Big Big Train – Goodbye To The Age Of Steam (2011 Reissue CD)
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The original version of Big Big Train’s first studio album Goodbye To The Age Of Steam was released in 1994. The band returned to the original master tapes in 2011 for an updated re-issue. The album was completely remixed, new artwork was sourced (the original cover painting having been auctioned) and some bonus tracks were added. One of the bonus tracks, Expecting Dragons (a re-arrangement of the instrumentals Expecting Snow and Dragon Bone Hill from the original album) was recorded by Greg, Nick and David in 2010.
Both versions have long since been out of print. The 2011 reissue has now been repressed.
Tracks:
1. Wind Distorted Pioneers
2. Head Hit the Pillow
3. Edge of the Known World
4. Landfall
5. Dragon Bone Hill
6. Blow the House Down
7. Expecting Snow
8. Blue Silver Red
9. Losing Your Way
10. Far Distant Thing [1993 Recording]
11. Expecting Dragons [New Recording]
12. Losing Your Way [Extended Version]
Musicians:
Ian Cooper: Keyboards
Steve Hughes: Drums
Andy Poole: Bass
Martin Read: Vocals
Greg Spawton: Guitars and Keyboards
Nick D’Virgilio: Drums on Expecting Dragons
David Longdon: Flute and Keyboards on Expecting Dragons
Music by Greg Spawton except for Blue Silver Red (Spawton / Poole) and Blow the House Down (Spawton / Cooper)
Recorded by Rob Aubrey at Parklands Studios (1993) and at Aubitt Studios (2010)
Mixed and mastered by Rob Aubrey
Format: CD
Artist: Big Big Train
Release Date: 1994 / 2011 / Repressed September 2026