Five CD box set including all three albums that were released at the time, together with a further set of 1974\/75-era live material, various studio out-takes and, as a considerable bonus, an extended version of the Ora album.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Five CD box set, „…assembled with the help and approval of the band, Halfway Dreaming: Anthology 1969-75 is the first-ever Byzantium compilation. It includes all three albums that were released at the time, together with a further set of 1974\/75-era live material, various studio out-takes and, as a considerable bonus, an extended version of the Ora album.“<\/p>\n
„Evolving from the line-up that had recorded the highly-regarded Ora LP in 1969, Byzantium recorded two early Seventies albums \u2013 \u2018Byzantium\u2019 and \u2018Seasons Changing,“ both featuring future Ian Dury and Chaz Jankel \u2013 for the A&M label.<\/p>\n
After leaving A&M, the band self-financed the 1974 \u2018Live\/Studio\u2019 album in an effort to attract new representation before splitting the following year.<\/p>\n
Although they received relatively little attention from the music industry at the time, Byzantium\u2019s progressive rock-based combination of musical eclecticism, strong harmonies, and timeless song writing have belatedly attracted an audience, with collectors now paying significant sums to acquire original vinyl pressings of their recordings.<\/p>\n
Assembled with the help and approval of the band, Halfway Dreaming: Anthology 1969-75 is the first-ever Byzantium compilation. It includes all three albums that were released at the time, together with a further set of 1974\/75-era live material, various studio out-takes and, as a considerable bonus, an extended version of the Ora album.<\/p>\n
Housed in a stylish clamshell box, this essential 5-CD package features a lavish 32-page booklet containing a new 4000 word essay on the band and numerous previously unpublished photos. It\u2019s the definitive document of a band who fell through the cracks at the time but have subsequently come to be regarded by many as an integral part of the early Seventies British underground scene.<\/p>\n
Recorded at KPM (tracks: 1-1 – 12, 1-16, 1-18 – 1-19)
\nRecorded at Tangerine Studios (tracks: 1-13 – 1-15, 1-17, 1-20 – 1-22)
\nRecorded at Trident Studios (tracks: 2-9 – 2-11)<\/p>\n
The album Ora, Tangerine DPLP 0028S, released July 1969 (tracks: 1-1 – 1-12)
\nOra demo recordings, unissued at the time (tracks: 1-13 – 1-22)
\nThe album Byzantium, A&M AMLH 68104, released September 1972 (tracks: 2-1 – 2-8)
\nJamie Rubinstein\/Mick Barakan demos, recorded autumn 1972, previously issued as Ora bonus tracks (tracks: 2-9 – 2-11)
\nThe album Seasons Changing, A&M AMLH 68163, released May 1973 (tracks: 3-1 – 3-6)
\nThe album Live\/Studio, no label BYZL\/S, released March 1974 (tracks 4-1 – 4-8); (tracks: 4-1 – 4-3 live, tracks: 4-4 – 4-8 studio)
\nUnreleased EP recorded at Tangerine Studios 29th-30th July 1975 (tracks: 4-1 – 4-12))
\nLive recording, bonus track, previously unreleased (tracks: 5-9)<\/p>\n
Carlin Music Corp (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 1-20.
\nCherry Red Songs (tracks: 1-3 – 1-7, 1-9 – 1-13, 1-16, 1-18 – 1-19, 1-21 – 1-22, 2-10 – 2-11, 4-5, 4-7)
\nGH Music (tracks: 1-8, 1-14, 1-17, 2-1 – 2-8, 3-1 – 3-6, 5-4)
\nPNG Music (BMI) (tracks: 2-9, 4-2 – 4-4, 4-11 – 4-12)
\nBMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd (tracks: 4-1, 4-6, 4-8 – 4-9, 5-1 – 5-3, 5-7 – 5-10)
\nCD Baby Alpha Music\/ST Music LLC (tracks: 4-10, 5-5 – 5-6)<\/p>\n
All tracks licensed from Oracords\/Byzantium
\n\u2117 Oracords 1969 (tracks: 1-1 – 1-12)
\n\u2117 Oracords 1993 (tracks: 1-16, 1-18 – 1-22, 2-11)
\n\u2117 Oracords 2006 (tracks: 1-13 – 1-15, 1-17, 2-9 – 2-10 )
\n\u2117 Byzantium 1972 (tracks: 2-1 – 2-8)
\n\u2117 Byzantium 1973 (tracks 3-1 – 3-6)
\n\u2117 Byzantium 2020 (tracks: 4-10, 5-1 – 5-8, 5-10)
\n\u2117 Byzantium 2021 (tracks 4-9, 4-11 – 4-12, 5-9 )<\/p>\n
Performed live at St Andrews University, 18th January 1975 (tracks: 5-1, 5-6, 5-8, 5-10)
\nPerformed Live at Oxford Poly, 25th November 1974 (tracks: 5-2, 5-3, 5-9)
\nPerformed Live at Borehamwood Civic Center, 21st January, 1974 (tracks: 5-4)
\nPerformed Live at The Nightingale, Wood Green, 12th January 1974 (tracks: 5-5)
\nPerformed Live at Strawberry Fayre, Cambridge, 8th June 1974 (tracks: 5-7)<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":162621,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[15793,229,175],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-162618","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-progressive-rock","7":"product_cat-psychedelic","8":"product_cat-rock","9":"pa_att_artist-byzantium","10":"pa_att_artist-ora","11":"pa_att_format-box-set","12":"pa_att_format-cd","13":"pa_att_genre-rock","14":"pa_att_jahr-92","15":"pa_att_label-grapefruit-records","16":"pa_att_land-uk","18":"first","19":"outofstock","20":"taxable","21":"shipping-taxable","22":"purchasable","23":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n