Thursday Jul 29

Boston - Reissue Digipak Original Recording Remastered (RARE)

Release Date: April 4, 2006

Original Release Date August 8, 1976

Length: 56:44
Label: SONY LEGACY
Selection #: 086322 (1EK86322 )
UPC: 696998632226

RIAA Certified 17 Million Copies
 
This was an unauthorized production that was in limited release in Canada before being pulled by SONY Legacy. This led to the new remaster produced by Tom Scholz in 2006.

Remastered from original masters and new 12-page booklet that contains new photos, new liner notes. The sets are packaged in Digipaks.

Previously Unreleased Bonus Tracks Recorded live December 18, 1976 by King Biscuit Flower Hour at The Spectrum in Philadelphia, PA. Live tracks Produced By Boston. Mixed in 2006 by Niko Bolas.

 
TrackTitleLengthPlay
1More Than a Feeling (Scholz)4:45
2Peace of Mind (Scholz)5:03
3Foreplay/Long Time (Scholz)7:47
4Rock and Roll Band (Scholz)2:59
5Smokin' (Delp/Scholz)4:21
6Hitch a Ride (Scholz)4:11
7Something About You (Scholz)3:47
8Let Me Take You Home Tonight (Delp)4:46
9Smokin' (Live) (Delp/Scholz)9:40
10Foreplay/Long Time (Live) (Scholz)9:18
11Bonus Track4:46
 
Personnel
Bradley Delp - acoustic guitar, guitar, percussion, rhythm guitar, vocals, 12 string guitar, harmony vocals, 12 string acoustic guitar
Tom Scholz - organ, acoustic guitar, bass, guitar, percussion, electric guitar, rhythm guitar, keyboard, clavinet
Barry Goudreau - guitar, percussion, rhythm guitar
Sib Hashian - percussion, drums
Jim Masdea - drums
Fran Sheehan - bass, percussion
Production Remaster

Produced for reissue by Bruce Dikerson
Mastered by Mark Wilder at Sony Music Studios, New York
Leagcy A&R: Steve Berkowitz
Project Direction: John Jackson
A&R Coordination: Darren Salmierei, Jeremy Holiday and Stacey Boyle
Art Direction: Howard Fritzson
Design: Joel Zimmerman
Photography: Ron Pownall
Thanks to Andrew Dawson

Production

Arranged by Tom Scholz and Brad Delp with help from Jim Masdea
Produced by John Boylan and Tom Scholz
Engineered by Tom Scholz and Warren Dewey
Assited by Deni King, Bruce Hensel and Doug Ryder
A Great Eastern Gramophone Production
Recorded at:
Foxglove Studios, Watertown, MA (Winter '75)
Capitol Studios, Hollywood CA (Spring '76)
The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA (Spring '76)
Mixed at: Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, CA
Assisted by Steve Hodge

Producers: John Boylan, Tom Scholz
Engineers: Warren Dewey, Paul Grupp, Stephen Saper, Tom Scholz
Assistant engineers: Bruce Hensal, Deni King, Doug Rider
Mixing assistant: Steve Hodge
Mastering: Wally Traugott
Remastering: Mark Wilder
Authoring: Stephen Saper
Reissue producer: Amy Herot
Assistants: Steve Hodge, Deni King
Special effects: Tom Scholz
Design: Paula Scher
Direction: Paul Ahern, Charles McKenzie
Photography: Jeff Albertson
Illustrations: Roger Huyssen
Cover illustration: Roger Huyssen

Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1976 Pop Albums 3
1987 The Billboard 200 101

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1976 "More Than A Feeling" Pop Singles 5
1977 "Foreplay/Longtime" Pop Singles 22
1977 "Peace Of Mind" Pop Singles 38