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THE WAKE 2010 REMASTER

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Boxset/Compilation, released in 2010

Songs / Tracks Listing

CD1

1. Outer limits (8:13)
2. The wake (4:11)
3. The Magic Roundsabout (8:20)
4. Corners (6:21)
5. Window's Peak (9:13)
6. The Thousand Days (5:12)
7. Headlong (7:33)

Total Time: 49:06

CD2

1. Outer Limits (Work in progress insturmental demo;December 1984 (3:49)
2. Outer Limits (Demo:January 1985) (7:50)
3. Outer Limits (Vocal outtakes: March29, 1985) (6:25)
4. The Wake (Vocal outtake: April 1985) (1:02)
5. The Wake (Rough mix, no guitar:April 1985) (4:15)
6. The Magic Roundabout (Writing session: July 3, 1984) (5:48)
7. The Magic Roundabout (Demo: August-September 1984) (6:13)
8. The Matic Roundabout (Vocal outtakes: March 28, 1985) (4:53)
9. The Magic Roundabout (Rough mix, no guitar: April 1985) (6:24)
10. Corners (Demo: January 1985) (6:01)
11. Corners (Vocal outtake: March 29,1985) (3:39)
12. Corners (7" Single remix: June 1985) (4:06)

Total Time: 60:31

CD3

1. Window's Peak (First live performance - The Marquee, London 1984) (5:46)
2. Widow's Peak (BBC Friday Rock Show session: April 27, 1984) (8:51)
3. Widow's Peak (Vocal outtakes: March 28, 1985) (3:23)
4. Widow's Peak (Alternative mix:April 13, 1985) (3:23)
5. The Thousand Days (Writing session: August 3, 1984) (9:14)
6. The Thousand Days (Demo, earlytake: August-September 1984) (3:58)
7. The Thousand Days (Rough mix, no guitar: April 1985) (3:58)
8. Headlong (Work in progress instrumental demo: December 1984) (3:45)
9. Headlong (First complete instrumental runthrough: March 8, 1985) (6:37)
10. Headlong (Vocal outtake: March29, 1985) (2:25)
11. Headlong (Vocal outtake: March29, 1985) (1:54)
12. Headlong (Rough mix, no guitar: April 1985) (6:34)

Total Time: 61:42

DVD - Live at 'Heads' (Verulam Arms), Watford, October 24, 1984
(approx. running time 47 minutes)

1. The Enemy Smacks (Part 2)
2. The thousand days
3. Widow's Peak (Part 1)
4. It All Stops Here (Part 2)
5. The Magic Roundabout
6. Awake And Nervous
7. Barbell is in
8. The Last Human Gateway (Parts 1 & 2)

Bonus features:
1. Album commentary by Paul Cook, Peter Nicholls and Mike Holmes (April 2010)
2. Multitrack files for Corners DIY mix
3. Further listening MP3 files:
over 2˝ hours of writing sessions, unused ideas, demos and contemporary interviews.

Line-up / Musicians

- Paul Cook / drums and percussion
- Tim Essau / music man, basses & bass pedals
- Mike Holmes / guitars
- Peter Nicholls / voice, tambourine
- Martin Orford / keyboards

Guests:
- Harun / ablas on "Corners"
- Dave Stewart / loan of the Sitar guitar

Releases information

GEPBOX2 [3CD+DVD] (2010, 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)

This extraordinary 4 disc edition of the album released to celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Wake.

The 4-disc-boxed set includes:

the remastered version of the album

two additional discs with:
work in progress
rough mixes
studio outtakes
demos
writing sessions

a fourth disc containing:
47 minutes of ultra-rare live video from 1984 (the oldest existing footage of the band)
a full album video commentary by Peter Nicholls, Mike Holmes and Paul Cook
the multitrack files for a DIY-mix of the song "Corners"
tons of additional audio-material and interviews as mp3 files.
a 60-page-full-colour-booklet, featuring new artwork, unseen photographs, memorabila and a documentary of the album´s history with contributions from all members of the band.
a double sided poster featuring the original album artwork

Thanks to sole-survivor for the addition
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IQ The Wake 2010 Remaster ratings distribution


4.38
(59 ratings)
Essential: a masterpiece of progressive rock music(54%)
54%
Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection(37%)
37%
Good, but non-essential (7%)
7%
Collectors/fans only (2%)
2%
Poor. Only for completionists (0%)
0%

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