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Corridors of Power//Run for Cover

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Two, almost long lost, Gary Moore classics, remastered with long lost rare bonus tracks. Blinder is among the rarest, until now, only found on vinyl,it alone is worth the price of admission. Gary smokes throughout, a must have collection for any die hard fan, or for those who are just getting acquainted with his earlier, pre-blues, works.

The previouse 3 reviewers should be shot( or at least scolded ) for not giving this 5 stars!
This 2CD set is from the now defunct Axe Killer Records out of France.They released only 6 or so of these "Back To Black Collection Series" CD sets.The 2 CDs come housed in the coolest black leather bound books with silver flake art work and tons of rare photos and liner notes.Not to mention the unbelievable sound quality that these cds retain,SONIC!All haven been given the remastered treatment.
All are out of print and highly collectible.The other sets are from BOC,Scorpions,Whitesnake,Queensryche,Saxon,and Suicidal Tendancies.Each contains two albums complete with bonus tracks.
Now as for this Gary Moore collection it contains two of his best rock n' roll style albums,Corridors of Power & Run For Cover.
Featuring some great players like Ian Paice & Phil Lynot these albums are crisp blues hard edge rock that can even approach heavy metal at times.
Corridors of Power has the rocker Don't Take Me For A Loser and the heart felt ballad Always Gonna Love You.And one of my Favorite Gary Moore tracks Wishing Well.They've also tacked on 3 bonus cuts,Devil In Her Heart,Blinder and the excellent long Version of Empty Rooms.
Run For Cover has a little more polished edge production wise but is no less a rocker than Corridors.Out In The Fields is a great heavy song about the consequences of war and how the worlds not being able to get along will cause all to be subject to violence at some point."No flag no uniform ever stopped a bullet from a gun".
Also Empty Rooms appears in it's original form.One of the best ballads ever recorded.
There are two bonus cuts on Run For Cover,Still In Love With You and an unbelievable live version of Parisienne Walkways with the late great Phil lynot of Thin Lizzy fame on vocals.CLASSIC!
You can't go wrong here if you're a Gary Moore fan.And I urge you to pick up the other albums in this collection if you can find them.You won't be sorry.

Wow what a find. Up till now I had really only heard Gary playing the blues. But these two albums really rock. A great buy if you do not already have either one. This guy is truly amazing no matter what he plays.

Made in FRA in 2000, Serial# 3063312, Playing Time 115:20

This 2-disc set is part of "The Back To Black Collection", a series of re-issues exclusive to France with nice packaging, which includes a brief bio and all the lyrics.

Disc 1 is GM's 3rd album, 1982's "Corridors Of Power", plus 3 bonus tracks extracted from various singles: track 10 is from "Hold On To Love", track 11 is from "Shapes Of Things(Remix)" , and track 12 is from "Empty Rooms", (contrarily to what's in the liner notes). Unfortunately for those of us who have the limited edition version of the vinyl, which included a 7" recorded in concert, these tracks remain as of yet unreleased on CD.

Disc 2 is from one of GM's 1983 albums, "Run For Cover", with 2 extra tracks, once again from singles: track 11 from "Out In The Fields", and track 12 from "Empty Rooms", a different single than 1982's since it was re-recorded for "RFC".

This pair of albums present music that is fairly similar, blending rockers with slower tracks, and preceeded his shift into a bluesier direction.

Strong material, versatile performances from Mr. Moore; worth grabbing if you're missing 1 or both albums.