WAR CHILD - THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY THEATRE EDITION

CD 1 - War Child (A new Steven Wilson stereo mix)

1. War Child (4:38)
2. Queen and Country (3:01)
3. Ladies (3:19)
4. Back-door Angels (5:27)
5. Sea Lion (4:42)
6. Skating Away on the Thin Ice of the New Day (4:12)
7. Bungle in the Jungle (3:41)
8. Only Solitaire (1:31)
9. The Third Hoorah (4:53)
10. Two Fingers (5:08)

Total Time 39:27


CD 2 - The Second Act
Associated Recordings
Tracks 1-15: A new Steven Wilson stereo remix
Tracks 16-21: Mixed to stereo in 1974 by Robin Black

1. Paradise Steakhouse (4:01)
2. Saturation (4:20)
3. Good Godmother+ (4:27)
4. Sea Lion II (3:20)
5. Quartet (2:43)
6. War Child II+ (3:14)
7. Tomorrow Was Today+ (3:54)
8. Glory Row (3:34)
9. March, The Mad Scientist (1:49)
10. Rainbow Blues (3:38)
11. Pan Dance (3:37)
(+ previously unreleased)

War Child Orchestral Recordings
(All previously unreleased except *)

12. The War Child Orchestral Theme (9:34)
13. The Third Hoorah (4:47)
14. Mime Sequence (7:08)
15. Field Dance (1:41)
16. Waltz Of The Angels* (4:23)
17. The Beach (Part I) (3:20)
18. The Beach (Part II) (1:01)
19. Waltz Of The Angels (4:02)
20. The Beach (2:41)
21. Field Dance (1:05)

(13 - Orchestral Version)
(15 & 16 - Conway Hall Versions)
(17 & 18 - Morgan Master Recordings)
(19, 20 & 21 - Morgan Demo Recordings)

Total Time 78:10


DVD 1 (Audio & Video)

Contains: War Child remixed in 5.1 surround and presented in DTS 96/24 and AC3 Dolby Digital, and 96/24 LPCM stereo. A flat transfer from the original 1974 LP master in 96/24 LPCM stereo. A flat transfer of the original 1974 Quad LP (with additionally "Glory Row" & "March, The Mad Scientist") in DTS 96/24 5.1 (4.0) and AC3 Dolby Digital surround sound. Video Clips of a Montreux photo session and press conference on 11th January 1974, and "The Third Hoorah" promo footage with remixed stereo audio.


DVD 2 (Audio)

Contains: An additional eleven group recordings from the War Child sessions and later, including 3 previously unreleased tracks, and 4 orchestral recordings from the War Child sessions, remixed in 5.1 surround and presented in DTS 96/24 and AC3 Dolby Digital, and 96/24 LPCM stereo. Six additional orchestral recordings (five previously unreleased) mixed by Robin Black in 1974, in 96/24 LPCM stereo.

- Ian Anderson / Vocals, flute, acoustic guitar, alto, soprano and sopranino saxophones
- Martin Barre / Electric and Spanish guitars
-John Evans (Evan) / Organ, piano, synthesizers and piano accordion
-Jeffrey Hammond (Hammond-Hammond) / Bass guitar and string bass
-Barrie (Barriemore) Barlow / Drums, glockenspiel, marimba and sundry percussion devices

Highlights from the set include:
- Original album and bonus tracks (three previously unreleased), remixed in 5.1 surround and stereo by Steven Wilson.
- 10 orchestral pieces (nine previously unreleased) written for the film s soundtrack, 4 of which are remixed in 5.1 surround and stereo by Steven Wilson.
- Flat transfers of the original LP mix at 96/24, and the quadraphonic version (with 2 bonus tracks) in 4.0.
- The Third Hoorah promo footage, and footage from a January 1974 photo session/press conference where the WarChild project was announced.
- An 80-page booklet featuring an extensive history of the project, a film script synopsis, track-by-track annotations by Ian Anderson, plus rare and unseen photographs.