by ROD STEWART
Release Date: 04 June 2021
Format: Box Set Vinyl
Label: Warner Records
£94.99
Rod Stewart - Rod Stewart: 1975-1978 Limited Vinyl 5LP Box Set
Overview:
This 5LP boxed set features Stewart's first four Warner albums on vinyl, plus a bonus LP of rare and unreleased studio outtakes from those albums: Atlantic Crossing (1975), A Night on the Town (1976), Footloose & Fancy Free (1977), and Blondes Have More Fun (1978).
After brilliant stints with the Jeff Beck Group and the Faces and several outstanding solo albums, Stewart moved to Los Angeles in 1974. ROD STEWART: 1975-1978 reflects the burst of creativity that followed, starting in 1975 with his label debut, Atlantic Crossing. The album was produced by the legendary Tom Dowd, who produced Stewart's next three albums. After Atlantic Crossing was certified gold, A Night On the Town went double-platinum, and Foot Loose & Fancy Free went triple-platinum, as did its follow-up Blondes Have More Fun, which became Stewart's first #1 album. That era introduced many of the singer's best-known tracks: "Sailing," "I Don't Want to Talk About It," "I Was Only Joking," "The First Cut Is the Deepest," "You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)," "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" and "Hot Legs."
The bonus LP, titled Encores 1975-1978, is a collection of 10 outtakes selected from the recording sessions for all four albums. The first side highlights five songs from the recent deluxe editions released for Atlantic Crossing and A Night on the Town. Songs include an alternate version of the B-side "Rosie" and a cover of the Bee Gees' "To Love Somebody" recorded with the influential Stax Records house band, Booker T. & The MG's.
Featured Tracks:
LP 1 : Atlantic Crossing (1975)
Fast Side
1. "Three Time Loser"
2. "Alright For An Hour"
3. "All In The Name Of Rock' N' Roll"
4. "Drift Away"
5. "Stone Cold Sober"
Slow Side
1. "I Don't Want To Talk About It"
2. "It's Not The Spotlight"
3. "This Old Heart Of Mine"
4. "Still Love You"
5. "Sailing"
LP 2: A Night on the Town (1976)
Slow Side
1. "Tonight’s The Night (Gonna Be Alright)”
2. “The First Cut Is The Deepest”
3. “Fool For You”
4. “The Killing Of Georgie (Part I And II)”
Fast Side
1. “The Balltrap”
2. “Pretty Flamingo”
3. “Big Bayou”
4. “The Wild Side Of Life”
5. “Trade Winds”
LP 3: Footloose & Fancy Free (1977)
Side One
1. “Hot Legs”
2. “You’re Insane”
3. “You’re In My Heart (The Final Acclaim)”
4. “Born Loose”
Side Two
1. “You Keep Me Hangin’ On”
2. “(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want To Be Right”
3. “You Got A Nerve”
4. “I Was Only Joking”
LP 4: Blondes Have More Fun (1978)
Side One
1. “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?”
2. “Dirty Weekend”
3. “Ain’t Love A Bitch”
4. “The Best Days Of My Life”
5. “Is That The Thanks I Get?”
Side One Continued
1. “Attractive Female Wanted”
2. “Blondes (Have More Fun)”
3. “Last Summer”
4. “Standin’ In The Shadows Of Love”
5. “Scarred and Scared”
LP 5: Encores 1975-1978
Side One
1. “Holy Cow” – with Booker T. & The MG’s
2. “To Love Somebody” – with Booker T. & The MG’s
3. “Return To Sender” – with Booker T. & The MG’s
4. “Rosie” – Early Version
5. “Get Back” – Alternate Version
Side Two
1. “You Really Got A Hold On Me” *
2. “Honey, Let Me Be Your Man” *
3. “Lost Love” *
4. “Silver Tongue” *
5. “Don’t Hang Up” *
* previously unreleased
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