Various Artists – Renaissance: Can You Hear Me - Broadcasts 1974-1978 2CD+Blu-ray Box Set

Various Artists – Renaissance: Can You Hear Me - Broadcasts 1974-1978

• NEW 3 DISC (2CD / BLU RAY) CLAMSHELL BOX OF RADIO AND TELEVISION PERFORMANCES BY RENAISSANCE BETWEEN 1974 AND 1978.

• FEATURING A PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED BBC IN CONCERT PERFORMANCE FROM 1978, A PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED PERFORMANCE FOR SWISS TV IN 1974 AND THE 1977 BBC SIGHT & SOUND IN CONCERT TV AND RADIO CONCERT.

• WITH AN ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET.

• REVIEWS and FEATURES IN NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS, UNCUT, MOJO, RECORD COLLECTOR AND CLASSIC ROCK MAGAZINES.

• PLUS COVERAGE ON RELEVANT WEBSITES AND FANZINES

Aside from being a fine act on record, Renaissance were also a marvellous live band, featuring the sublime vocals of singer Annie Haslam.

Although Esoteric’s expanded Renaissance re-issues featured BBC recordings, this set comprises material previously omitted from these releases. ‘Can You Hear Me: Broadcasts 1974-1978’ includes the stereo radio version of the band’s 1977 BBC Sight & Sound In Concert performance (recently discovered in the archives and issued on CD for the first time) and a previously unreleased performance for BBC Radio’s In Concert from October 1978, both newly remastered from the BBC masters. Also included is a region free video Blu Ray disc which features the band’s appearance on the Swiss TV show Kaleidospop from 1974 (previously unreleased), the complete 1977 BBC TV Sight & Sound In Concert performance & a performance of Northern Lights from BBC TV’s Top of the Pops show.

‘Can You Hear Me: Broadcasts 1974-1978’ is a collection of wonderful live performances by Renaissance and is an essential addition to their fine body of work.

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE

BBC Radio 1 Sight & Sound In Concert

Hippodrome, Golders Green, London 8th January 1977

1  Introduction
2  Carpet of the Sun
3  Mother Russia
4  Can You Hear Me?
5  Ocean Gypsy
6  Running Hard
7  Touching Once (Is So Hard to Keep)
8  Prologue

DISC TWO

BBC Radio 1 In Concert BBC Paris Theatre, London 4th October 1978

1  Can You Hear Me2  Carpet of the Sun
3  Day of the Dreamer
4  Back Home Once Again
5  Can You Understand
6  The Vultures Fly High
7  A Song for All Seasons
8  Prologue

DISC THREE

Kaléidospop

Swiss Television 30th March 1974

1  Can You Understand
2  Ashes Are Burning

BBC TV Sight & Sound In Concert

Hippodrome, Golders Green, London 8th January 1977

1  Introduction
2  Carpet of the Sun
3  Mother Russia
4  Can You Hear Me?
5  Ocean Gypsy
6  Running Hard
7  Touching Once (Is So Hard to Keep)
8  Prologue

BBC TV Top of the Pops 13th July 1978

1  Northern Lights

Label: Esoteric
Released: 2024