RELEASED 31.7.2015
A LAVISH 4 CD BOXED SET CELEBRATING THE SOLO ROCK AND CLASSICAL WORK OF GENESIS FOUNDER & KEYBOARDIST TONY BANKS WITH 48 TRACKS SELECTED BY TONY BANKS INCLUDES FOUR PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED RECORDINGS FEATURES A 60 PAGE BOOK WITH EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH TONY BANKS
Esoteric Recordings are pleased to announce the release of the first ever boxed set celebrating the solo work of Genesis founding member Tony Banks. A CHORD TOO FAR is a deluxe 4 CD set comprising 48 songs and pieces, all personally selected by Tony. Many tracks have been remixed exclusively for this collection and have been drawn from his seven solo and two orchestral albums; A CURIOUS FEELING, THE FUGITIVE, THE WICKED LADY (film score), SOUNDTRACKS , BANKSTATEMENT, STILL, STRICTLY INC. and his orchestral albums SEVEN – A SUITE FOR ORCHESTRA and SIX PIECES FOR ORCHESTRA. A CHORD TOO FAR also includes four previously unreleased tracks, three of which are keyboard demos of his orchestral suites. The fourth is a piece originally written for the album STILL. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010 as a member of Genesis, Tony is one of the most respected songwriters and keyboardists in the world. His career spans almost 50 years and has seen him sell in excess of 130 million albums . His body of work is as innovative as it is eclectic. Genesis’ avant-garde style made them one of progressive rock’s founding fathers in the 1970s, creating an experimental style of rock music never before seen. They went on to produce music with a greater pop sensibility in the 1980s that saw them become one of the biggest selling bands of the decade, and play stadiums throughout the world. Tony Banks’ solo work has continued in the same vein. His rock albums have included collaborations with some of the world’s most respected musicians including singers Toyah Wilcox, Fish and Nick Kershaw , bassist Pino Pallodino , and drummers Steve Gadd and Vinnie Colaiuta , as well as long time Genesis collaborators Daryl Stuermer and Chester Thompson . He has composed original scores for four films The Shout (1978), The Wicked Lady (1983), Starship (1985) and Quicksilver (1986) and most recently his orchestral albums, Seven: A Suite for Orchestra and Six Pieces for Orchestra, that were performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.
DISC ONE: 1.REBIRTH 2.AT THE EDGE OF NIGHT 3.WALLS OF SOUND 4.LION OF SYMMETRY 5.THE MORE I HIDE IT 6.SHORTCUT TO SOMEWHERE 7.THE WATERS OF LETHE 8.I WANNA CHANGE THE SCORE 9.WATER OUT OF WINE 10.SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR 11.BY YOU 12.NEVER LET ME KNOW 13.THIRTY THREE’S
DISC TWO: 1.CHARITY BALLS 2.AN ISLAND IN THE DARKNESS 3.THE BORDER 4.LUCKY ME 5.ANOTHER MURDER OF A DAY 6.MOVING UNDER 7.STILL IT TAKES ME BY SURPRISE 8.RED DAY ON BLUE STREET 9.AFTER THE LIE 10.REDWING
DISC THREE: 1.QUEEN OF DARKNESS 2.A PIECE OF YOU 3.BIG MAN 4.ANGEL FACE 5.THIS IS LOVE 6.I’LL BE WAITING 7.BACK TO BACK 8.FOR A WHILE 9.THROWBACK 10.YOU CALL THIS VICTORY 11.AND THE WHEELS KEEP TURNING 12.YOU 13.THE FINAL CURTAIN
DISC FOUR: 1.BLADE 2.BLACK DOWN 3.SIREN 4.EARTHLIGHT 5.FROM THE UNDERTOW 6.SPRING TIDE (DEMO – PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED) 7.NEAP TIDE (DEMO – PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED) 8.CITY OF GOLD (DEMO – PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED) 9.THE CHASE 10.KIT 11.POPPET (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED) 12.THE WICKED LADY