Friday 3 March 2023

Spirit - Future Games (1977) Spirit of 84 (1984) (Box Set 2CD)

Year: April 1977 / June 1984 (CD 2005)
Label: BGO Records (UK), BGOCD657
Style: Rock
Country: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Time: 44:34, 40:07
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 301, 279 Mb

Future Games, subtitled "A Magical Kahauna Dream", was the fourth album that Spirit released for Mercury Records, and their ninth album overall. However, it is practically a Randy California solo album in all but name, as he played most of the instruments (Ed Cassidy was on drums) and did most of the writing throughout the album. Coming off as a slightly warped science fiction version of Spirit of '76, it has been released several times on CD.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_Games_(Spirit_album))
The Thirteenth Dream was the second (and final) "reunion" album from Spirit, and their eleventh album overall. It features re-recordings of seven of their best-loved tracks, along with three new songs. The most noteworthy things that can be said about the album are in regard to the excellent fidelity of the album, as it was originally recorded by an audiophile label and is an early digital recording (dating from December 1982), and that it was the first Spirit album to be released on CD, as it appeared in that format from Mercury Records in West Germany in 1984 (consequently, it is also one of the best sounding early CD releases from a rock band, probably due to the recording technology that was implemented).
As previously mentioned, this album was originally released on CD in 1984. However, the original CD is incredibly rare. It was later reissued in 2004 by Beat Goes On in a two-fer with Future Games.
A version of "Elijah" (originally released on Spirit) was recorded during these sessions and issued as the B-side of a maxi single. It has not appeared on any of the CD releases, nor on the LP.
The album was issued as Spirit of '84 by Mercury in the United States, with a different cover photo.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thirteenth_Dream)

***Future Games (1977)***
01. CB Talk (00:43)
02. Stars Are Love (02:25)
03. Kahauna Dreams (03:01)
04. Buried In My Brain (03:09)
05. Bionic Unit (02:44)
06. So Happy Now (00:24)
07. All Along The Watchtower (05:04)
08. Would You Believe (02:16)
09. Jack Bond Speaks (01:47)
10. Star Trek Dreaming (02:15)
11. Interlude XM (00:29)
12. China Doll (01:57)
13. Hawaiian Times (00:13)
14. Gorn Attack (02:27)
15. Interlude 2001 (00:09)
16. Detroid City (04:06)
17. Freakout Frog (01:46)
18. The Romulan Experience (00:58)
19. Monkey See Monkey Do (01:37)
20. Mt. Olympus (00:28)
21. The Journey Of Nomand (02:27)
22. Ending (03:58)

***Spirit of 84 (1984)***
01. Black Satin Nights (03:15)
02. Mr. Skin (03:34)
03. Mechanical World (05:52)
04. Pick It Up (03:00)
05. All Over The World (03:57)
06. 1984 (03:59)
07. Uncle Jack (02:59)
08. Nature's Way (02:46)
09. Fresh Garbage (03:06)
10. I Got A Line You (07:35)

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***Future Games (1977)***      TurboBit                FikPer

***Spirit of 84 (1984)***            TurboBit                FikPer

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