The Complete Explorers [Import]

Product Description
UK compilation combines two albums from the Roxy Music guitarist & saxophonist, packaged together. 28 tracks includes live tracks recorded in London, 1983. 2001 release.

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Average customer rating: Complete MANZANERA & MACKAY

The Complete Explorers Phil Manzanera , and Andy MacKay Manufacturer: Import [Generic] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005KFU6 Release Date: 2002-01-08

Tracks:

1. Another Lost Soul on the Run
2. Soul Fantasy
3. Crack the Whip
4. Black Gang Chine
5. Two Worlds Apart
6. You Go up in Smoke
7. Built for Speed
8. Men With Extraordinary Ways
9. Many Are the Ways
10. I Can Be Tender
11. Every King of Stone
12. It Always Rains in Paradise
13. Not Fade Away
14. Arrow
15. Dreams of the East

Tracks:

1. Ship of Fools
2. Lorelei [12" Version]
3. Prussian Blue
4. Breath of Life
5. Safe in the Arms of Love
6. Dreams of the East
7. Sacrosanct
8. Forgotten Man
9. Venus de Milo
10. Free Yourself
11. Robert Louis Stevenson
12. Voodoo Isle
13. Falling for Nightlife [12" Version]

Album Description

UK compilation combines two albums from the Roxy Music guitarist & saxophonist, packaged together. 28 tracks includes live tracks recorded in London, 1983. 2001 release.

Customer Reviews:

Complete MANZANERA & MACKAY.......2004-01-10

This double disc more or less collects the entire recorded material of The Explorers. For the uninitiated, Explorers were a band project featuring Phil Manzanera and Andy Mackay of Roxy Music which surfaced after the disbanding of Roxy Music in 1983. Think of it as a Bryan Ferry-less Roxy. The trademark sax assault and classy oboe playing of Andy Mackay and the economic but always tasteful guitar textures of Phil Manzanera are there, but the emphasis is on songs. The vocalist/third member is James Wraith, whose voice is a stylish cross between Ferry and Saga's Michael Sadler(somewhat). They did two albums, 'The Explorers' and 'Manzanera & Mackay'. Musically it continues in the post-Avalon Roxy direction, and if you liked 'Flesh + Blood', this is your ticket: soulful and well-crafted pop songs with atmosphere and professionalism.

One problem for me is the track sequence. It's confusing if you know about the original albums. Back when these two albums came out it was 'The Explorers'(1983) and 'Manzanera & Mackay'(they dropped the 'group' name, forget what year). Those are out of print. In the late 80's they were re-released on Relativity records as 'Crack The Whip'(1988) and 'Up In Smoke'(1989) and not only were the songs out of sequence, they were mix-and-matched between the two albums. Some tracks were b-sides of original singles. Those two also went out of print. Now you can also buy the second album 'Manzanera & Mackay' but not the first one which is still out of print, although a couple songs from the first album are on 'Manzanera & Mackay', so perhaps it's not the second album, just CALLED 'Manzanera & Mackay', though it has the album cover of the second one and 'Up In Smoke', so maybe it's the second one after all. Are you confused? I sure was!! At this point, no-one knows what song went on what original album!! The whole recorded history of The Explorers/M&M is all jumbled up, hence on star being docked. It would have been nice to have disc one be the first album as it was with the bonus trax and the second disc to be the second album with its bonus trax to get the music as it was originally released. However, the music is the main thing, so ignore all this confusing track sequence jive and buy this! No Roxy Music enthusiast should be without the complete studio work of M&M's Explorers material. Good songs, good atmosphere, enjoyable and overlooked songs. Try it now and be rewarded.

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