Hi guys

Our June releases below.

Following on from Warrior on the Edge of Time in 5.1 in May, we have another 5.1 for June.

Quatermass
• A DELUXE TWO DISC EDITION OF THE CLASSIC ALBUM BY QUATERMASS
• FEATURING A CD OF A NEW STEREO MIX OF THE ALBUM BY THE BAND’s PETER ROBINSON WITH THREE BONUS TRACKS (TWO PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)
• AN NTSC / REGION FREE DVD OF A NEW 5.1 SURROUND SOUND MIX OF THE ALBUM BY PETER ROBINSON


Having heard it--Peter has done an amazing job. In addition and related we have the following totally unreleased album

Sphincter Ensemble --Harrodian Event #1

• FIRST EVER RELEASE OF THE 1972 SESSIONS BY THE SPHINCTER ENSEMBLE
• FEATURING J. PETER ROBINSON (Quatermass / Brand , PAUL BUCKMASTER, JOHN GUSTAFSON, TREVOR MORAIS, TONY WALMSLEY, MARTYN FORD & ANODE L.

Esoteric Recordings are pleased to announce the first ever release of “HARRODIAN EVENT #1”. Recorded in January 1972, this rare recording features a unique event where seven gifted Progressive musicians came together to record a session of unique experimental music. Keyboard player J. Peter Robinson (a member of QUATERMASS, later in BRAND , John Gustafson (Bass) had also been in Quatermass and would go on to play with STEVE HACKETT, IAN GILLAN and ROXY MUSIC), Martyn Ford had been an arranger for BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST before working with the major names in rock, Paul Buckmaster had worked with DAVID BOWIE, THIRD EAR BAND and many more, whilst Trevor Morais would find fame in QUANTUM JUMP and working with the PENGUIN CAFÉ ORCHESTRA.
The music of the Harrodian Event touches on the styles later developed by artists such as Henry Cow or even Frank Zappa. It is experimental, unique and rewarding.

This Esoteric Recordings release has been remastered by J. Peter Robinson, who also wrote the essay in the accompanying illustrated booklet.

Our other releases as follows

Steve Hackett-Tokyo Tapes--a welcome return for this title that you have a helluva job getting even secondhand, especially for Europe. 2CD plus DVD “THE TOKYO TAPES” which has been newly remastered and includes a brand new studio track especially recorded for this reissue, “All Along the Watchtower” by STEVE HACKETT & JOHN WETTON, This set also features an NTSC / Region Free DVD of the Tokyo Tapes concert, (long deleted), and bonus rehearsal footage. This version of “Tokyo Tapes” is the ultimate edition of this classic live album.

Bob Downes--Deep Down Heavy
featuring contributions from the leading lights of British Jazz Rock such as CHRIS SPEDDING, RAY RUSSELL and ALAN RUSHTON, interspersed with poetry by Robert Cockburn (recorded on location on London buses and Underground trains--definitely one unusual album!!

Burnin Red Ivanhoe-CanalTrip (2 CD anthology) "CD
Burnin’ Red Ivanhoe are legends of the Danish Progressive Rock scene of the late 60s / early 70s

Bill Nelsons Orchestra Arcana-----Iconography
”. The album was issued in 1986 and credited to ORCHESTRA ARCANA, due to the contractual situation Bill found himself in with CBS Records. The music within comprises recordings made at Bill’s Echo Observatory home studio in 1984 and 1985.

BILL NELSON reflected on the album thus; “Whilst these recordings are “lo fi” in nature, I have always been fond of them. These recordings serve as a reminder that expensive technology isn’t always the key to creativity”.
“Iconography” is a fine album that remains fascinating and engaging nearly three decades later.

The Cocteau Discs edition fully restores the original album artwork and features a new note by Bill Nelson. It also features two bonus tracks from the “Sex Psyche Etc.” EP released in 1985.