TANGERINE DREAM’S VIRGIN ALBUMS SET FOR BOX SET RELEASE
In Search Of Hades: The Virgin Recordings 1973-1979 will feature seven remastered albums, previously unreleased material, live cuts and more – out this summer.
A new Tangerine Dream box set will be released later this year by Universal Music. It’s titled In Search Of Hades: The Virgin Recordings 1973-1979 and will feature seven remastered albums: Phaedra, Rubycon, Ricochet, Stratosfear, Encore, Cyclone and Force Majeure.
The remasters have been taken from the original first generation master tapes, while the box set will also include eight CDs of previously unreleased material.
In Search Of Hades will also contain three full London concerts: Victoria Palace Theatre (1974), The Rainbow Theatre (1974) and Royal Albert Hall (1975). The full previously unreleased 1974 soundtrack Oedipus Tyrannus will also be included and it’s been remixed in 5.1 surround sound and stereo by Steven Wilson.
In Search Of Hades will also feature previously unreleased material from the Phaedra sessions and live material from Coventry Cathedral in 1975.
“My role was to create new stereo and 5.1 mixes of whatever could be found of the original album multitrack tapes, but that turned out to be only Ricochet and two tracks from Phaedra,” explains Steven Wilson. “However, a number of reels of unreleased music were also found, such that In Search Of Hades also includes a generous eight CDs of previously unreleased material. Perhaps most notable amongst these is the previously unreleased full soundtrack to Oedipus Tyrannus (75 minutes) recorded in July 1974. Extracts from these recording sessions have previously been included on Rubycon, Encore and the Virgin sampler album V, but the full 75-minute recording has for the first time been mixed in stereo and 5.1 for the box set.”
Two Blu-rays with 5.1 mixes of Phaedra, Oedipus Tyrannus and Ricochet will also be in the package, along with clips of the band from German TV in 1978, and footage from Coventry Cathedral, which was originally shown on the BBC’s Old Grey Whistle Test.
In Search Of Hades comes with a hardback book featuring rare photos, liner notes and memorabilia.
“As a big Tangerine Dream fan myself, I’ve waited a long time for a definitive set covering their classic period, so of course I was very happy to be involved in putting this one together,” adds Wilson. “If you are a fan, too, please note that, as with many of these lavish box set editions, it’s likely to be strictly a limited one-off pressing run, so don’t hesitate to pick it up!”
For more information on the release, see www.stevenwilsonhq.com. SM/JE