A Passion Play / Chateau D'Isaster - Steven Wilson 5.1 mix to be released June 13

[Progatron]

Oh, I've been waiting for this. .... From the official S. Wilson facebook page:

Steven’s stereo / 5.1 remix of Jethro Tull's 1973 album A Passion Play has been announced for release on 13th June as a deluxe 2 CD / 2 DVD set, including new mixes of both the album itself and the “lost” album recorded at Château d'Hérouville in 1972, for the first time in its complete 60 minute form. Note that this release is not yet available to pre-order.

Steven’s new stereo / 5.1 surround sound mix of the third album by Yes (official), 1970’s The Yes Album will be released on the 14th April, and is now available to pre-order from both Headphone Dust and Burning Shed. Fully approved by the band, The Yes album will be available in a choice of either CD/Blu-Ray in a vinyl replica gatefold card sleeve, or CD/DVD in digipack. Both feature a booklet featuring new notes by Sid Smith, rare photos and archive material, and plentiful bonus audio material, including studio out-takes, live versions, single edits, instrumentals…etc.

[Haruspex Carnage]

What exactly is this lost album?

[Hobo Chang Ba]

Will buy for the Chateau D'Isaster tapes. (No real interest in Wilson's APP mix from what I've heard) Glad to see it being released.

[Progatron]

What exactly is this lost album?

It's what was being recorded post-TAAB and came to be released as the "Chateau D'Isaster" tapes on disc 2 of Nightcap. This one looks to be ten minutes longer (with "Sailor" included?), and I presume in a different running order given the discussions that have gone on in the intervening years.

[zombywoof]

Will be buying APP for the complete Chateau D'Isaster. Woo-hoo!

[Gerhard]

Both sound enticing, but this would be my 4th, I believe, copy of The Yes Album, only one behind Close to the Edge for the lead in that unfortunate category.

I'm curious, what does "Yes (official)" mean, in the first sentence of that paragraph?

[Dave (in MA)]

I'm curious, what does "Yes (official)" mean, in the first sentence of that paragraph?

A link to the official Yes Facebook page.

[Guitarplyrjvb]

Gee. APP is one of my favorite albums by anyone and I have Nightcap. I think I may have to spring for this anyway.

[Dave (in MA)]

I wonder if the Chateau material is going to be in 5.1?

[Haruspex Carnage]

It's what was being recorded post-TAAB and came to be released as the "Chateau D'Isaster" tapes on disc 2 of Nightcap. This one looks to be ten minutes longer (with "Sailor" included?), and I presume in a different running order given the discussions that have gone on in the intervening years.

Hmm...haven't ever heard of this...although i confess i'm not a huge Tull/Anderson fan...i got a bit out of and love me some TAAB, Passion, Songs From The Woods, and Aqualung...with the rest of the catalog aside from obvious singles being relatively unknown to me...

IMO TAAB2 was pretty forgettable.

[zombywoof]

What's Taab2?

[calyx]

What's Taab2?

An acronym ubiquitous in threads discussing the works of Jethro Tull and Ian Anderson, the latter having released a "sequel" to one of the most acclaimed 1970s Jethro Tull albums.

[Haruspex Carnage]

i think he was kidding as in, why does this album exist?

[calyx]

i think he was kidding as in, why does this album exist?

Yeah, I kind of guessed he was (the smiley), but I thought, "what if he isn't ?" and replied without really replying.

[zombywoof]

i think he was kidding as in, why does this album exist?

You said taab2 was forgettable, just following up on that! I'm a huge Tull fan, but I'm also a smart Alec.

[calyx]

You said taab2 was forgettable, just following up on that!

That's a pretty funny joke - once you get it.

[Paulrus]

I've always thought the original mix on The Yes Album was a bit dodgy (especially all the panning doo-dads) so I'm curious to see what SW does with it. As long as he doesn't mess with the overall balance and punch of Eddie Offord's original work.

[BarryLI]

I wonder if the Chateau material is going to be in 5.1?

If there are 2 CD's and 2 DVD's gotta think the answer is yes.

[yesstiles]

It's what was being recorded post-TAAB and came to be released as the "Chateau D'Isaster" tapes on disc 2 of Nightcap. This one looks to be ten minutes longer (with "Sailor" included?), and I presume in a different running order given the discussions that have gone on in the intervening years.

I think this new "Chateau D'Isaster" will be quite a different presentation from the Nightcap version. And better!

[jkelman]

I wonder if the Chateau material is going to be in 5.1?

If original multi-track tapes were available, I suspect so.

[infandous]

I've never owned A Passion Play, and haven't listened to it in many years. I recall hearing CD2 of Nightcap many years ago and liking a lot of it. This may be a good time to get both!

[Skeptrick]

I may be imagining this, but wasn't there some talk about wiping the sax from APP? I hope not, as I like the sax parts!

[Bruno Sampaio Barbosa]

2CD/2DVD Track-listing

CD 1
A Passion Play(A new Steven Wilson stereo mix)

1. Life-beats/Prelude
2. The Silver Cord
3. Re-Assuring Tune
4. Memory Bank
5. Best Friends
6. Critique Oblique
7. Forest Dance #1
8. The Story Of The Hare Who Lost His Spectacles
9. Forest Dance #2
10. The Foot Of Our Stairs (2 extra verses found on the end of the multi-track reel have been added back in)
11. Overseer Overture.
12. Flight From Lucifer
13. 10.08 to Paddington
14. Magus Perde
15. Epilogue

CD 2
The Château d'Hérouville Sessions (A new Steven Wilson stereo mix)

1) The Big Top
2) Scenario
3) Audition
4) Skating Away
5) Sailor
6) No Rehearsal
7) Left Right
8) Solitaire
9) Critique Oblique (Part I)
10) Critique Oblique (Part II)
11) Animelee (1st Dance) [Instrumental]
12) Animelee (2nd Dance) [Instrumental]
13) Law Of The Bungle (Part I)
14) Tiger
15) Law Of The Bungle (Part II)

DVD 1 (Audio & Video)
Contains:
A Passion Play mixed to 5.1 DTS and AC3 Dolby Digital surround sound and PCM 96/24 PCM stereo.
A flat transfer from the original master at PCM 96/24 stereo
Video clips of ‘The Story Of The Hare Who Lost His Spectacles’ an intro and outro film used in the Passion Play tour of 1973.

DVD 2 (Audio only)
Contains:
The Château d'Hérouville Sessions mixed to 5.1 DTS and AC3 Dolby Digital surround sound
PCM 96/24 PCM stereo.

A heavyweight 180g vinyl edition featuring the new stereo mix of the original album is also available.


In the book:
An extensive article by Martin Webb on the preparation and recording of the album and the Château sessions that preceded it.
Steven Wilson’s thoughts on mixing the recordings.
Memories of the cover shoot and Hare filming by dancer Jane Eve (Colthorpe)
1973 tour history
Recollections of touring and PA systems by sound man Chris Amson.
The Rev’d Godfrey Pilchard’s recollections.

[Mister Triscuits]

It's alarming that what's being hyped as the "complete" Chateau session seems to be missing "Look at the Animals," which was one of the biggest surprises on Nightcap. I can only hope that it's incorporated into one of the other titles--perhaps that's what "Big Top" is. The other missing titles are "First Post" and "Post Last"; I'm guessing that the latter may have been retitled "Critique Oblique (Part II)."

[Dave (in MA)]

Contains:
The Château d'Hérouville Sessions mixed to 5.1 DTS and AC3 Dolby Digital surround sound

I'm in.