24 Carrots

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Cat No: QECLEC32726

Release Date: 03 March 2023

Label: Esoteric / Cherry Red

Packaging Type: Digipak

No of Units: 3

Barcode: 5013929472686

Genres: Rock

Description

RE-PRESS: CD ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN 2020
- REMASTERED AND EXPANDED 40th ANNIVERSARY 3CD EDITION OF THE CLASSIC AL STEWART ALBUM FROM 2020.
- FEATURING TWO CDs OF PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED MATERIAL, INCLUDING THE DEMO SESSIONS AT DAVLEN STUDIOS, LOS ANGELES IN AUGUST 1979 AND A PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED LIVE RECORDING MADE AT HAMMERSMITH ODEON, LONDON IN DECEMBER 1980.
- WITH AN ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET WITH A NEW ESSAY AND EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH AL.
Originally released in 1980, the album came on the heels of a series of highly successful albums ‘Year Of The Cat’ and ‘Time Passages’, which saw the legendary folk-rock musician reach a wider audience and, after adopting a more rock orientated approach, gain top ten success in the USA where he had relocated.

For ‘24 Carrots’ he worked with the musicians in the band Shot In The Dark featuring his musical collaborator Peter White (keyboards, guitar), Adam Yurman (electric guitar), Robin Lamble (bass, guitar), Krysia Kristianne (backing vocals), Brian Savage (saxophone, flute), Robin Marlette (keyboards) and various drummers including Steve Chapman and Jeff Porcaro. It also featured a guest appearance by Robin Williamson (Incredible String Band). Sessions for the album began at Davlen studios in Los Angeles in August 1979 where Al worked with Shot In The Dark on a series of demos of compositions some of which would make up the album, and others which would remain consigned to the vaults. When completed in May 1980 the album would feature classic tracks such as ‘Running Man’, ‘Merlin’s Time’, ‘Murmansk Run – Ellis Island’ and the US top 30 hit single ‘Midnight Rocks’. Upon its release in August 1980, ‘24 Carrots’ would be another American Top 40 hit and would also be a success in other European countries.

This 40th anniversary edition of ‘24 Carrots’ is expanded from the original first-generation master tapes and includes two rare single mixes previously unreleased on CD and two additional CDs featuring the August 1979 Davlen studios demo sessions (including an early studio version of ‘The World Goes to Riyadh’) and a CD of live recordings made at Hammersmith Odeon in London in December 1980 on the ‘24 Carrots’ tour. The release also includes an illustrated booklet with an exclusive new interview with Al Stewart.
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