Thirty-five years after it’s original release, Slowhand is being re-released. The album contains some of his best known songs including ”Cocaine”, ”Wonderful tonight” and ”Lay down sally”. The Hammersmith concert includes other classics such as ”Layla”, ”I shot the sheriff” and ”Knocking on heavens door”
”Slowhand, 35th Anniversary edition” comes in five different versions.
The first option is the Single CD release which is a remastered version of the original album
The Second option is a vinyl version which again is a remastered version of the original album
The third option is the Digital version which is a remastered version of the original album plus four album session outtakes.
Then come the really interesting ones – the Deluxe edition and the Super Deluxe edition.
The Deluxe edition is a double CD release and includes a remastered version of the original album plus four album session outtakes, and also includes 9 tracks from the Live at Hammersmith Odeon concert from 27th April 1977, 5 of which are previously unreleased.
The Super Deluxe edition gives you everything you get with the Deluxe edition plus an extra CD, a DVD and a Vinyl album, so thats 3 CDs, a DVD and an LP in the package. The extra CD means that instead of getting 9 tracks from the Hammersmith concert, you get all 14, spread over two of the CDs. The DVD gives you the Slowhand album remastered in Hi-resoultion stereo and 5.1 surround sound, and the vinyl LP is a remastered version of the original album
There is also special packaging to replicate the original Fender amplifier used on the recording, and also included are 3 replica tour programmes from the time & a book featuring a behind-the-scene look at the recording
Whichever option you go for, the original album is great and the remastered version sounds better than ever. With the Super Deluxe edition costing over £70 the price means it’s only really for hardcore fans, but with the deluxe edition only costing around £13 then I’d certanly recommend that option rather than the basic single disc version – the Hammersmith concert makes it definitely worth going for the deluxe edition.
An excellent rerelease of a classic album from a true music legend.
”Slowhand 35th anniverary edition” will be released on 26th November 2012
SUPER DELUXE EDITION:
DISC ONE: SLOWHAND REMASTERED AND EXPANDED:
1 COCAINE
2 WONDERFUL TONIGHT
3 LAY DOWN SALLY
4 NEXT TIME YOU SEE HER
5 WE’RE ALL THE WAY
6 THE CORE
7 MAY YOU NEVER
8 MEAN OLD FRISCO
9 PEACHES AND DIESEL
bonus tracks:
10 LOOKING AT THE RAIN *
11 ALBERTA
12 GREYHOUND BUS *
13 STARS, STRAYS AND ASHTRAYS *
DISC TWO: SLOWHAND: HI-RES STEREO and 5.1 SURROUND SOUND DVD (audio only):
1 COCAINE
2 WONDERFUL TONIGHT
3 LAY DOWN SALLY
4 NEXT TIME YOU SEE HER
5 WE’RE ALL THE WAY
6 THE CORE
7 MAY YOU NEVER
8 MEAN OLD FRISCO
9 PEACHES AND DIESEL
DISC THREE: LIVE AT HAMMERSMITH ODEON, April 27, 1977:
1 HELLO OLD FRIEND *
2 SIGN LANGUAGE *
3 ALBERTA *
4 TELL THE TRUTH
5 KNOCKING ON HEAVEN’S DOOR
6 STEADY ROLLING MAN *
7 CAN’T FIND MY WAY HOME *
8 FURTHER ON UP THE ROAD
9 STORMY MONDAY
DISC FOUR: LIVE AT HAMMERSMITH ODEON, April 27, 1977 continued:
1 BADGE *
2 NOBODY KNOWS YOU WHEN YOU”RE DOWN AND OUT *
3 I SHOT THE SHERIFF *
4 LAYLA *
5 KEY TO THE HIGHWAY *
DISC FIVE: SLOWHAND VINYL LP:
SIDE ONE
1 COCAINE
2 WONDERFUL TONIGHT
3 LAY DOWN SALLY
4 NEXT TIME YOU SEE HER
5 WE’RE ALL THE WAY
SIDE TWO
1 THE CORE
2 MAY YOU NEVER
3 MEAN OLD FRISCO
4 PEACHES AND DIESEL
* previously unreleased
DELUXE EDITION:
DISC ONE: SLOWHAND REMASTERED AND EXPANDED:
1 COCAINE
2 WONDERFUL TONIGHT
3 LAY DOWN SALLY
4 NEXT TIME YOU SEE HER
5 WE’RE ALL THE WAY
6 THE CORE
7 MAY YOU NEVER
8 MEAN OLD FRISCO
9 PEACHES AND DIESEL
bonus tracks:
10 LOOKING AT THE RAIN *
11 ALBERTA
12 GREYHOUND BUS *
13 STARS, STRAYS AND ASHTRAYS *
DISC TWO: LIVE AT HAMMERSMITH ODEON, April 27, 1977:
1 TELL THE TRUTH
2 KNOCKING ON HEAVEN’S DOOR
3 STEADY ROLLING MAN *
4 CAN’T FIND MY WAY HOME *
5 FURTHER ON UP THE ROAD
6 STORMY MONDAY
7 BADGE *
8 I SHOT THE SHERIFF *
9 LAYLA *
* previously unreleased
