Songs From The Mirror – The Remasters: Deluxe Edition (3CD)

Description

Songs From the Mirror was originally released on Polydor Records in 1993. This definitive deluxe version of the album was put together in 2017 and completely remastered by Calum Malcolm. Delivered in a hardback book with photos and illustrations from Keith McIntyre, designed by Mark Wilkinson it also contains 10 000 words of sleeve notes by Fish with comments from original album producer James Cassidy. This version has 2 CD’s, the first the remastered album plus extra tracks ‘Time and a Word (with Steve Howe ‘Yes’), ‘The Seeker’ and ‘Caledonia ‘with Ted McKenna, Hugh McKenna and Zal Cleminson from the ‘Sensational Alex Harvey Band’ and Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy). Ted, Hugh and Zal also perform ‘Boston Tea Party’ with Fish on the cover version of the SAHB’s original song featured on the second CD together with demos and live performances including 5 cover versions taken from the famous ‘Sushi’ concert at the Vredenberg Hall in Utrecht in 1993.

The DVD that makes up the third disc of the remastered version has a 90-minute interview with Fish on track choices and anecdotes from 1993-94 as well as ‘Hold Your Head Up’ promotional video, ‘Solo’ live from Cropredy festival 2015 with Fairport Convention and concert footage of ‘Fearless’, ‘Boston Tea Party’, ‘Hold Your Head Up’, Jeepster’, ‘and 5 Years’ from the ‘Sushi’ show at Vredenberg Hall Utrecht 1993 all redubbed with remastered audio.

Deluxe Remaster Edition

Disc 1
01 Question (Hayward) Tyler Music Ltd. 6:39
02 Boston Tea Party (A. Harvey/H McKenna/A. Cleminson) Polygram Music Publishing Ltd. 4:21
03 Fearless (Gilmour/Mason/Waters/Wright) Published by Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd. 6:15
04 Apeman (R.D. Davies) Carlin Music Corporation 5:56
05 Hold Your Head Up (R. Argent/C. White) Verulam Music Co. Ltd. 3:45
06 I Know What I Like (Banks/Collins/Gabriel/Hackett/Rutherford) Hit & Run Music Publishing Ltd. 4:17
07 Solo (Denny) Warlock Music Ltd. 4:10
08 Jeepster (Bolan) Westminster Music Ltd. 5:58
09 Time and a Word (featuring Steve Howe) (Anderson/Foster) Topographic Music Ltd. 4:24
10 The Seeker (Townsend) Fabulous Music Ltd 3:16
11 Five Years (Bowie) Charisma Music Ltd./EMI Music Publishing Ltd. 5:17
12 Caledonia (MacClean) Limetree arts and music 4:21

Total 61:03

Lead Vocal – Derek W. Dick (FISH)
Drums & Percussion – Kevin Wilkinson / Bass Guitar, backing vocals – David Paton
Guitars, backing vocals – Robin Boult / Guitars – Frank Usher except track 9 all guitars Steve Howe
Keyboards, backing vocals – Foster Patterson
Backing Vocals 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11 – Danny Campbell
Backing Vocals 3, 5, 6, 7, 11 – Lorna Bannon
Backing Vocals 3, 6, 11 – Jackie Bird
Additional Backing Vocals – The “Harmony” Choir
Fiddle, Whistle 6, 8 – Ben Molleson
Additional Programming 1, 2, 4, 7, 8 – Gaëtan Shurrer
Lawnmower – David Bogie Party invitation – Caroline Boult Answering Machine – Mick Wall
Zippo – Haddington Bear. Native Americans – Mr Samples
‘Geezabun’ Choir – Glasgow Barrowland Company Ensemble
Produced, Recorded & Mixed By James Cassidy
Assistant engineer David Bogie remastered by Calum Malcolm 2017
Recorded & Mixed at Funny Farm Recording Studio, East Lothian, Scotland 1993
Track 12 ‘Caledonia’ recorded at Ca Va studio, Glasgow 2003 for the Frankie Miller Tribute album. Lead Vocal Fish
Drums Ted McKenna, Guitars Zal Cleminson, Keyboards Hugh McKenna (the Sensational Alex Harvey Band) guitars Brian Robertson
Strings The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, arranged by Irvin Duguid. Backing vocals Mary Kiani and choir

Disc 2
01 Something in the Air (Live Hamburg) (Keen) Fabulous Music Ltd. 6:00
02 I Know What I Like (’93 Demos) 3:16
03 The Seeker (’93 Demos) Both Demos recorded at the Funny Farm Studios Recorded & Mixed By James Cassidy 3:17
04 Fearless (Recorded Live Utrecht, Vredenberg Halle 18/3/93*) 6:49
05 Boston Tea Party * 4:13
06 Jeepster * 3:54
07 Hold Your Head Up * 3:08
08 Five Years * 7:58
09 Roadhouse Blues (Morrison/Manzarek/Densmore/Krieger) Alfred Publishing Co Ltd. # 7:30
10 Jeepster (Live ‘Acoustic’ Gertrud Boumer Halle Duisberg 9/12/94 ‘Jürgen’s birthday party’#) 5:35
11 Solo (Bucklein Theatre, Krakow, Poland, 14/10/95) 5:19
12 Boston Tea Party (With SAHB 1995) Produced, Recorded & Mixed By James Cassidy Funny Farm Studio Dec 1995 4:57
13 Faithhealer (A. Harvey/H McKenna/A. Cleminson) Polygram Music Publishing Ltd. (Live NEARfest USA 2008) 6:28
20/6/2008 mixed by Calum Malcolm
Total 72:04

Lead Vocal – Derek W. Dick (FISH)
Drums & Percussion – Kevin Wilkinson / Bass Guitar, backing vocals – David Paton
Guitars, backing vocals – Robin Boult / Guitars – Frank Usher / Keyboards, backing vocals – Foster Patterson
Except
Track 9, 10, 11 with Dave Stewart on Drums
Track 13 Gavin Griffiths on Drums, Steve Vantsis Bass, Frank Usher and Chris Johnson guitars
Track 12 Drums Ted McKenna, Guitars Zal Cleminson, Keyboards Hugh McKenna (the Sensational Alex Harvey Band)
Additional engineering on live recordings and compilation Steve Vantsis
CD1 and CD2 re-mastered by Calum Malcolm 2017

DVD Disc 3
Reflections – A look back at ‘Songs from the Mirror’ a film by David Barras and Scott Mackay

Fearless
Boston Tea Party
Jeepster/Hold Your Head Up
5 Years
Filmed on March 17th at Muziekcentrum Vredenburg by Henk Tempelman & Kees Nijpels
Lead Vocal FISH
Drums Kevin Wilkinson
Bass Guitar David Paton
Guitars – Robin Boult
Guitars – Frank Usher
Keyboards – Foster Patterson

Hold Your Head Up (Official video)
Solo (Cropredy Festival 2015) With Fairport Convention
(Fairport Convention are Dave Pegg – Bass, Simon Nichol – Acoustic Guitar, Ric Sanders – Violin, Chris Leslie – Mandolin, Gerry Conway – Drums, Phil Bond – Keyboards, Dan Ar Braz – Electric Guitar)

Dedicated to ALAN FREEMAN and all the writers & musicians that guided me to the mirror.
And especially to Kevin Wilkinson 1958-99