tracks

Prologue
Ocean Gypsy
Kiev (previously Unreleased)
Can You Understand?
Carpet Of The Sun
Running Hard
Mother Russia
Song Of Scheherazade
Fanfare
The Betrayal
The Sultan
Love Theme
The Young Prince And Princess As Told By Scheherazade
Festival Preparation
Fugue For The Sultan
The Festival
Finale
Ashes Are Burning
Prologue
Running Hard
Ocean Gypsy
Mother Russia
Song Of Scheherazade
Fanfare
The Betrayal
The Sultan
Love Theme
The Young Prince And Princess As Told By Scheherazade
Festival Preparation
Fugue For The Sultan
The Festival
Finale

notes

A newly re-mastered 3CD expanded clamshell boxed set edition. Featuring six bonus tracks including the rare live track "Kiev" & the entire BBC in concert broadcast from 1976. Re-mastered from the original master-tapes, with an illustrated booklet and a new essay and a reproduction of the original album poster.

CD One & Two:
Recorded at Carnegie Hall, New York City on the 20th, 21st and 22nd of June 1975.
Many thanks to members of the New York Philharmonic and Renaissance road crew: John Boorer, Terry Penman, Nicky Sholem, Mal Linwood-Ross, Ron Schwietzer, Steve Gillbard and Chas Gerber. Also thanks to Rupert Perry.

CD Three:
Recorded at the BBC Paris Theatre, Lower Regent Street, London, 25th of March 1976.
Grateful thanks must go to Annie Haslam and Terry Sullivan.
Esoteric Recordings would also like to thank to: Denise Black and Simon Gurney at BBC Worldwide Ltd., Richard Whittaker and all at FX Copyroom in London, Paul Robinson, Alan Velasco, Jon Roberts and all at Cherry Red Records.

credits

Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Michael Dunford
Artwork – Fred Marcellino (tracks: Original album & collage)
Bass, Vocals – Jon Camp
Concept By – Annie Haslam (tracks: Original inside cover)
Conductor – Tony Cox
Coordinator – Vicky Powell (tracks: for Esoteric Records)
Design – Meriel Waissman (tracks: CD package)
Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Terry Sullivan
Engineer – Carmine Rubino (tracks: At Record Plant), Dick Plant (tracks: At De Lane Lea)
Keyboards, Vocals – John Tout
Lead Vocals, Photography – Annie Haslam
Lighting – Alladin Lights
Liner Notes – Malcolm Dome (tracks: London, March 2019)
Photography – Bob Gruen, Chuck Pulin, Denis Degnan, Fin Costello, John Kuczynski, Michael Dakota
Presenter – Alan Black (3) (tracks: CD3)
Producer – Jeff Griffin (tracks: CD3), Renaissance (4) (tracks: CD1 & CD2)
Remastered By – Ben Wiseman (tracks: CD3)
Research, Compiled By, Coordinator – Mark Powell (tracks: for Esoteric Edition)
Sounds – Sound Specialties

companies

Record Company – Esoteric Recordings America
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Cherry Red America
Copyright (c) – Cherry Red America
Recorded At – Carnegie Hall – CD1 & CD2
Recorded By – Record Plant, N.Y.C. – CD1 & CD2
Mixed At – De Lane Lea Studios – CD1 & CD2
Recorded At – Paris Theatre, London – CD3
Remastered At – Broadlake Studios – CD3
Published By – Cherry Red America – CD1 & CD2
Licensed From – BBC Worldwide Ltd.

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