{"product_id":"iain-matthews-keep-on-sailing-the-elektra-years-1972-1974","title":"Iain Matthews - Keep On Sailing: The Elektra Years 1972-1974","description":"\u003cp\u003e5CD box set retrospective from singer\/songwriter \u003cstrong\u003eIain Matthews\u003c\/strong\u003e, completing the series of\u003cbr\u003ereleases covering his 1970s\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeaturing expanded 2026 versions of his two albums made for Elektra Records, 1973’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eValley Hi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and 1974’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Some Days You Eat The Bear…And Some Days The Bear Eats You \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eincluding rare and unreleased alternative versions, plus radio sessions and live recordings from the era.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStill making albums and playing live to this day, \u003c\/span\u003eIain Matthews\u003cspan\u003e’ career spans some 60 years and can rightly be described as legendary. An original member of the folk rock band \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFairport Convention\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e from 1967 to 1969, he left to form his own band \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMatthews Southern Comfort\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, topping the UK charts in 1970 with a cover of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoni Mitchell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Woodstock’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. As well as recording solo albums for the Vertigo, Elektra, Columbia and Rockburgh labels in the 1970s, he was also a founder member of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlainsong\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e* alongside guitarist and singer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAndy Roberts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis early 70s focussed set includes previously unreleased alternate takes of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Seven Bridges Road’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Old Man At The Mill’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, plus a rare 1974 concert appearance with his band \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnother Fine Mess\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e during his US East Coast tour that summer, recorded at Ultrasonic Studios in New York and broadcast at the time by the Long Island FM radio station, WLIR.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlso included are two newly-compiled albums of mostly unreleased live performances from Iain’s archives: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Elektra Years Live 1973-2023'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'With A Little Help From My Friends'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, along with four songs that were never released on any of his studio albums: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Streets Of Baltimore'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Ann Eliza Jane'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Feel A Whole Lot Better’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Train Leaves Here This Morning’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CHERRY RED RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"5CD Box Set","offer_id":59583428526425,"sku":"SDZ-53290","price":48.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/iain_matthews_elektra_years_box_set_cover.jpg?v=1790355621","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/iain-matthews-keep-on-sailing-the-elektra-years-1972-1974","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}