Peter Gabriel — Flotsam and Jetsam (Sep 13, 2019)
℘ Všech 62 chronologicky uspořádaných skladeb bylo dříve fyzicky vydáno na různých 7 ”, 12” nebo CD singlech, soundtrackových či tributových albech — většina se však nikdy předtím neobjevila prostřednictvím digitálních služeb.
℘ Having brought his catalogue into the digital and streaming age on his own timeframe, Peter Gabriel is now offering more than 60 rare tracks in a new compilation.
℘ Flotsam and Jetsam, announced today as a digital album, offers B~sides, remixes and non~album tracks spanning Gabriel’s extensive solo career from 1976 (a cover of The Beatles’ “Strawberry Fields Forever” from the All This and World War II soundtrack) to 2016 (“The Veil,” penned for the dramatic biopic Snowden). In between, there’s versions of many favorites, including “Solsbury Hill,” “Biko,” “Shock The Monkey,” “Sledgehammer,” “In Your Eyes,” “Digging In The Dirt” and more.
℘ While it’s not entirely complete — “Out Out,” his collaboration with Nile Rodgers for the Gremlins soundtrack, is missing, as is “Sagrada,” a So outtake included as a download on that album’s deluxe reissue in 2012 — it does feature some genuine rarities, including a longer version of “Slowburn” from Gabriel’s first solo album (detailed as unreleased but seemingly appearing on a rare half~speed master vinyl of the album), an unedited version of “Sledgehammer” B~side “Don’t Break This Rhythm,” and mixes of “Curtains” and “Father, Son” only available on Uscita, a commercially unreleased disc given out during the Music Industry Trusts Awards.
Birth name: Peter Brian Gabriel
Born: 13 February 1950, Chobham, Surrey, England
Origin: Godalming, Surrey, The Wild West of England, UK
Duration: 76:30+138:44+141:29 => 356:43 [5:56:43]
Tracks:
ALBUM 1: First
01 Strawberry Fields Forever (feat. The London Symphony Orchestra & the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) 2:33
02 Slowburn (Extended Version) 5:16
03 Perspective (Single Version) 5:07
04 D.I.Y. (Re~recorded Single Version) 2:53
05 Teddy Bear 2:17
06 Mother of Violence (Single Mix) 3:15
07 Solsbury Hill (Live at the Bottom Line) 5:11
08 I Don’t Remember (Alternate Version) 3:27
09 Biko (Remixed Version) 9:00
10 Shosholoza 5:19
11 Jetzt Kommt Die Flut 4:58
12 Soft Dog 4:14
13 Shock the Monkey (Instrumental) 5:51
14 Across the River 7:02
15 Kiss of Life (Live) 5:12
16 I Don’t Remember (Live Single Version) 4:55
ALBUM 2:
01 I Have the Touch (85 Remix) 5:11
02 Sledgehammer (Dance Mix) 7:28
03 Sledgehammer (Extended) 5:38
04 Don’t Break This Rhythm (Full Version) 6:09
05 In Your Eyes (Single Mix) 6:20
06 In Your Eyes (Special Remix) 7:18
07 Big Time (Extended Version) 6:14
08 Curtains 3:29
09 Ga Ga (I Go Swimming Instrumental) 4:32
10 Walk Through the Fire (Single Mix) 3:33
11 Biko (Live) 6:31
12 Digging in the Dirt (Raw Stylus Mix) 7:23
13 Digging in the Dirt (Instrumental) 5:12
14 Quiet Steam 6:26
15 Bashi~Bazouk 4:48
16 Games Without Frontiers (Massive/DB Mix) 5:20
17 Steam (Oh, Oh, Let Off Steam Mix) 6:43
18 Steam (Oh, Oh, Let Off Steam Mix Dub) 5:46
19 Mercy Street (William Orbit Mix) 7:55
20 Blood of Eden (Special Mix for Wim Wenders Until the End of the World) 6:42
21 Digging in the Dirt (Rich E Mix) 7:28
22 Kiss That Frog (Mindblender Mix) 6:45
23 Shaking the Tree (Bottrill Remix) 5:53
ALBUM 3:
01 Summertime (feat. Larry Adler) 3:49
02 Suzanne 5:12
03 I Have the Touch (Robbie Robertson Mix) 5:30
04 In the Sun 6:44
05 Shaking the Tree 97 (with Shaggy) [Jungle Version] 5:38
06 I Grieve (City of Angels Version) 8:12
07 The Tower That Ate People (Red Planet Remix) 6:28
08 Animal Nation 7:21
09 Signal to Noise (Gangs of New York Version) 7:38
10 More Than This (The Polyphonic Spree Mix) 5:08
11 More Than This (Elbow Mix) 5:05
12 My Head Sounds Like That (Röyksopp Remix) 8:24
13 Sky Blue (Martyn Bennett Remix) 5:18
14 Growing Up (Trent Reznor Remix) 6:30
15 Growing Up (Stabilizer Remix) 4:51
16 Growing Up (Tricky Instrumental Mix) 1:31
17 Darkness (Engelspost Remix) 14:09
18 Curtains (Broad Mix) 5:59
19 Father, Son (Daniel Lanois & Richard Chappell Mix) 4:38
20 Courage 4:35
21 Courage (The Hexidecimal Mix) 5:25
22 I’m Amazing 7:33
23 The Veil 5:51
℗ 2019 Peter Gabriel Ltd
Notes:
First:
• Track 1 from All This and World War II – Original Soundtrack (Riva (U.K.)/20th Century Records (U.S.), 1976
• Track 2 from Direct~Disk half~speed master of Peter Gabriel (Atlantic (U.S.), 1981)
• Tracks 3 from “D.I.Y.” single (Charisma, 1978)
• Tracks 4~6 from second “D.I.Y.” single (Charisma, 1978)
• Track 7 from “Solsbury Hill” flexi (Sound For Industry, 1978)
• Tracks 8~11 from “I Don’t Remember” U.S. 12″ EP (Mercury, 1980)
• Track 12 from “Shock The Monkey” single (Charisma, 1982)
• Track 13 from “Shock The Monkey” 12″ single (Charisma, 1982)
• Track 14 from “I Have The Touch” single (Charisma, 1982)
• Tracks 15~16 from “I Don’t Remember” 12″ single (Charisma, 1983)
Second:
• Tracks 1, 3 and edit of 4 from “Sledgehammer” 12″ single (Virgin, 1986)
• Track 2 from “Sledgehammer” U.S. 12″ single (Geffen, 1986)
• Tracks 5~6 from “In Your Eyes” U.S. single (Geffen, 1986)
• Track 7 from “Big Time” 12″ single (Virgin, 1987)
• Track 8 from “Big Time” single (Virgin, 1987)
• Tracks 9~10 from “Red Rain” 12″ single (Virgin, 1987)
• Track 11 from “Biko Live” single (Virgin, 1987)
• Track 12 from “Digging In The Dirt” CD single (Real World/Virgin, 1992)
• Tracks 13~15 from “Digging In The Dirt” 12″ single (Real World/Virgin, 1992)
• Tracks 16~18 from “Steam” 12″ single (Real World/Virgin, 1993)
• Tracks 19~20 from “Blood Of Eden” CD single (Real World/Virgin, 1993)
• Tracks 21~23 from “Kiss That Frog” CD single (Real World/Virgin, 1993)
Third:
• Track 1 from The Glory Of Gershwin (Mercury, 1994)
• Track 2 from Tower Of Song (The Songs Of Leonard Cohen) (A&M, 1995)
• Track 3 from Phenomenon: Music From The Motion Picture (Reprise, 1996)
• Track 4 from Diana (Princess Of Wales) Tribute (Columbia, 1997)
• Track 5 from Jungle 2 Jungle: Music From and Inspired By The Motion Picture (Walt Disney Records, 1997)
• Track 6 from City Of Angels: Music From The Motion Picture (Warner Sunset/Reprise, 1997)
• Track 7 from Red Planet: Music From The Original Motion Picture (Ark 21/Pangaea, 2000)
• Track 8 from The Wild Thornberrys Movie: Music From The Motion Picture (Nick Records/Jive, 2002)
• Track 9 from Gangs Of New York: Music From The Miramax Motion Picture (Interscope, 2002)
• Tracks 10~12 from “More Than This” 12″ single (Real World/Virgin, 2002)
• Track 13 from “More Than This” promo CD single (Real World/Virgin, 2002)
• Track 14 from “Growing Up” promo CD single (Real World/Virgin, 2003)
• Tracks 15~16 from “Growing Up” DVD single (Real World/Virgin, 2003)
• Track 17 from “Burn You Up, Burn You Down” CD single (Real World/EMI, 2003)
• Tracks 18~19 from Uscita (Real World, 2004)
• Track 20 from So: Deluxe Edition box set (Real World, 2012)
• Track 21 from “Courage” digital single (Real World, 2013)
• Tracks 22~23 from Real World digital singles, 2016
About:
℘ Flotsam and Jetsam is a collection of B~sides, remixes and rarities from across Peter Gabriel’s solo career. Over 60 tracks are featured, mostly all of which have been previously released physically, either on 7”, 12” or CD singles, soundtrack or tribute albums, but, with a few exceptions, are being released digitally for the first time.
⊆ The collection — arranged chronologically — is split into three eras. The first, 1976~1985, covers the period from Peter first going solo to the end of his run of four self~titled solo albums. It opens with a cover version of ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’, the first time Peter featured on a release after leaving Genesis. The second, 1986~1993, are Peter’s popstar years with music released around the albums ‘So’ and ‘Us’.
℘ The third era is 1994~2016 and features remixes from the ‘Up’ album, plus tracks used in various films and notable cover versions. It ends with Peter’s song ‘The Veil’, written especially for the Oliver Stone movie ‘Snowden’.
℘ Across the collection are a handful of previously unreleased versions of songs, most notably, the extended version of ‘Slowburn’ (PG1), the full version of ‘Don’t Break This Rhythm’ (an edit featured as the B~side to Sledgehammer) and the tracks ‘Curtains (Broad Mix)’ and ‘Father, Son (Daniel Lanois and Richard Chappell Mix)’ both only previously available on the non~commercial Music Industry Trust Awards CD ‘Uscita’.
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Website: https://petergabriel.com/release/flotsam-and-jetsam/
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