For Al Stewart fans who can't afford the five-CD set Just Yesterday, this 30-song double-disc collection is a fair -- but only a fair -- alternative.
It is lacking a few items, however, that would make it more satisfying.
For starters, the studio renditions of "Roads to Moscow" and "Nostradamus" are nowhere to be found, and then there's the absence of Stewart's debut single, "The Elf." Additionally, for anyone familiar with the breadth of Stewart's career and sound, this set runs through them in too brisk fashion, leaving out much that's worth hearing.
In the final analysis, if one is weighing which collection to get, it is probably best to sacrifice and save in order to purchase Just Yesterday -- anyone forced to ponder such a question really wants the bigger set, after all -- and leave this for more casual listeners who won't even have to debate buying it or not.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | House of ClocksAl Stewart | Al Stewart | Play | 02:58 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Mr. LearAl Stewart | Al Stewart | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Katherine of OregonAl Stewart | Al Stewart | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Bedsitter Images (2005 Remastered Version) | Al Stewart | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Samuel Oh How You've Changed! (2005 Remastered Version) | Al Stewart | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | In Brooklyn (2005 Remastered Version) | Al Stewart | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Electric Los Angeles Sunset (2005 Remastered Version) | Al Stewart | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Manuscript (2005 Remastered Version) | Al Stewart | Play | 04:45 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | A Small Fruit Song (2005 Remastered Version) | Al Stewart | Play | 02:01 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Nostradamus Part One/ World Goes To Riyadh/ Nostradamus Part Two (Medley) [Live] [2005 Remastered Version] (Live; 2005 Remastered Version) | Al Stewart | Play | 13:08 | 30 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | On the Border (2001 Remaster) | Al Stewart | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Flying Sorcery (2001 Remaster) | Al Stewart | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Year of the Cat (2001 Remaster) | Al Stewart | Play | 06:41 | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | Almost Lucy (2005 Remastered Version) | Al Stewart | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 15 | Time Passages (2005 Remaster) | Al Stewart | Play | 06:38 | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| 16 | Running Man (2005 Remastered Version) | Al Stewart | Play | 05:08 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 17 | Merlin's Time (2005 Remastered Version) | Al Stewart | Play | 02:44 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 18 | If It Doesn't Come Naturally Leave It (Live) [2005 Remastered Version] (Live; 2005 Remastered Version) | Al Stewart | Play | 04:27 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 19 | Last Days Of The Century (2005 Remastered Version) | Al Stewart | Play | 06:08 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 20 | Helen And Cassandra (2005 Remastered Version) | Al Stewart | Play | 04:44 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 21 | Trains (2005 Remaster) | Al Stewart | Play | 08:17 | 18 MB | 0 MB |
| 22 | Night Train To Munich (2005 Remastered Version) | Al Stewart | Play | 04:25 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 23 | Marion The Chatelaine (2005 Remastered Version) | Al Stewart | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 24 | Laughing Into 1939 (2005 Remastered Version) | Al Stewart | Play | 04:15 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 25 | Turning Into Water | Al Stewart | Play | 04:34 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 26 | Down In The Cellar | Al Stewart | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 27 | Soho (Needless To Say) [Alternate Version] [2005 Remastered Version] (Alternate Version; 2005 Remastered Version) | Al Stewart | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 28 | Coldest Winter In Memory (2005 Remastered Version) | Al Stewart | Play | 05:48 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 29 | Denise At 16 (2005 Remastered Version) | Al Stewart | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 30 | Roads To Moscow (Live) [2005 Remastered Version] (Live; 2005 Remastered Version) | Al Stewart | Play | 08:47 | 20 MB | 0 MB |
| 142 mins | 325 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Stewart | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 2 | Peter Wood | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |