Hi guys

 

Well its the end of the year but we do have some fantastic things coming up on our labels in spring 2011 which I cant announce yet--but hopefully will do so in the next 2 weeks.

 

First off I will mention the Esoteric Xmas party combined with the launch of Marks book ""Prophets and Sages 101 Great progressive and underground rock albums"" -- a great xmas purchase for all those women in your life no doubt! It drove Mark nuts doing it--so hopefully those that buy will enjoy it.

 

The party will be held at Potion Bar (basement bar) (Goodge st/warren st area) LONDON on 24th November from 7.15 onwards. If anyone from this mailing list would like to come (and tix are limited as its an intimate venue ) Tix will be £4.00 and payment s to be sent via paypal to esotericarts@btconnect.com. Limited to 2 each. Once payment received I will send out tix, so make sure your address is on the paypalpayment. If anyone pays and I have used all the tickets available I will refund back. Music for the evening will be chosen from albums in the book and their will be a classic rock/prog quiz. I am told they do a very reasonable happy hour up to 9.00pm and the venue does food too.

 

November releases are all at the factory and are as follows

 

Soft Machine--Alive and Well: Recorded in Paris (limited edition double slipcased)

 

Hawkwind--Choose Your Masques (limited edition double slipcased)

 

John Lees --A Major Fancy (limited edition double slipcases)

 

All the above have tons of bonus material too

 

keith Christmas-Tommorrow Never Ends --double anthology of this lovely singer songwriter from the manticore stable

 

Renaissance-Renaissance

Renaissance-Ilusion

Pierre Moerlens Gong--Downwind--excellent album featuring guests Mike Oldfield, steve Winwood and Mick taylor

 

Pierre Moerlens Gong-Time is the Key--with Allan Holdsworth and Darryl Way Out of Focus--Out of Focus (more germanic rock)

 

Januarys remasters will be as follows

 

Utopia--Oblivion plus live DVD (2 disc set) Utopia-Live Japan Redux plus DVD (2 disc set) Brainbox-Brainbox (Jan Akkerman pre Focus) Gilgamesh-Gilgamesh Skin Alley-- CBS anthology (as yet untitled) 2 disc set skin alley-Two quid Deal

3 CD clam shell box Delerium Records anthology Graham Bond-The Mighty Graham Bond Graham Bond--Love is the Law Murphy Blend-First Loss (more Germanic rock)

 

Finally I would just like to mention the forthcoming show being filmed for broadcast for "ITV Legends" on the 4th December at Metropolis Studios in Chiswick, London with Caravan and John Lees Barclay James Harvest.

 

Specially reformed for the ITV Legends concerts, CARAVAN will be performing at 16:00 on the same day. There will be the same reception and meet and greet after the Caravan show – and for the remaining tickets available the price is the same VIP tic ket at £175 to see both bands. There will be a break between bands from 18:30 to 20:30 and ticket holders will be able to leave the Metropolis complex and return. Chiswick High Road which is adjacent contains all necessary facilities, restaurants etc.

as before this will include champagne reception, meets and greets, a tour of the studios and copies of the shows etc--details on the website.

 

Existing ticket holders automatically now have access to recordings of both CARAVAN and JLBJH

 

http://www.metropolis-group.co.uk/events.php?p=1

 

 

In addition we have 3 shows at the end of the November with John Lees BJH

 

26th Nov at the O2 in Islington, London 27th Nov at the Academy in Manchester 28th Nov at York Opera House

 

Phew--I think thats it.

 

best to you all

 

Vicky Powell

Esoteric