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Boston [Original recording remastered, Original recording reissued]

BostonAudio CD
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  • Audio CD (June 13, 2006)
  • Original Release Date: 2006
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording remastered, Original recording reissued
  • Label: Sony Legacy
  • ASIN: B000EQ47GS
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MiniDisc  |  MP3 Music
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (470 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,170 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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"Better music through science" was the Epic Records-coined slogan that Boston leader Tom Scholz hated, but this masterwork of studio-happy, high-school-parking-lot music earned it. Scholz fine-tuned his overdubbed guitar orchestra to a pitch that a thousand subsequent album-rockers couldn't resist. And why should they? Where the band's later records were hardly worthy of note, Boston pulls together classic after classic: "More Than a Feeling," "Peace of Mind," "Hitch a Ride." The pseudo-cosmic ambience invites scoffs as the year 2000 recedes into the past, but it's really just part of the disc's charm. Let it take you home tonight. --Rickey Wright

Product Description

Remastered from original masters and new 12-page booklet that contains new photos, new liner notes. Previously unreleased bonus tracks recorded live December 18, 1976 by King Biscuit Flower Hour at The Spectrum in Philadelphia, PA. Live tracks produced by Boston. Mixed in 2006 by Niko Bolas. 'Boston' is the self-titled debut album by American rock band Boston, released in 1976. The album broke the band into the mainstream, with several blockbuster hard rock hits.

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118 of 123 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great remaster!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! June 15, 2006
By Chi Fan
Format:Audio CD
Below is a letter from Tom Scholz posted on Boston.org regarding the remastering of this album and the follow-up, Don't Look Back, but before I get to that I have a few comments.

I have loved this album since it's debut in 1976 and I have always felt that the last song "Let Me Take You Home Tonight" sounded different from the other songs and now the liner notes of the remastered "Boston" verify that belief. On all of the other songs, with few exceptions, Tom Scholz played all instruments except drums. Barry played a lead here and Fran played a bass there, but that is about it. That is, except for "Let Me Take You Home Tonight" where Tom only played the organ. I mention this because I remember folks complaining about "Third Stage" and "Walk On" stating that they could tell a difference between these latter albums, which noted Tom as the player of most of the instruments, and the earlier ones where Boston was "a band." Little did they know that it was the same method.

A letter from Tom Scholz regarding the newly remastered Debut album and Don't Look Back!

What the Deuce IS UP With Boston?

My apologies to you all for the unintentional silence about Boston activities and plans, especially concerning a reissue of the first two Boston albums. Oddly enough I was just beginning a letter like this, when that topic jumped onto my computer, forcing me to drop everything, including communicating with all of you.

So now you know I do see postings on these sites! Not all of them, but enough to know your collective feelings about Boston, and btw, thank you.

Even though half of what I read is dead wrong and the other half I disagree with (you knew I was hard to please...
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216 of 231 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A 70's touchstone, perfectly remastered. June 23, 2006
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
You are reading this, I hope, in order to decide whether or not to purchase this CD.

You are probably inordinately familiar with the album. It is an album, like "Rumours" or "Saturday Night Fever" or "Frampton Comes Alive", which captures and defines the best and worst of an era. It sounds like nothing else of the time.

Sure, it has a little Queen, a little southern boogie, a little ELO even...but it's a "Boston" sound, through and through.

There's no need to address the individual songs.

You know them. You love them. You have them memorized.

You know that the end of the album gets a little weak, but you probably kept replaying that one side anyways. Or at least MOST of the time.

So, the BIG question is...how well is the remastering done?

Well, you know how some remastering cleans things up with such detail and precision you feel like you are in the studio?

Or they expand the soundstage that you can "see" the players in their respective position?

Or the studio trickery comes alive inside your headphones, making your eyeballs swirl?

Not here. Which is perfect.

What Scholz and company have done is restore and preserve the original warm sound. No more pops, clicks or scratches. No more tape hiss from your old 8-tracks or cassettes.

The album never sounded "live" to begin with. There are no dramatic swoops, no bizarre effects.

The songs are mixed as a whole. Vocals are overdubbed, guitars are processed...this is not an attempt at reality, this is rock and roll fantasy.

And as such, it works phenomenally well. The instruments are warm and clear. The vocals soar operatically.
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35 of 38 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars An enduring classic for all time May 12, 2005
Format:Audio CD
Classic 70's albums bring into mind Fleetwood Mac's Rumours, Led Zeppelin's fourth album, and Blondie's Parallel Lines, to name a few. Add to that Boston's debut album, which sold 16 million copies in the US and was in the album charts for two years. Much of the success was due to the intelligent songwriting of Tom Scholz and rock vocals of Brad Delp, who by the time of their third album Third Stage, were the only two from the original lineup left.

The remembrances of summers past and a girl named Marianne is embodied in their first single "More Than A Feeling," one of the best known rock singles of the 70's. Reaching #5 in 1976, it featured all the components that made Boston a force to be reckoned with. Delp's soaring vocals, accompaniment from other members, and Tom Scholz's distinctive squealing and revved guitars, particularly during the chorus.

"Peace Of Mind," the third single, which barely showed its face in the Top 40 (#38), is more a rocker throughout. It's a song showing the wisdom of not getting caught up with the fierce competition in the music world: /Can'tcha you see there'll come a day when it won't matter/Come a day when you'll be gone/ I sometimes find myself liking this song more than "More Than A Feeling." Why didn't this get into the Top 5 as well?

The second single, "Long Time," has as an accompanying prelude "Foreplay," with its rambling organ solo and snarling guitars. After 2 mins 23 seconds, "Long Time" begins with a squealing guitar and Brad singing. This #22 song has the long-term dream or vision, much like "Peace of Mind" and the need to move on from one place to another to find it.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars More than a Feeling....
Just love this album.. these guys had a genius sound.. It's my go-to record in my car when the radio has nothing good on. Literally every song on it is good!
Published 7 days ago by saltgrain
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent album
Yes, you've heard every track a million times on Classic Rock Radio and, yes, there were a million clones most of whom ended up on Classic Rock Radio as well. Read more
Published 13 days ago by Savonarola
5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENCE!
I mean... it's Boston... what did you expect? I like to roll down my windows and turn this up really loud when I drive around.
Published 27 days ago by HallKAL
5.0 out of 5 stars BOSTON 1st LP
One Of The Best LP's Of ALL Time. Love every Track. Distictive sound only Boston can create. I recommend this to anyone who loves Rock music
Published 27 days ago by cal schmidt
5.0 out of 5 stars brings back great memories
memories of the awesome collegue years times. brings back great memories from driving back & forth from/to college and the weekend parties
Published 1 month ago by papiflorez
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best!
A great album all around from one of the definitive bands of classic rock. So many great songs on this album.
Published 1 month ago by lordvader781
5.0 out of 5 stars Boston CD
I have loved the band Boston since 1974! I have bought this cd several times before but had lost ( or my sons stole them!) so I had to get it again! Read more
Published 1 month ago by Beverly Pressgrove
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for the price.
Lost the old Boston LP. The sound quality here is fantastic! I've started up my old collection as MP3s. Nice!
Published 1 month ago by KES
4.0 out of 5 stars Classic 70's
I have loved this album since it's debut in 1976 and it still sounds as good today as back then. Much of the success was due to the intelligent songwriting of Tom Scholz and rock... Read more
Published 1 month ago by F. Sasso
5.0 out of 5 stars 2006 Tom Scholz Remaster
I remember clearly where I was when I first heard this album. My buddy and I were in his basement playing ping pong when he put the album on and said.... Read more
Published 1 month ago by David Owens
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TOM's...version is defitive...WOW!
I like it too but what the heck is defitive?
Mar 10, 2007 by Ray from Jersey |  See all 2 posts
DEC.23 2025
It will be released on April 4, 2006.
Mar 29, 2006 by Galley |  See all 3 posts
Never Liked Sony's Remastering!
SONY , likes to rip people off and then they complain about the down loading of music.
Jun 5, 2006 by r. f. |  See all 4 posts
How Will we Know
AFAIK, this is it.
Jun 6, 2006 by Galley |  See all 2 posts
Is this in surround?
Art, go to Bostons web site Boston.org. There is a letter from Tom Sholtz regarding the remastering of there first two recordings.
May 27, 2006 by Peter Swierk |  See all 2 posts
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