The 2nd of 2 albums by British progressive band FAMILY to include John Wetton on bass is getting an expanded CD release. Bandstand featured the hit “Burlesque”, as well as favorite “Coronation”, which included Wetton as a co-writer. The band lead by singer Roger Chapman and guitarist John ‘Charlie’ Whitney released 1 further album in 1973 (minus Wetton) before going on to form STREETWALKERS. John Wetton left after this album to join KING CRIMSON. This expanded version includes 5 excellent live BBC tracks from October of ’72, notably the acoustic “My Friend The Sun”, great stuff! Looking forward to hearing the 3-disc version of the previous FAMILY album Fearless. *Check out the press release, as well as ordering info and links below!.

Family “Bandstand” New Remastered and Expanded Edition Available November 24, 2023

• NEW REMASTERED AND EXPANDED RELEASE OF THE CLASSIC 1972 ALBUM BY FAMILY.

• REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES WITH 10 BONUS TRACKS, FULLY RESTORED ARTWORK AND NEW ESSAY.

Released in September 1972, Family’s “Bandstand” was the second to feature a line-up vocalist Roger Chapman, guitarist John “Charlie” Whitney, drummer Rob Townsend, bassist and vocalist John Wetton and multi-instrumentalist John “Poli” Palmer on vibes, keyboards and flute and followed the success of the album “Fearless” released the previous October.

The album featured such classic tracks as “Burlesque” (a UK Top 20 hit single), “My Friend The Sun”, “Glove” and “Coronation”. The recording sessions also featured guest vocalist Linda Lewis on the powerful “Broken Nose”.

This new expanded edition has been newly remastered from the original master tapes and also includes ten bonus tracks drawn from the single “The Rockin’ Rs”, unreleased studio out-takes from May 1971 and a BBC Radio session from October 1972. This new expanded remastered release also features an illustrated booklet with a new essay.

TRACK LISTING:

1 Burlesque
2 Bolero Babe
3 Coronation
4 Dark Eyes
5 Broken Nose
6 My Friend the Sun
7 Glove
8 Ready to Go
9 Top of the Hill
Bonus tracks
10 The Rockin’ Rs (B-Side of single)
11 Coronation (first version – Olympic studios May 1972)
12 My Friend the Sun (first version – Olympic studios May 1972)
13 Glove (first version – Olympic studios May 1972)
14 The Rockin’ R’s (first version – Olympic studios May 1972)
15 Ready to Go (BBC Session October 1972)
16 Dark Eyes (BBC Session October 1972)
17 Burlesque (BBC Session October 1972)
18 My Friend the Sun (BBC Session October 1972)
19 Coronation (BBC Session October 1972)

Pre-order:https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/family-bandstand-cd-edition/

https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/family-fearless-3cd-expanded-edition/

LINKS:

https://www.facebook.com/RogerChapmanFamily

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