After the Fire – Bright Lights 1974-1983

Description

Six CD set. The definitive collection of After the Fire, ‘Bright Lights’ contains all of the bands five albums as well as demos, B-sides and live tracks, with 12 recordings that are issued here on CD for the first time and 14 that are completely unreleased. The project has been overseen by founding member Peter Banks who, along with members Andy Piercy and John Russell, has been interviewed exclusively for the sleeve notes and has also opened up his photo archive, providing a wealth of rare images. Disc One features the band’s debut album ‘Signs Of Change’ as well as bonus tracks. Disc Two contains three early demos, previously unreleased on CD as well as 13 previously unreleased demos recorded in preparation for ‘Laser Love’. Disc Three features ‘Laser Love’ that includes hit single ‘One Rule For You’ as well as rare single edits, B-sides and live tracks. Disc Four includes ’80-f’ as well as nine recordings that have never been issued on CD before, including rare B-sides and seven tracks from the original version of ’80f’. Disc Five contains ‘Batteries Not Included’ and two bonus tracks. Disc Six features ‘AT2F’, one track unreleased on CD, a completely unreleased track as well as a rare extended version of the band’s hit ‘Der Kommissar’.