6CD/BluRay - Pallas: Eyes in the Night – The Recordings 1981 - 1986

6Cds + BluRay - UK Import

• A NEW 7 DISC BOXED SET ANTHOLOGY WITH 6 CDs AND 1 BLU-RAY VIDEO CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF NEO PROG BAND PALLAS 1981 – 1986.

• FEATURING THE ALBUMS ARRIVE ALIVE, THE SENTINEL, THE WEDGE, SINGLES AND THE ‘KNIGHTMOVES’ EP ALONG WITH BBC RECORDINGS OF THE BAND’S READING FESTIVAL APPEARANCE IN 1983 AND A SESSION FOR THE FRIDAY ROCK SHOW IN MARCH 1984 AND A CD OF A PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED CONCERT RECORDED AT RITZY'S, ABERDEEN IN OCTOBER 1985.

• ALSO INCLUDES A BLU-RAY VIDEO DISC (REGION FREE) FEATURING THE ENTIRE ‘LIVE FROM LONDON’ CONCERT RECORDED IN MAY 1985 and THE 1984 PROMOTIONAL VIDEO FOR ‘EYES IN THE NIGHT (ARRIVE ALIVE)’. ALL NEWLY REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES.

PALLAS were at the vanguard of the so-called Neo Prog movement which emerged in the UK in the early 1980s. Hailing from Aberdeen, the roots of band went back as far as 1974, but by 1980 Pallas had settled upon a line-up of EUAN LOWSON (vocals), GRAEME MURRAY (bass, guitar, vocals), NIALL MATTHEWSON (guitar), RONNIE BROWN (keyboards) and DEREK FORMAN (drums) and had begun to earn a devoted cult following in Scotland. A UK tour with MARILLION saw PALLAS perform at The Marquee Club in London and their self-released live album ‘Arrive Alive’ began to attract attention from the major record labels.

Appearing at the Reading Festival in 1983, Pallas then signed to EMI’s Harvest label and recorded the album ‘The Sentinel’ with former Yes and ELP producer Eddy Offord. The album reached the UK Top 50 in 1984 and was later remixed for release in the USA and is now regarded as a classic of the neo prog era. The following year Euan Lowson departed the band to be replaced by vocalist ALAN REED. This revised line-up recorded ‘The Knightmoves’ EP issued that year and also recorded a live concert for the “Live in London” TV series. The band’s next album ‘The Wedge’ was another UK chart entry. After a dormant period of some years Pallas re-emerged in 1999 and have continued to record and occasionally tour, recently issuing their sixth studio album. The set also includes a lavishly illustrated booklet with essay by Pallas expert Mike Bentley and a poster.

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE

Arrive Alive Released in 1981

1  5 to 4

2  Queen of the Deep

3  Flashpoint

4  Heart Attack

5  Crown of Thorns

6  The Ripper

Bonus tracks

7 Arrive Alive (A-side of single 1982)

8  Stranger on the Edge of Time (B-side of single 1982)

DISC TWO

Pallas at the BBC & more 1 Paris is Burning (A-side of single 1983)

2  The Hammer Falls (B-side of single 1983)

Live Reading Festival 1983

3  Cut and Run

4 Ark of Infinity

5 Arrive Alive

6 Atlantis

Friday Rock Show 1983

7  Cut and Run

8  Shock Treatment

9  Rise and Fall / Heart Attack

DISC THREE

The Sentinel UK Album mix Released in 1984

1  Eyes in the Night (Arrive Alive)

2  Cut and Run

3  Rise and Fall

4  Shock Treatment

5 Ark of Infinity

6 Atlantis

Bonus tracks

7  East West

8  Crown of Thorns

9 March on Atlantis

10 Heart Attack

DISC FOUR

The Sentinel US Album mix Released in the USA in 1984 1 Eyes in the Night (Arrive Alive)

2  Cut and Run

3  Rise and Fall

4  Shock Treatment

5  Ark of Infinity

6  Atlantis

DISC FIVE

The Wedge Released in 1986

1  Dance Through the Fire

2  Throwing Stones at the Wind

3  Win or Lose

4  The Executioner (Bernie Goetz A Gun)

5  A Million Miles Away (Imagination)

6  Ratracing

7  Just a Memory

Bonus tracks

8  Stranger

9  Nightmare

10  Sanctuary

11  Mad Machine

12  A Stitch in Time

13  Throwing Stones at the Wind (single mix)

DISC SIX

Live at Ritzy’s, Aberdeen 22nd October 1985

1  Dance Through the Fire

2  Cut and Run

3  Shock Treatment

4  Ratracing

5  Throwing Stones at the Wind

6  Executioner

7  Just a Memory

8  Crown of Thorns

9  A Million Miles Away (Imagination)

10  Sanctuary

DISC SEVEN BLU-RAY

Live from London

The Camden Palace 20th May 1985

1  Shock Treatment

2  Crown of Thorns

3  Cut and Run

4  A Million Miles Away (Imagination)

5  Nightmare

6  Dinosaur

7  Sanctuary / Atlantis

8  Stranger

9  Eyes in the Night (Arrive Alive)

Bonus content

10  Eyes in the Night (promo video 1984)