generated, dark-hued marble effect on each disc, which also means that each individual record is utterly unique.
Featured Tracks:
Oceans
LP1
Side A
Orinoco Flow
Caribbean Blue
Book of Days
Anywhere Is
Side B
Only If…
The Celts
Cursum Perficio
I Want Tomorrow
LP2
Side A
China Roses
Storms in Africa
Pax Deorum
Side B
The Longships
Ebudae
On My Way Home
Boadicea
Clouds
LP1
Side A
Watermark
Portrait (Out of the Blue)
Miss Clare Remembers
Shepherd Moons
Side B
March of the Celts
Lothlórien
From Where I Am
Afer Ventus
LP2
Side A
Oriel Window
River
Tea-House Moon
Willows on the Water
Side B
Morning Glory
No Holly for Miss Quinn
The Memory of Trees
Stars
LP1
Side A
Evening Falls
Paint the Sky with Stars
Angeles
Athair Ar Neamh
Side B
La Soñadora
Aldebaran
Deireadh an Tuath
Eclipse
Exile
LP2
Side A
On Your Shore
Evacuee
Marble Halls
Hope Has a Place
Side B
The Sun in the Stream
Na Laetha Geal M'óige
Smaoinim
Release Date: 03 December 2021
Format: 12inch Vinyl Single
Label: Rhino
£19.99
Release Date: 12 October 2018
Format: LP Vinyl
Label: Warners
£14.69
Release Date: 12 October 2018
Format: LP Vinyl
Label: Warners
£19.99
Release Date: 01 June 2018
Format: LP Double Vinyl
Label: WB
£28.99
