{"product_id":"24-carrots-40th-anniversary-edition","title":"24 Carrots – 40th Anniversary Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eNewly re-mastered and expanded 3CD 40th Anniversary edition of the classic album \u003cem\u003e24 Carrots\u003c\/em\u003e by \u003cstrong\u003eAl Stewart\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReleased in 1980, the album came on the heels of a series of highly successful albums \u003cem\u003eYear of the Cat\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTime Passages\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSessions 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 some compositions that would make up the album, and others which would remain consigned to the vaults.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen completed in May 1980, the album would feature classic tracks such as \"\u003cem\u003eRunning Man\u003c\/em\u003e,\" \"\u003cem\u003eMerlin’s Time\u003c\/em\u003e,\" \"\u003cem\u003eMurmansk Run – Ellis Island\u003c\/em\u003e\" and the US top thirty hit single \"\u003cem\u003eMidnight Rocks\u003c\/em\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUpon its release in August 1980, \u003cem\u003e24 Carrots\u003c\/em\u003e would be another American Top Forty hit and would also be a success in other European countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis 40th anniversary edition of \u003cem\u003e24 Carrots\u003c\/em\u003e has been newly expanded from the original first-generation master tapes and includes two rare single mixes previously unreleased on CD.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt also includes two additional CDs featuring the August 1979 Davlen studios demo sessions (including an early studio version of \"\u003cem\u003eThe World Goes to Riyadh\u003c\/em\u003e\") and a CD of live recordings made at Hammersmith Odeon in London in December 1980 on the \u003cem\u003e24 Carrots\u003c\/em\u003e tour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe release also includes an illustrated booklet with an exclusive new interview with \u003cstrong\u003eAl Stewart\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Esoteric Recordings","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50463506399563,"sku":"1102284","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/c7e792e7-5f49-4484-b7d2-2124147e88ee_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727264532","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/24-carrots-40th-anniversary-edition","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}