Lindisfarne: Brand New Day - The Mercury Years 1978-1979, 3CD

•    Comprehensive 3CD set that includes all of the band's recordings for Mercury, with 15 tracks previously unreleased on CD.

After breaking up in 1973, the original line-up of Lindisfarne got back together in 1976 for a gig at their beloved hometown stomping ground Newcastle City Hall. The gig was so well- received that they decided to do it again the following year and officially reformed not long after and signed to Mercury Records, releasing three albums and various singles before parting ways with the label in 1980.

CD 1 contains the band's first album for Mercury 'Magic In The Air (Live)', a live recording of their triumphant gig at Newcastle City Hall on Christmas Eve 1977.

CD 2 features 'Back And Fourth', their first studio album for Mercury that included the single 'Run For Home' which reached the UK Top Ten and was also the band's first hit in America. Amongst the bonus tracks are 'Run For Home' (Edited version), 'See How They Run', 'Juke Box Gypsy' (Single version) and 'Warm Feeling' (Mono version), all previously unreleased on CD.

CD 3 contains the band's last album for Mercury, 'The News', as well as bonus tracks 'Easy And Free' (Single version), and ten songs from their Christmas 1979 gig at Newcastle City Hall, all of which are previously unreleased on CD.

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE

Magic In The Air (Live) (1978)

1  Lady Eleanor

2  Road To Kingdom Come

3  Turn A Deaf Ear

4 January Song

5  Court In The Act

6  No Time To Lose

7  Winter Song

8  Uncle Sam

9  Wake Up Little Sister

10  All Fall Down

11  Meet Me On The Corner

12  Bye-Bye Birdie

13  Train In G Major

14  Scarecrow Song

15  Dingley Dell

16  Scotch Mist

17  We Can Swing Together

18  Fog On The Tyne

19  Clear White Light

DISC TWO

1  Juke Box Gypsy

2  Warm Feeling

3  Woman

4  Only Alone

5  Run For Home

6  Kings Cross Blues

7  Get Wise

8  You And Me

9  Marshall Riley's Army

10  Angels At Eleven

11  Make Me Want To Stay

Bonus Tracks

12  Stick Together

13  When It Gets The Hardest

14  Brand New Day

15  Run For Home (Edited version) (Previously unreleased on CD)

16  See How They Run (Previously unreleased on CD)

17  Juke Box Gypsy (Single version) (Previously unreleased on CD)

18  Warm Feeling (Mono) (Previously unreleased on CD)

19  Happy or Sad (Demo)

20  Reunion (Demo)

DISC THREE

The News (1979)

1  Call Of The Wild

2  People Say

3  1983

4  Log On Your Fire

5  Evening

6  Easy And Free

7  Miracles

8  When Friday Comes Along

9  Dedicated Hound

10  This Has Got To End

11  Good To Be Here

Bonus Tracks (Previously unreleased on CD)

12  Easy And Free (Single version)

13  Intro (Live at Newcastle City Hall, 1979)

14  Stick Together (Live at Newcastle City Hall, 1979)

15 Juke Box Gypsy (Live at Newcastle City Hall, 1979)

16 People Say (Live at Newcastle City Hall, 1979)

17 Marshall Riley's Army (Live at Newcastle City Hall, 1979)

18 Call Of The Wild (Live at Newcastle City Hall, 1979)

19  Evening (Live at Newcastle City Hall, 1979)

20  Warm Feeling (Live at Newcastle City Hall, 1979)

21 Run For Home (Live at Newcastle City Hall, 1979)

22 Dedicated Hound (Live at Newcastle City Hall, 1979)