Renaissance: Scheherazade & Other Stories, Remastered & Expanded 3CD Box Set

•    REMASTERED 3 DISC (2 CD/DVD) EXPANDED CLAMSHELL BOXED SET EDITION OF THIS CLASSIC RENAISSANCE ALBUM

•    REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL FIRST-GENERATION MASTER TAPES

•    FEATURING 12 ADDITIONAL TRACKS INCLUDING A NEW 5.1 SURROUND SOUND UPMIX OF THE ALBUM, LIVE RECORDINGS FROM NOTTINGHAM IN JANUARY 1976 PLUS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED STUDIO OUT-TAKES

•    WITH A DVD INCLUDING A PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED LIVE PROMOTIONAL FILM FROM 1976.

Esoteric Recordings is pleased to announce the release of a newly re-mastered and expanded three disc clamshell box edition of the classic album, ‘Scheherazade & Other Stories’ by Renaissance. Recorded at Abbey Road studios in May 1975, the album is rightly regarded as one of the band’s finest works, featuring the epic ‘Song of Scheherazade’ (which dominated the album’s second side on the original LP release) and other classic tracks including ‘Trip To The Fair’, ‘Ocean Gypsy’ and ‘The Vultures Fly High’. Upon its original release the album reached the US Top 50 and was one of the best-selling Renaissance albums.

This expanded edition has been newly remastered from the original first-generation master tapes and also features a stunning 5.1 Surround Sound up-mix on DVD (NTSC/Region Free) which also includes a high resolution stereo mix and a wonderful bonus feature of a previously unreleased 1976 live promotional film. The set also includes a bonus CD taken from a concert recorded in January 1976 in Nottingham, England and two previously unreleased bonus tracks. The release also features an illustrated booklet with a new essay featuring exclusive interviews.

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE

Scheherazade & Other Stories Remastered

1  Trip To The Fair

2  The Vultures Fly High

3  Ocean Gypsy

4  Song Of Scheherazade

i  Fanfare

ii  The Betrayal

iii  The Sultan

iv  Love Theme

v  The Young Prince and Princess as told by Scheherazade

vi  Festival Preparations

vii  Fugue for the Sultan

viii  The Festival

ix  Finale

Bonus track

5 Ocean Gypsy (single version)

(previously unreleased on CD)

DISC TWO

Live at Nottingham University January 1976

1  Can You Understand

2  Running Hard

3  Ocean Gypsy

4  Prologue

5  Song Of Scheherazade

i  Fanfare

ii  The Betrayal

iii  The Sultan

iv  Love Theme

v  The Young Prince and Princess as told by Scheherazade

vi  Festival Preparations

vii  Fugue for the Sultan

viii  The Festival

ix  Finale

6  Ashes Are Burning

Bonus track

7  Ocean Gypsy (first version) (previously unreleased)

DISC THREE

Scheherazade & Other Stories

96 kHz / 24-bit 5.1 Surround Sound Upmix & High Resolution Stereo Mix

1  Trip To The Fair (5.1 surround upmix)

2  The Vultures Fly High (5.1 surround upmix)

3  Ocean Gypsy

(5.1 surround upmix)

4  Song Of Scheherazade

i  Fanfare

ii  The Betrayal

iii  The Sultan

iv  Love Theme

v  The Young Prince and Princess as told by Scheherazade

vi  Festival Preparations

vii  Fugue for the Sultan

viii  The Festival

ix  Finale

Bonus video content