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Peter Gabriel - 25th Anniversary of So album released 22nd October

Available on CD, Special edition 3CD set and Deluxe box set

by Candi H, August 14th, 2012 and has been Read 721 times.
Last Edited by: Ffion Davies August 15th, 2012.

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On the back of a 16 date coast to coast N.American tour, Peter Gabriel will release a re-mastered version of his classic album So on October 22nd through Real World Records. So, which debuted Top 3 around the world including #1 in the UK, Canada, Italy & Holland plus #2 in the US and Germany, remains the biggest selling of Gabriel’s solo career and will be available on single CD, Special Edition 3 CD and Deluxe box set formats.

Released in 1986, So became one of the defining albums of the era and landed an international array of multi-Platinum certifications (in the US alone, it has sold over 5 million copies). Launched with the huge hit single and groundbreaking music video ‘Sledgehammer’, which remains MTV’s most played video of all time, So also contains many of Gabriel’s biggest hits and most loved songs including ‘In Your Eyes’ which famously featured in Cameron Crowe’s movie Say Anything, the haunting duet ‘Don’t Give Up’, which was performed with Kate Bush, and Big Time.

WATCH // 'Sledgehammer'

The album also includes contributions from notable names including Lori Anderson, Stewart Copeland, Daniel Lanois, Jim Kerr, Bill Laswell and Nile Rodgers.

So will be available on the following formats:

- The single CD format features the re-mastered So album.

- The Special Edition 3 CD set adds a previously unreleased 2CD ‘Live in Athens 1987’ album.

- A Limited Edition Deluxe box set comprises the re-mastered So album, the 2CD ‘Live in Athens 1987’ album, So DNA CD – which gives a unique insight into the writing and recording of So, experienced via a track by track evolutionary process leading you from the early moments when rhythms, melodies and lyrical ideas were discovered through the various stages of song development and recording.

Two previously unreleased DVD’s : ‘Live in Athens 1987’, Directed by Michael Chapman, Executive Producer Martin Scorsese. This was the first filmed Peter Gabriel concert, now fully restored and pieced together from over 150 reels of original 35mm negatives and remixed in 5.1, this concert is made available for the first time on DVD.

‘So: Classic Album’ documentary. The latest addition to the acclaimed & award winning Classic Album series tells the story behind the making of Peter Gabriel’s 1986 album So and features contributions from many of those involved in the album and videos, with interviews with Peter Gabriel, co-producer Daniel Lanois and many more.

WATCH // 'In Your Eyes'

An 180grm So LP – mastered at half speed to maximize the audio quality & the track listing, unlike the original, is that favoured by the artist.

Double A side 12” vinyl collectible containing two previously unreleased tracks ‘Courage’ and ‘Sagrada’ plus 'Don’t Give Up' (alternative version piano and bvox mix) and a 60 page case bound book including an introduction and So DNA summary by Peter Gabriel, new liner notes and an extensive collection of rare and never before seen photographs.

So/SoDNA track listing:

1. Red Rain
2. Sledgehammer
3. Don’t Give Up ( with Kate Bush)
4. That Voice Again
5. Mercy Street
6. Big Time
7. We Do What We’re Told milgram’s 37
8. This Is The Picture excellent birds
9. In Your Eyes

Live In Athens 1987

1. This Is The Picture excellent birds
2. San Jacinto
3. Shock The Monkey
4. Family Snapshot
5. Intruder
6. Games Without Frontiers
7. No Self Control
8. Mercy Street
9. The Family And The Fishing Net
10. Don’t Give Up
11. Solsbury Hill
12. Lay Your Hands On Me
13. Sledgehammer
14. Here Comes The Flood
15. In Your Eyes
16. Biko

Live In Athens 1987 DVD

1. This Is The Picture excellent birds
2. San Jacinto
3. Shock The Monkey
4. Family Snapshot
5. Intruder
6. Games Without Frontiers
7. No Self Control
8. Mercy Street
9. The Family And The Fishing Net
10. Don’t Give Up
11. Solsbury Hill
12. Lay Your Hands On Me
13. Sledgehammer
14. Here Comes The Flood
15. In Your Eyes
16. Biko

12” AA vinyl

1. Courage
2. Sagrada
3. Don’t Give Up (Alternative Version Piano and Bvox Mix)

2012 N.American Tour Dates:

• Sunday, September 16, Quebec City QC, Colisee Pepsi
• Tuesday, September 18, Montreal QC, Bell Centre
• Wednesday, September 19, Toronto ON, Air Canada Centre
• Friday, September 21, Philadelphia PA, Wells Fargo Center
• Sunday, September 23, Wantaugh NY, Nikon at Jones Beach
• Monday, September 24, Boston MA, TD Garden
• Wednesday, September 26, Detroit MI, Palace of Auburn Hills
• Thursday, September 27, Chicago IL, United Center
• Sunday, September 30, Denver CO, Red Rocks
• Tuesday, October 2, San Jose CA, HP Pavilion
• Friday, October 5, Las Vegas NV, Planet Hollywood Showroom
• Saturday, October 6, Los Angeles CA, Hollywood Bowl
• Monday, October 8, San Diego CA, Valley View Casino
• Tuesday, October 9, Santa Barbara CA, Santa Barbara County
• Saturday, October 13, Uncasville CT, Mohegan Sun
• Sunday, October 14, Fairfax VA, Patriot Centre

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