{"product_id":"time-passages","title":"Time Passages","description":"\u003cp\u003eNewly remastered from original tapes, \u003cstrong\u003eAl Stewart's\u003c\/strong\u003e third album recorded with \u003cstrong\u003eAlan Parsons\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTime Passages\u003c\/em\u003e, followed the hugely successful platinum-selling \u003cem\u003eYear Of The Cat\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded at the close of 1977 and during the early months of 1978 at Davlen Studios in Los Angeles, \u003cem\u003eTime Passages\u003c\/em\u003e was an album of immense musical inventiveness. Despite pressure to produce an equally successful follow-up record, \u003cstrong\u003eAl Stewart\u003c\/strong\u003e rose to the occasion with \u003cem\u003eTime Passages\u003c\/em\u003e, an album that was as musically inventive and creative as its predecessor. A triumph both in terms of \u003cstrong\u003eAl Stewart's\u003c\/strong\u003e songwriting and the stunning and sophisticated production by \u003cstrong\u003eAlan Parsons\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing such classic songs as \"\u003cem\u003eValentina Way\u003c\/em\u003e,\" \"\u003cem\u003eLife In Dark Water\u003c\/em\u003e,\" \"\u003cem\u003eThe Palace Of Versailles\u003c\/em\u003e,\" \"\u003cem\u003eTimeless Skies\u003c\/em\u003e,\" \"\u003cem\u003eAlmost Lucy\u003c\/em\u003e,\" and the classic title track, \u003cem\u003eTime Passages\u003c\/em\u003e was another commercial and critical success on its release, reaching the US Billboard Top Ten and the UK Top 40. The single \"\u003cem\u003eTime Passages\u003c\/em\u003e\" was also a Top Ten hit in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e2CD - Featuring an additional 13 bonus tracks drawn from an album session out-take, singles, a demo recording session in August 1977, and a radio concert recorded in Chicago in 1978.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e4CD - Featuring an additional 13 bonus tracks drawn from an album session out-take, singles, a demo recording session in August 1977, and a radio concert recorded in Chicago in 1978.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis new deluxe edition of this special album has been newly remastered for the very first time from the original first-generation master tapes by \u003cstrong\u003eAlan Parsons\u003c\/strong\u003e and also features his stunning new 5.1 Surround sound mix from the original multi-track tapes. In addition, the set includes single edits, an album session out-take, four demo tracks recorded in Los Angeles in August 1977, and for the first time the complete concert recorded at the studios of WKQK-FM in Chicago in October 1978.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis limited edition boxed set also features an illustrated 68-page book with a new essay featuring an interview with \u003cstrong\u003eAl Stewart\u003c\/strong\u003e and a facsimile promotional poster and a set of four postcards and is a fitting tribute to a much treasured and legendary masterpiece by a consummate songwriter and performer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Esoteric Recordings","offers":[{"title":"CD | x2","offer_id":50459528528203,"sku":"1127183","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50459528790347,"sku":"1127184","price":49.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/a853dc05-87d4-4ee7-9778-fd7deba93b95_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727223919","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/time-passages","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}