Rare videos "Picaresca" from "Meadows of Englewood":
Promo clip from Dragonfly Dreams, Private Parts & Pieces IX:
Here is the official video of Halycon Days (Days To Remember) by Lettie Maclean. Ant and Lettie have written and recorded, for the UPPM project, this song, which in May 2016 became a single:
In addition to his work as a soloist, Anthony has been a music composer for television for many years, dating all the way back to 1976 and those compositions form the backbone of these collections.
In March 1998 Anthony published the first volume of 'Archive Collection'. Due to the popularity of the publication, a second volume of 'Archive Collection' was released in May 2004.
These titles have collected soundtrack compositions and rare archival recordings made by Anthony Phillips over the years.
Anthony has now worked with his archivist Jon Dann to prepare this new box set of this wonderful music, compiling a new expanded version with 27 additional tracks of rare and unreleased archival material, including a 1966 demo by the pre-Genesis band The Anon. and also an additional CD of 'The Masquerade Tapes' with music inspired by Kit Williams' picture book.
This new 'Archive Collections I And II' box set features liner notes by Jon Dann and is a collection of music from one of Britain's most imaginative and respected musicians. Aficionados of Anthony Phillips' respected work are sure to please.
Track List:
DISCONE:
Archive Collection Volume One: Disc One
1. Back to Pluto (1987)
2. Promenade (alternate version 1986)
3. Take This Heart (1972 demo)
4. Beside the Water's Edge (demo 1977)
5. The Geese and The Ghost (kiddies mix 1975)
6. Which Way the Wind Blows (alternate version 1975)
7. Rowey Song (1972)
8. Lucy Will (1978 demo)
9. God If I Saw Her Now (demo 1970)
10. In Memoriam Ad (demo 1970)
11. Hunt Song (1977 demo)
12. Rule Britannia Closing Theme (1981)
13. Exocet (instrumental mix 1982)
14. Study In G (1978)
15. Holy Deadlock (1978 vocal mix)
16. Catch You When You Fall (1978)
17. F Sharp (demo 1969)
18. The Geese and The Ghost (demo 1969)
19. F Sharp 2 (1969 demo)
20. Rowey Reprise (1972)
21. Slow Dance (single demo 1990)
22. The Burnt-Out Cattle Truck Hits the Road (1991)
23. The Women Were Watching (instrumental mix 1982)
DISC TWO:
Archive Collection Volume One: Disc Two
Tracks 6 - 18 previously unreleased
1. KIP PJ (1978)
2. Queen Bettine (demo 1972)
3. What Is the Meaning? (demo 1969)
4. Farewell (1969 demo)
5. Cradle Song (1978)
6. Master of Time (instrumental version 1973)
7. Lucy: An Illusion (1978)
8. Henry Goes to War (guitars only mix 1975)
9. Sleepfall Celeste (1976)
10. God If I Saw Her Now (alternate version 1975)
11. Make the Best of a Bad Situation (1982)
12. Regrets (initial orchestral run-through 1977)
13. Nightmare Link (1978)
14. Greenhouse (instrumental mix 1977)
15. In Absentia (demo 1971)
16. Stranger (1970 demo)
17. Master of Creation (demo 1969)
18. Pennsylvania Flickhouse (The Anon demo 1966)
DISC THREE:
Archive Collection Volume Two: Disc One
1. Guitar Song (1973 demo)
2. The Anthem from Tarka (demo 1988)
3. Deep in the Night (demo 1977)
4. Bleak House (instrumental mix 1978)
5. Our Man in Japan (library piece 1979)
6. Child Song (1973 demo)
7. Old Wives Tale (1976 version only)
8. Scottish Suite II (i) Leaping Salmon
9. Scottish Suite II (ii) The Witching Hour
10. Scottish Suite II (iii) Two Truths
11. Scottish Suite II (iv) The Letter
12. Scottish Suite II (v) Walpurgis Night
13. Scottish Suite II (vi) Sweet Reaper
14. Scottish Suite II (vii) Why Sinks This Cauldron?
15. Scottish Suite II (viii) Her Last Sleepwalk
16. Sally (instrumental mix 1982)
17. Windmill (1971 demo)
18. Tregenna Afternoons (1973 demo)
19. Lofty Vaults (library piece 1979)
20. Variation on a Theme of Fantomas (1973 demo)
21. Picardy Pictures (1972 demo)
22. Polar Lights (library piece 1979)
23. The Ridolfi Plot (demo 1978)
24. Falling for Love (instrumental mix 1982)
DISC FOUR:
Archive Collection Volume Two: Disc Two
1. Highland Fling (library piece 1979) 2. Prelude # 1 (1981)
3. Siesta (1981)
4. Bubble and Squeak (1981)
5. Guru (instrumental mix 1982)
6. Shady Arbors (1974)
7. West Side Alice (1983)
8. Vic's Tango (1983 demo)
9. Seven Long Years (instrumental mix 1976)
10. Romeo and Juliet (library piece 1976)
11. I Saw You Today (1978)
12. The Anthem from Tarka (alternate mix of demo 1988)
13. Quadrille (from Alice) (1983)
14. Desert Suite (i) Sand Dance
15. Desert Suite (ii) Pipelines
16. Desert Suite (iii) End Theme
17. Fantomas Opening Theme (film music 1973)
18. Sistine (instrumental mix 1982)
19. Sisters of Remindum (basic mix 1977/1978)
20. Will the Last Man Off the Ice Rink (Please Turn Out the Lights) (1973)
21. Finale (instrumental mix 1982)
DISC FIVE:
Archive Collection:
The Masquerade Tapes
Previously unreleased
1.Overture
2. Moon
3. Sun
4. Tara's Theme
5. Craw
6. All Horrors of the Night
7. Penny Pockets
8. Hare B Minor
9. Destiny
10.Fire
11. Yellow Carpet
12. Masque Moon
13. Moon's Lament for the Sun (Vocal by Lindsey Moore)
14. Last of the Heavy Hares
15. Only A Dream
14 Anthony Phillips classics reworked by 14 musicians from Germany, in a virtual union called The Ant Band, and with contributions from Steve Hackett, author of a splendid guitar solo at F Sharp (the first version of The Musical Box).
Anthony Phillips has released remastered versions of his four original "Missing Links" albums in a 5-CD box set.
Buy it here in digital version and 5 CD box:
The collection gathers the library of Ant and music for television from 1976 onwards. It also includes a 27-track disc of rare and unreleased material.
The very first "Missing Links" was released in a limited edition in 1989 and, although the four original volumes of the series were subsequently released on CD, they have been no longer available for some years, but exchanged between collectors:
Its popularity led to three other editions of "Missing Links", which collected not only soundtrack compositions, but also other rare archival recordings made by Anthony Phillips over the years.
Anthony worked with his archivist Jon Dann to prepare this new edition with, in fact, a new additional CD of 27 tracks of unreleased and rare archival material, "Extra Links" exclusive to this set.
"MISSING LINKS I - IV" will surely appeal to fans of Anthony's work. This new boxed edition features liner notes by Jon Dann.
Tracklist:
Disc One - Missing Links Volume One: Finger Painting
1 Force Majeure (1987) 2 Mountain Voices (1987) 3 Lord Of The Smoking Mirror (1987) 4 Sea Horses (1987) 5 Dungeons (1987) 6 Between The Rings (1983) 7 Evening Ascent (1983) 8 Streamer (1983) 9 After The Rain (1987) 10 Rottweiler (1983) 11 Sad Fish (1983) 12 A Song (1979) 13 God's Chosen Car Park Suite (1986) Processional - Meditation - Cave Painting 14 Tropical Moon Over Dorking Suite (1985) Estrangement - Myra's Dream - Reconciliation 15 Fountain Pool (1986) 16 Q. (1984) 17 Three Piece Suite (1984) To The Shrine - Through The Forest - Towards The Light 18 Boulevard Of Fallen Leaves (1981) 19 Land Of Dragons Suite (1989) Land Of Dragons (Part 1) - Kites - Harbor At Sunset - Dance Of The Crabs - Sand Octopus And The King Crabs - Do The Shrimps Know They're Chinese - Land Of Dragons (Part 2) 20 And A Prayer (1979) 21 Tierra Del Fuego (1979) 22 Paradise Found (1979)
Disc Two - Missing Links Volume Two: The Sky Road A Collection Of Archive, Commission And Unreleased Album Material
1 Exile 2 Lifeboat Suite Opening Theme - Sunday Morning - Another Shout - Across The Sandbar - Storm Warning - Kim Waits - The Rescue Of The Janet C - Let Not The Deep Swallow Me Up - Closing Theme 3 The Bitter Suite part 1 - Part 2 4 Across The River Styx 5 A Flock Of Souls 6 Along The Towpath 7 The Sky Road 8 Tears On A Rainy Day 9 Tiwai: Island Of The Apes bats - In The Firmament 10 Wild Voices, Quiet Waters Suite Twilight On The Lake - Winterloons - Waterstar Serenity 11 Timepiece 12 Field Of Eternity (Excerpts From The Original Version) 13 The Beggar And The Thief
Disc Three - Missing Links Volume Three: Time And Tide A Collection Of Television And Library Music 1992 - 1997
1 Amazonas 2 Peruvian Plains 3 Manatee Garden 4 Turtle Race 5 Indio Wedding 6 Underwater Forest 7 Fiesta Del Charangos 8 Slow Hand Sloth 9 River Chase 10 Sacred Kingdom 11 African Dream 12 Bedouin Train 13 Sandstorm 14 Kalahari March 15 Songoku 16 Schuan Journey 17 Slow Boat To China 18 Back In The Land Of Dragons 19 Shadow Puppet 20 Sea Jewel 21 End Theme For Five 22 Minnow Dance 23 Sunken Galleons 24 Haunting The Dark Sea 25 Time And Tide 26 Okavanga 27 Under Desert Stars 28 Lost In A Desert Night 29 Blue Lagoons
Disc Four - Missing Links IV: Pathways & Promenades
1 The Golden Road To Samarkand 2 Promenade 3 Sceptred Isle 4 Cucaracha dance 5 Fallen Idol 6 Cascades 7 Sky Dawn 8 Misty Mountains 9 It's All Greek To Me 10 Haven From The Sea 11 Heavenly Gene 12 Ironclad 13 Water Gardens 14 Night Train 15 Sleeping Giant 16 Sombrero 17 Irish Lament 18 dawn 19 Without You 20 Sad Exodus 21 Summer Of Love 22 Light Rain 23 Halcyon Days
Disc Five: Extra Missing Links
1 Opening Theme For Five 2 Empire Of The Elephant 3 Great Rift Valley 4 Dwellers Of The Deep 5 Exile Link 6 Freeway Dude 7 Sumatra 8 Tears On A Rainy Day Link 9 Is There Anyone Out There? 10 Antibes Cocktail 11 Tropical Moon Romance 12 Sitar Pastoral 13 Wings Over The World 14 Stakeout 15 Bush Babies Suite 16 Sky Road Link 17 Citizens Of The Coral 18 Estrangement (Piano Mix) 19 Night Search 20 Granada 21 A Noble Spirit 22 In The Heart Of Africa 23 Malvern Hills 24 Flight Of The Snow Geese 25 Never Meant To Be 26 New Alchemists Suite 27 The Beggar & The Thief (Instrumental V)
Originally released in May 1995, the album featured the highlights of a live solo performance by Anthony, recorded on March 21, 1993 as part of the Living Room Concert Series for the US radio program Echoes, a contemporary instrumental music newspaper.
Buy it here:
The show was broadcast on 120 public radio stations in America on June 25, 1993.
For the execution Anthony has selected a series of pieces for acoustic guitar and piano, drawing mainly on tracks originally released on the albums The Geese and The Ghost, Private Parts and Pieces and A Catch at The Tables, along with two New England pieces, the eighth volume of the Private Parts & Pieces series and a 12-point solo version strings of the first movement of a Guitar Quintet he composed in 1976, which was subsequently recorded with parts for strings and wind instruments, Conversation Piece.
Not available on CD for many years, The Living Room Concert has been re-mastered and expanded to include three unpublished tracks recorded for the original broadcast, Jaunty Roads, Let Us Now Make Love and Lucy: An Illusion.
This edition of Esoteric Recordings restores the original artwork and includes new cover notes by Anthony Phillips archivist Jon Dann.
"You couldn't have chosen a better time!", Anthony Phillips exclaims answering the phone. "I just took the tea bag out of the teapot and wet my nails with it olive oil: it's all for you ".
These are the words with which it begins the telephone meeting betweenMike Burnes of Prog Italy ed Anthony Phillips.
The interview will end up revealing why Ant gets his nails wet with olive oil, but he also tells details on the recent Strings Of Light album where you can listen to the twenty-four tracks in 5.1 Surround version. "Maybe it's a slightly bizarre choice, given that in most pieces there is only one guitar that plays, but in a couple of places where there are various twelve-string guitars we had fun inserting effects and cross-fades, in order to give the whole a different spatiality ", explains Phillips.
And it revealsnew anecdotes aboutthe years with Genesis.
For example some compositional moments with Mike Rutherford: "When we played different chords simultaneously, as a D major e a minor E, a set of came out creepy notes. Could have been agreements, but also arpeggios, rhythmic parts, revolts ... it's not that we wanted to be extravagant a all costs, we were just trying to hopelie and understand what we could bring out without copying anyone. We went to the cieca, without precluding us any possibility ".
Ant also tells his passion for guitars; he managed to accumulate almost 100 pieces. There is the Francisco Simplicio classical guitar made in Barcelona in 1931. "I consider myself lucky to have such a memorabilia. His age reveals himself with the sound so warm and round. Undoubtedly the possibility of using this type of instruments adds a fa- particular part of the compositions ", he reveals in the interview.
And it owns an old man is an Italian mandolin, built by Antonio Vinaccia even in 1789, of which he says: "I'd like to know his story. It was the period of the French revolution in which some heads began to roll, who knows what bad shows he witnessed. Too bad he can't tell us about them".
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Listen to String Of Lights:
Anthony Phillips: Strings Of Light, 2CD / 1DVD Digipak Edition.
For his first new album in seven years Anthony Phillips composed and recorded the twenty-four songs of this album, which span two CDs, using the many rare guitars from its collection, which made "Strings Of Light" one of the best instrumental guitar albums of Ant's long and acclaimed career as a musician and composer.
This set is made even more special by the inclusion of a mix of 5.1 Surround Sound on DVD (NTSC / Region Free).
After seven years of absence of new registered works, "Strings Of Light" is a welcome return and a beautiful album by a legendary musician.
1. JOUR DE FÊTE 2. DIAMOND MEADOWS 3. CAPRICE IN THREE 4. CASTLE RUINS 5. MERMAIDS AND WINE MAIDENS 6. WINTER LIGHTS 7. SONG FOR ANDY 8. PILGRIMAGE OF GRACE 9. SKIES CRYING 10. TRIP MOUSE 11. RESTLESS HEART 12. STILL RAIN
DISC 2: CD
1. INTO THE VOID 2. ANDEAN EXPLORER 3. MYSTERY TALE 4. SUNSET RIVERBANK 5. THIS ENDER 6. SHORELINE 7. DAYS GONE BY 8. CRYSTALLINE 9. FLEUR-DE-LYS 10. GRAND TOUR 11. HOME ROAD 12. LIFE STORY
DISC 3: DVD
1. JOUR DE FÊTE (5.1 SURROUND MIX) 2. DIAMOND MEADOWS (5.1 SURROUND MIX) 3. CAPRICE IN THREE (5.1 SURROUND MIX) 4. CASTLE RUINS (5.1 SURROUND MIX) 5. MERMAIDS AND WINE MAIDENS (5.1 SURROUND MIX) 6. WINTER LIGHTS (5.1 SURROUND MIX) 7. SONG FOR ANDY (5.1 SURROUND MIX) 8. PILGRIMAGE OF GRACE (5.1 SURROUND MIX) 9. SKIES CRYING (5.1 SURROUND MIX) 10. MOUSE TRIP (5.1 SURROUND MIX) 11. RESTLESS HEART (5.1 SURROUND MIX) 12. STILL RAIN (5.1 SURROUND MIX) 13. INTO THE VOID (5.1 SURROUND MIX)) 14. ANDEAN EXPLORER (5.1 SURROUND MIX) 15. MYSTERY THAT (5.1 SURROUND MIX) 16. SUNSET RIVERBANK (5.1 SURROUND MIX) 17. TALE ENDER (5.1 SURROUND MIX) 18. SHORELINE (5.1 SURROUND MIX) 19. DAYS GONE BY (5.1 SURROUND MIX) 20. CRYSTALLINE (5.1 SURROUND MIX) 21. FLEUR-DE-LYS (5.1 SURROUND MIX) 22. GRAND TOUR (5.1 SURROUND MIX) 23. HOME ROAD (5.1 SURROUND MIX) 24. LIFE STORY (5.1 SURROUND MIX)
For his first new album in seven years Anthony has composed and recorded the twenty-four pieces of music on this album, which span two CDs, utilizing the many beautiful and rare guitars in his collection, all of which have made "Strings Of Light" one of the finest instrumental guitar albums of Anthony's long and acclaimed career as a musician and composer.
This set is made even more special by the inclusion of a 5.1 Surround Sound mix of album on a DVD (NTSC / Region Free). After a seven year absence of new recorded work, "Strings Of Light" is a welcome return and a fine album by a legendary musician.
TRACK LISTING
DISC ONE: CD
1. JOUR DE FÊTE 2. DIAMOND MEADOWS 3. CAPRICE IN THREE 4. CASTLE RUINS 5. MERMAIDS AND WINE MAIDENS 6. WINTER LIGHTS 7. SONG FOR ANDY 8. PILGRIMAGE OF GRACE 9. SKIES CRYING 10. TRIP MOUSE 11. RESTLESS HEART 12. STILL RAIN
DISC TWO CD
1. INTO THE VOID 2. ANDEAN EXPLORER 3. MYSTERY TALE 4. SUNSET RIVERBANK 5. THIS ENDER 6. SHORELINE 7. DAYS GONE BY 8. CRYSTALLINE 9. FLEUR-DE-LYS 10. GRAND TOUR 11. HOME ROAD 12. LIFE STORY
DISC THREE: DVD
1. JOUR DE FÊTE (5.1 SURROUND MIX) 2. DIAMOND MEADOWS (5.1 SURROUND MIX) 3. CAPRICE IN THREE (5.1 SURROUND MIX) 4. CASTLE RUINS (5.1 SURROUND MIX) 5. MERMAIDS AND WINE MAIDENS (5.1 SURROUND MIX) 6. WINTER LIGHTS (5.1 SURROUND MIX) 7. SONG FOR ANDY (5.1 SURROUND MIX) 8. PILGRIMAGE OF GRACE (5.1 SURROUND MIX) 9. SKIES CRYING (5.1 SURROUND MIX) 10. MOUSE TRIP (5.1 SURROUND MIX) 11. RESTLESS HEART (5.1 SURROUND MIX) 12. STILL RAIN (5.1 SURROUND MIX) 13. INTO THE VOID (5.1 SURROUND MIX)) 14. ANDEAN EXPLORER (5.1 SURROUND MIX) 15. MYSTERY THAT (5.1 SURROUND MIX) 16. SUNSET RIVERBANK (5.1 SURROUND MIX) 17. TALE ENDER (5.1 SURROUND MIX) 18. SHORELINE (5.1 SURROUND MIX) 19. DAYS GONE BY (5.1 SURROUND MIX) 20. CRYSTALLINE (5.1 SURROUND MIX) 21. FLEUR-DE-LYS (5.1 SURROUND MIX) 22. GRAND TOUR (5.1 SURROUND MIX) 23. HOME ROAD (5.1 SURROUND MIX) 24. LIFE STORY (5.1 SURROUND MIX)
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