[News] Renaissance to reissue “Live at Carnegie Hall” 3xCD Boxset on November 01, 2024

Released in 1976, the double album documented a series of sold-out concerts at the Carnegie Hall in New York City staged in June 1975, which saw highly gifted vocalist Annie Haslam, Michael Dunford (acoustic and electric guitars), John Tout (keyboards, vocals), Jon Camp (bass, acoustic & electric guitars, vocals) and Terry Sullivan (drums, percussion) joined by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Regarded as one of the finest live albums of the era, the album featured such classic tracks as “Ocean Gypsy,” “Carpet of the Sun,” “Mother Russia,” “Can You Understand,” “Song of Scheherezade” and “Ashes Are Burning” and is regarded among the finest works by Renaissance.

This expanded edition has been newly re-mastered from the original master tapes and features six lengthy bonus tracks, including the very rare live performance of “Kiev,” recorded at the concerts and issued as the B-side to a rare promotional single by Sire Records in the USA only. Previously unreleased on CD, this sought after performance has been added to this new release, along with the band’s entire 60 minute performance for the BBC Radio One In Concert programme.

• Remastered 3xCD expanded clamshell boxset edition of thsi classic Renaissance live album.
• Featuring six bonus tracks including the rare live track “Kiev” & the entire BBC In Concrt broadcast from 1976.
• Remastewred from the original master tapes.

Pre-Order the boxset here: https://www.cherryred.co.uk/renaissance-live-at-carnegie-hall-3cd-boxset

Tracklist:
DISC ONE – LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL
01. PROLOGUE
02. OCEAN GYPSY
03. KIEV (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED ON CD)
04. CAN YOU UNDERSTAND
05. CARPET OF THE SUN
06. RUNNING HARD
07. MOTHER RUSSIA 

DISC TWO – LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL
01. SONG OF SCHEHERAZADE
a) FANFARE
b) THE BETRAYAL
c) THE SULTAN
d) LOVE THEME
e) THE YOUNG PRINCE AND PRINCESS AS TOLD BY SCHEHERAZADE
f) FESTIVAL PREPARATIONS
g) FUGUE FOR THE SULTAN
h) THE FESTIVAL
i) FINALE
02. ASHES ARE BURNING 

DISC THREE – BBC RADIO ONE “IN CONCERT” 25th MARCH 1976
01. PROLOGUE
02. RUNNING HARD
03. OCEAN GYPSY
04. MOTHER RUSSIA
05. SONG OF SCHEHERAZADE
a) FANFARE
b) THE BETRAYAL
c) THE SULTAN
d) LOVE THEME
e) THE YOUNG PRINCE AND PRINCESS AS TOLD BY SCHEHERAZADE
f) FESTIVAL PREPARATIONS
g) FUGUE FOR THE SULTAN
h) THE FESTIVAL
i) FINALE

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