Wide Blue Yonder [Import]

Oysterband | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 20, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Cooking Vinyl
• ASIN: B0000072QQ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #933,637 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Generals Are Born Again

2. Early Days Of A Better Nation

3. Pigsty Billy

4. Oxford Girl

5. Rose Of England

6. Hal - An - Tow

7. Flatlands

8. Lost And Found

9. Another Quiet Night In England

10. Coal Creek Mine

11. Between The Wars

12. Lakes Of Cool Flynn

13. Following In Fathers Footsteps

14. A Careless Life

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Love It..., October 11, 2008

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Fred F. (Bala Cynwyd, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wide Blue Yonder (Audio CD)

This compliation gives you all the songs from their old "Wide Blue Yonder" (1987 PolyGram) CD and the first 3 songs from their "Step Outside" (1987 Rounder) CD: Hal-an-Tow, Flatlands, and Another Quiet Night in England. Those CDs are excellent, and this band is exceptional. British folk-rock that is rousing, thoughtful, heart-felt, and provocative. Listen and they really may just inspire you to "work like you are living in the early days of a better nation..."

5.0 out of 5 stars Good choice among the many Oyster Band CD's out there.., August 7, 2007

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collegemoney - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Wide Blue Yonder (Audio CD)

Many of the songs here I remember from their 1987 Cooking Vinyl LP, others I seem to have forgotten. Or perhaps they were not on that LP since this would have been quite a few tracks for an LP. At any rate, the first couple of tracks are nice up-tempo numbers but then everything really kicks into high gear with Pigsty Billy, Oxford Girl, (Nick Lowe's) Rose of England, and Hal and Tow. These tunes to me are more in fitting with Alan Prosser's powerful voice. It's hard for anything to measure up to that string of songs, and the rest of the material doesn't quite. But, whatever the case, this is a strong choice as you peruse Oyster Band CD's for your purchasing decision; it has many seminal tunes not always found among collections. And there are indeed many choices out there!

5.0 out of 5 stars Catchy and Great!, August 4, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Wide Blue Yonder (Audio CD)

The date on this album says 1996, but I bought it back in the eighties originally. It's a great introduction to Oyster Band music, and is full of their trademark energy. If you like high energy folk rock, you should like this album.