Al Stewart - A Beach Full Of Shells

From in UK
Classic Rock - Folk Rock
Al Stewart - A Beach Full Of Shells - 2005
Tracks.
01. The Immelman Turn (4:39)
02. Mr. Lear  (3:00)
03. Royal Courtship (4:10)
04. Rain Barrel (4:00)
05. Somewhere in England, 1915 (6:56)
06. Katherine of Oregon – 3:07
07. Mona Lisa Talking (4:26)
08. Class of '58 (4:10)
09. Out in the Snow (2:51)
10. My Egyptian Couch (2:18)
11. Gina in the Kings Road (3:49)
12. Beacon Street (2:20)
13. Anniversary (2:53)
Members.
- Al Stewart / Acoustic Guitar, Composer, Keyboards, Vocals,

- Laurence Juber / Acoustic Guitar, Percussion, Arranger, Electric Guitar, Programming, Producer, Engineer, String Arrangements, Audio Production

- Jim Cox (Piano)(Organ (Hammond)) (Hammond B3), 

- Richard Dodd / Cello 

- Steve Forman / Percussion (Bodhran)

- Joe Gastwirt / Mastering 

- Dominic Genova / Bass

- Jimmy Hoyson / Engineer

- Michael Jochum / Percussion, Drums

- Steve Lively / Vocals

- Greg Townley / Engineer Mixing, Audio Engineer

- Novi Novog / Viola

- Steve Genewick / Engineer

- Eric Gorfain / Violin

- Daphne Chen / Violin 

- Dave Nachmanoff / Acoustic Guitar, Vocals

- Neville Judd / Photography 

- Leah Katz / Viola 

- Domenic Genova / Bass Guitar
Godspeed!

Al Stewart - Sparks Of Ancient Light

From in UK
Classic Rock - Folk Rock
Al Stewart - Sparks Of Ancient Light - 2008
Tracks.
01. Lord Salisbury (3:27)
02. (A Child's View) The Eisenhower Years (3:13)
03. The Ear of the Night (3:08)
04. Hanno the Navigator (4:17)
05. Shah of Shahs (5:04)
06. Angry Bird (2:44)
07. The Loneliest Place on the Map 3:33)
08. Sleepwalking 4:31)
09. Football Hero (5:39)
10. Elvis at the Wheel (3:10)
11. Silver Kettle (3:58)
12. Like William McKinley (4.15)

Members.

- Al Stewart / Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
- Albert Hammond / Vocals
- Laurence Juber / Acoustic Guitar, Arranger, Guitar Electric,  Producer, Engineer, 
- Rick Baptist / Trumpet
- Steve Chapman / Management
- Jim Cox / Organ, Piano
- Richard Dodd / Cello
- John Ferraro / Percussion, Drums
- Joe Gastwirt / Mastering 
- Greg Townley / Engineer
- Greg Townley / Mixing
- Eric Gorfain / Violin
- Daphne Chen / Violin
- Aaron Walk / Assistant
- Leah Katz / Viola
- Buzz Person / Photography
- Mark Macisso / Harmonica
- Hope Easton / Cello
- Domenic Genova / Bass Guitar
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Al Stewart - The Best Of (Chronicles)

This album contains all of Al Stewart's best hits including a few live tracks lifted from his Indian Summer live album. Highlights include Year Of The Cat (one of the greatest all time songs), On The Border, Time Passages, Song On The Radio, Running Man and Merlin's Time. A good album to buy if you're looking for a single representative album of Al Stewart's best work.

From in UK

Prog Related

Al Stewart - The Best Of (Chronicles) - 1991

Tracks.

01. Year of the Cat (6.35)

02. On the Border (3.18)

03. If It Doesn't Come Natura (4.26)

04. Time Passages (6.34)

05. Almost Lucy (3.39) 

06. Song on the Radio (6.16)

07. Running Man (5.10)

08. Merlin's Time (2.42)

09. In Brooklyn (3.41) 

10. Soho (Needless to Say) (Live) (3.47)

11. A Small Fruit Song (1.58)

12. Manuscript (4.46)

13. Roads to Moscow (Live) (8.15)

14. Nostradamus(Pt.1)/ World Goes to Riyadh (13.07)

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Compiled By - Lee Simmonds
Liner Notes - David Dasch
Photography - Joel D. Levinson
Producer - Al Stewart (tracks: A6, B3, B4) , Alan Parsons (tracks: A1 to A5) , Chris Desmond (tracks: A6, B3, B4) , Roy Guest (tracks: A7 to B2)
Producer [Assistance] - Peter White
Written-By - Al Stewart

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Al Stewart - Indian Summer Live

From in UK.

Classic/Melodic Rock

Al Stewart - Indian Summer Live 1981

Tracks.

01. Here In Angola     4:37    
02. Indian Summer     3:33    
03. Pandora     4:33    
04. Delia's Gone     2:47    
05. Princess Olivia     3:21    
06. Running Man     4:43    
07. Time Passages     6:26    
08. Merlin's Time     2:56    
09. If It Doesn't Come Naturally, Leave It     4:27    
10. Roads To Moscow     8:13    
11. Nostradamus - Part One     13:01    
12. Soho (Needless To Say)     3:43    
13. On The Border     4:46    
14. Valentina Way     4:17    
15. Clarence Frogman Henry     1:43    
16. Year Of The Cat  7.07

Members.

- Accordion, Producer [Assistant] - Peter White
- Bass - Robin Lamble
- Drums - Harry Stinson
- Executive Producer - Luke O'Reilly
- Guitar [Electric], Acoustic Guitar - Adam Yurman , Al Stewart , Peter White
- Keyboards - Al Stewart , Krysia Kristianne , Peter White
- Mastered By - Mike Reese
- Percussion - Harry Stinson , Jerry McMillan , Krysia Kristianne , Peter White , Steve Chapman (2)
- Producer - Al Stewart , Chris Desmond
- Recorded By [Additional, Assistant], Mixed By [Additional, Assistant] - Chris Desmond , Steve Burger
- Recorded By [Live, Assistant] - Bill Hutchinson , Jim Scott , Jim Sandweiss*
- Recorded By [Live] - Chris Desmond , Michael Beiriger
- Saxophone, Flute - Bryan Savage
- Violin - Jerry McMillan , Robin Lamble
- Vocals - Adam Yurman , Al Stewart , Harry Stinson , Krysia Kristianne , Peter White , Robin Lamble
- Whistle [Penny] - Krysia Kristianne

- Written By - Al Stewart , Peter White (tracks: A3, B1 to B3)

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Al Stewart - Zero She Flies

From in UK.

Classic/Melodic Rock

Al Stewart - Zero She Flies - 1970

01. My Enemies Have Sweet Voices - 5:14
02. A Small Fruit Song - 2:02
03. Gethsemane, Again - 5:28
04. Burbling - 3:19
05. Electric Los Angeles Sunset - 3:47
06. Manuscript - 4:45
07. Black Hill - 1:22
08. Anna - 1:47
09. Room of Roots - 3:52
10. Zero She Flies - 5:35
Members.
- Al Stewart vocal, guitar

- Trevor Lucas

- George Hultgren

- Mike Woods

- Larry Steele
- Tim Hinkley
- Duffy Power
- Louis Cennamo

- Peter Gavin

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Al Stewart - Past Present & Future

From in UK.

Classic/Melodic Rock

Al Stewart - Past Present & Future 1973

Tracks

01. Old Admirals – 5:54
02. Warren Harding – 2:39
03. Soho (Needless to Say) – 3:55
04. The Last Day of June 1934 – 4:45
05. Post World War Two Blues – 4:17
06. Roads to Moscow – 8:00
07. Terminal Eyes – 3:22
08. Nostradamus – 9:43
Members.
- Al Stewart: Guitar, Vocal
- Tim Renwick: Guitar
- Peter Berryman: Guitar
- Isaac Guillory: Guitar
- B.J. Cole: Steel Guitar
- Bruce Thomas: Bass
- Brian Odgers: Bass
- John Wilson: Drums
- Peter Wood: Keyboards, Piano accordion
- Rick Wakeman: Keyboards
- Tim Hinkley: Keyboards
- Bob Andrews: Keyboards
- Bob Sargeant: Keyboards
- Alistair Anderson: English concertina
- Haim Romano: Mandolin
- Dave Swarbrick: Mandolin
- Luciano Bravo: Steel band
- Lennox James: Steel band
- Michael Oliver: Steel band
- Frank Ricotti: Percussion
- Roger Taylor: Percussion
- Francis Monkman: Moog synthesizer

Godspeed!

Al Stewart - Modern Times

From in UK.

Classic/Melodic Rock

Al Stewart - Modern Times - 1975

Tracks.

Side 1
01. Carol – 4:24
02. Sirens of Titan – 2:50
03. What's Going On? – 3:34
04. Not the One – 4:34
05. Next Time – 4:19
Side 2
06. Apple Cider Re-Constitution – 5:19
07. The Dark and the Rolling Sea – 5:21
08. Modern Times – 8:21
Members.
- Al Stewart - vocals, guitar, keyboard
- Brian Bennett - background vocals
- David Ellis - acoustic guitar
- Isaac Guillory - guitar
- Simon Nicol - guitar
- Tim Renwick - guitar
- Andrew Powell - arranger
- Tony Carr - percussion
- Gerry Conway - drums
- Stuart Cowell - dobro, guitar
- Barry DeSouza - drums
- George Ford - bass
- Neil Lancaster - background vocals
- Charles Mills - background vocals
- Peter Moss - fuzz bass
- Graham Smith - harmonica
- Pete Wingfield - keyboards
- Peter Wood - keyboards, accordion
- Alan Parsons - engineer, string arrangements

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Al Stewart - Bedsitter images

Tapestry of Delights:
             Born in Glasgow on 5th September 1945, Stewart played his first live gigs as lead guitarist in pop/rock band Tony Blackburn and The Sabres, who were fronted by the future dee-jay and based in Bournemouth. Later he relocated to London, began writing his own songs and performed at folk-club venues like Les Cousins and Bunjies. He recorded a one-off 45 for Decca in 1966 but it didn't sell.
             Having signed to CBS in 1967 his debut album, Bedsitter Images, was heavily orchestrated and full of introspective soft-rock songs. This and what followed was certainly typical bedsitter music. The title track to his next album, Love Chronicles, was an 18-minute autobiographical account of Stewart's lost love. The inclusion of the word 'fucking' in the lyrics meant it got no airplay and it didn't sell in any quantities, but it further cemented his reputation in bed-sit land and on the college circuit and it was voted Album of the Year in Melody Maker's Annual Survey.
             Zero She Flies again examined relationship breakdowns and the like. It became his first Chart album, whilst Orange, which wasn't one of his better efforts, marked a break from his earlier folk style.
For Past, Present and Future Stewart worked with an electric band (mostly comprised of Tim Renwick, B.J. Cole, Francis Monkman, Bruce Thomas, Rick Wakeman, Tim Hinkley, Bob Andrews, Bob Sargeant and Dave Swarbrick). Inspired by the book, 'The Centuries Of Nostradamus', it was a concept album tracing historical events. It didn't chart in the UK but its release was almost simultaneous with his first US Tour, where he developed a strong cult following when his next effort Modern Times expanded further. ...

Al Stewart - Bedsitter images - 1967

Tracks.

01. Bed-Sitter Images - 3:20
02. Swiss Cottage Manoeuvres - 3:59
03. The Carmichaels - 2:52
04. Scandinavian Girl - 2:35
05. Pretty Golden Hair - 3:39
06. Denise at 16 - 3:18
07. Samuel, Oh How You've Changed - 4:00
08. Cleave to Me - 2:53
09. A Long Way Down From Stephanie - 3:27
10. Ivich - 4:24
11. Beleeka Doodle Day - 6:57
Members.
Al Stewart: vocal, guitar
Alexander Faris - Orchestral Arrangements

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Al Stewart - Love Chronicles

Al Stewart's second album is most renowned for the 18-minute title track, an autobiographical recount of different love affairs with guitar by Jimmy Page. That track was also quite controversial for its day in its use of the word "f*cking" at one point in the lyrics, though that's not typical of the tone of the composition. It's actually not the best of the six songs on the record, which saw Stewart wisely discard the orchestration of his debut in favor of fairly straight-ahead folk-rock backing. "Ballad of Mary Foster" is Stewart's best early song, as a two-part suite neatly divided between brusque cynical commentary on a bourgeois English family and the introspective musings of the ravaged wife. That second part bears considerable similarity in melody and tempo, incidentally, to sections of the far more famous Stewart song "Roads to Moscow." The rest of the album has additional solid vignettes in the standard gentle yet detached Stewart mold, the best of them being "Life and Life Only," which exploits his knack for insistent, repetitive minor-keyed hooks. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music 

Al Stewart - 1969 - Love Chronicles

Guide

Side A:
01. In Brooklyn

02. Old Compton Street Blues

03. The Ballad of Mary Foster

04. Life and Life Only
Side B:05. You Should Have Listened To Al
06. Love Chronicles

bonus:

07. Jackdaw 3:20

08. She Follows Her Own Rules 3:19

09. Fantasy 2:15

Al Stewart - vocals, guitar
Jimmy Page - guitar on "Love Chronicles"
Simon Breckenridge (pseudonym for Simon Nicol) - guitar
Mervyn Prestwyck (pseudonym for Richard Thompson) - guitar
Brian Brocklehurst (pseudonym for Ashley Hutchins) - bass
Harvey Burns - drums
Martyn Francis - drums
Brian Odgers - bass

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Al Stewart - Best of

From in UK.

Classic/Melodic Rock

Al Stewart - The Best Of

Tracks.

01. Time Passages

02. Running Man

03. Delia's Gone

04. Roads to Moscow

05. Song on the Radio

06. Mİdnight Rocks

07. Lord Grenville

08. Merlin's Time

09-Nostradamus, Pt. 1-The World Goes to Riyadh-Nostradamus, Pt. 2 [Live]

10-On the Border [Live]

11-Year of the Cat

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Al Stewart - Year of the Cats

From in UK.

Melodic Rock

Al Stewart - Year of the Cats

Tracks.

01. Lord Grenville
02. On The Border
03. Midas Shadow
04. Sand in your Shoes
05. (If in Doesn't come naturally) Leave It
06. Flying Sorcery
07. Broadway Hotel
08. One Stage Before
09. Year of the Cat
10. On The Border (live)
11. Belsize Blues
12. Story of the Songs

Members.

- Al Stewart - vocals, guitar, keyboards 

- Peter White - guitar, keyboards

- John G. Perry - background vocals 

- Tim Renwick - guitar 

- Andrew Powell - string arrangements

- Bobby Bruce - violin

- Marion Driscoll - percussion 

- Stuart Elliott - drum, percussion

- George Ford - bass

- Phil Kenzie - alto saxophone

- Don Lobster - keyboards

- David Pack - background vocals 

- Tony Rivers - background vocals

- Graham Smith - harmonica 

- Peter Wood - keyboards

Godspeed!