SCOTTS HIDDEN TREASURES #70 - Remixed

OK, not may listeners lately so I hope everyone is enjoying the Christmas holiday season, but I'm ready to hit you with 5 more great treasures...

With all the newly remastered discs, deluxe editions and greatest hits packages coming out nowdays were getting tons of tracks that have been reworked, enhanced or are alternative versions. So thats where were heading this week; Alternate mixes and remasters of 5 treasures you know and love (I think).

Enjoy...

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TITLE: Woman From Tokyo ('99 Remix Version)
ARTIST: Deep Purple
ALBUM: Who Do We Think We Are (Expanded And Remastered)
YEAR: 1972
LENGTH: 6:42

DID YOU KNOW: This digitally remastered version of the LP was released in 2000 with bonus tracks. "First Day Jam" is a lengthy instrumental jam featuring Blackmore (on bass), Lord and Paice. Glover (the group's usual bassist) was absent, lost in traffic. "Woman from Tokyo" was recorded in July 1972 and is about touring Japan for the first time (e.g. the lyric "Fly into the Rising Sun"). The only other track released from the Rome sessions is the out-take "Painted Horse". The rest of the album was recorded in Frankfurt after more touring (including Japan).

TITLE: Dirty White Boy [Remix]
ARTIST: Foreigner
ALBUM: Can't Slow Down (Disc 2)
YEAR: 2009
LENGTH: 3:39

DID YOU KNOW: Can't Slow Down was one of several recent classic rock releases (AC/DC, The Eagles, Journey, and Kiss being four others) to be released exclusively through the Wal-Mart stores chain in the US while in Europe the album has been released by earMUSIC (a label part of the Edel group), charting top 20 in Germany (16) and Top 30 in Switzerland.

TITLE: Wheel In The Sky
ARTIST: Journey
ALBUM: Revelation (Disc 2)
YEAR: 2008
LENGTH: 5:01

DID YOU KNOW: On its first week of release, Revelation sold over 105,000 copies, marking a 1,400% increase over the first week sales of the band's 2005 release Generations. The album debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Independent Album Chart, No. 2 on Billboard rock album charts, and No. 5 on the Billboard 200. Revelation stayed on the billboard 200 album charts for 24 weeks in the United States. The album was not only a huge success in the United States, but also reached the charts in 6 different countries. Revelation reached the charts in Sweden at #28, #35 in Germany, Great Britain at #68, Netherlands at #72, Switzerland at #89, Norway at #97 and Philippines at #1.

TITLE: The Boys Are Back In Town (Alt Vocal Re-Mix Version)
ARTIST: Thin Lizzy
ALBUM: Jailbreak (Deluxe Edition - Disc 2)
YEAR: 2011 (Originally in 1976)
LENGTH: 4:32

DID YOU KNOW: Originally released on 26 March 1976, it featured the worldwide hit "The Boys Are Back in Town" which reached no. 8 in the UK, and no. 12 in the US, their first charting record in that country. The twin guitar sound had been fully developed by this time and was in evidence throughout the album, particularly on the hit single, and other tracks such as "Emerald" and "Warriors". The album also charted well on both sides of the Atlantic, and the follow-up single, "Jailbreak", also performed well. Thin Lizzy toured the US in support of various bands such as Aerosmith, Rush and REO Speedwagon, and they planned to tour there again in June 1976, this time with Rainbow. However, Lynott fell ill with hepatitis and the tour was cancelled.

TITLE: Hold On
ARTIST: Triumph
ALBUM: Greatest Hits: Remixed
YEAR: 2010
LENGTH: 6:05

DID YOU KNOW: Triumph's third album, Just a Game (1979), featured a minor US radio hit, "Hold On," which reached the Top 40. The album eventually went gold in the US. Hold On made it to #38 on Billboard: and it became a significant song in some select markets. In St. Louis, for example, the song made it to #1 on KSHE, an AOR-FM classic rock radio station. More significantly, the song 'Lay It On The Line' received an even greater acceptance at AOR-FM radio across the U.S. and Canada. The heavy-rotation FM radio airplay of 'Lay It On The Line' solidified the band in the minds of classic rock audiences.

Next week we'll call it a year and re-cap my favorite treasures from 2011. I think its a been a good year for classic rock!

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Permalink Reply by RJhog (Admin) on December 7, 2011 at 2:06pm

Deep Purple – I’ve heard the original, but never took the time to really listen. I really dig

The piano work. This band is on my “add to my collection” list.

Foreigner – I have this one. I can’t really tell much difference. Maybe a few slight

Changes at the end.

Journey – I have this one as well. Just for the sake of argument, isn’t this a

“re-recording” as opposed to a “re-mix” or alternate version? Either

Way, I’d love to hear the version by the dude that wrote it (Fleischman?).

This is pretty dang good, that is until the little vocal embellishment at

The end.

Thin Lizzy – I definitely hear some alternate lyrics here. Still sounds great, but I

Prefer the original.

Triumph – I also have this one, but really haven’t listened to it much. No

Particular reason. I don’t know the song well enough for a comparison,

But it’s a decent song.

If I were to put these in order from best to least best, I’d say:

Deep Purple

Journey

Thin Lizzy

Foreigner

Triumph

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Permalink Reply by Scott on December 7, 2011 at 3:27pm

I believe the Foreigner and Journey are actual re-records. The amazing thing about Foreigners is exactly what you noted, that its so very close to the original, amazing job to do that by the band. And secondly, Journeys are not as good IMO, I did love the Wheel re-record though, I love the double bass drum action at the end of the track, they do that live as well.

The Jailbreak deluxe edition is realy very well put together, I do like this alt version though, I though they engineered a nice drum sound on the track that made it a little more appealing. But you can never replace the original.

And lastly, I still cant figure why when I throw up Triumph on this site no one gets them... Weird!

Thanks for listening...