In a widely anticipated move, CBS/Sony have released another box of five BOC albums in the "Original Album Classics" series. This time we get live albums "On Your Feet Or On Your Knees" and "Some Enchanted Evening", later studio gems "Cultosaurus Erectus" and "Fire Of Unknown Origin" and oddity "The Revolution By Night". As a bit of a fan, I regard this as an essential purchase.
"On Your Feet Or On Your Knees" was to a large extent the album that made BOC aim for the stars. A big seller, and a metal classic of sorts, it captured live versions of their early masterpieces. The later live album "Some Enchanted Evening" builds on this and of course features "Don't Fear The Reaper". The latter album is presented here in unexpanded form, which is disappointing.
Now things get weird. The earlier 5 CD box, also called "Original Album Classics" and reviewed here by me seems to have been deleted. If you want a copy start hunting now! Thanks to correspondent "alientool" for alerting me to this. That also probably explains why that review has been one of the most popular here lately, I guess people are trying to figure out what the hell Sony is playing at! Maybe these boxes are limited editions after all?
Out of time or out of print?
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