30th Anniversary 180g 5LP Box Set!
Original Album Half-Speed Mastered + B-Sides, Live Cuts & Rarities!
In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Phil Collins' fifth solo studio album, Both Sides, it is reissued as a special edition 5-LP box set.
This deluxe edition contains the remastered full original album, cut at half-speed by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios, and is a compendium of early demo tracks from the recording of the album as well as rarities from the singles originally released on the album — "Both Sides of the Story," "Everyday" and "We Wait and We Wonder." Both Sides (All the Sides) brings this full collection together with live tracks from the era, such as "Can't Turn Back the Years," "Both Sides of the Story" taken from Collins' MTV Unplugged performance, "Doesn't Anybody Stay Together Anymore" and more, as one release for the first time on vinyl. The set is housed in a slipcase with picture sleeves and a 16-page booklet containing newly-written and extensive liner notes by esteemed journalist Michael Hann.
Proclaimed by Collins as his most personal album to that point in his career, Both Sides, originally released in 1993, is Phil Collins' fifth album and was written, performed and produced all by Collins himself at his home studio in just six weeks. In a 2016 interview with The Guardian newspaper, Collins named it as his "favorite album from a songwriting and creative perspective," going on to reveal how "… the songs just streamed out of me, and as a writer, that's the kind of thing that you dream of."
Upon its original release, the album reached No. 1 in the UK and throughout Europe and No. 13 in the US and has gone on to be a global multi-platinum seller.
As written by Michael Hann in his notes, "Time has magnified its virtues, and perspective has amplified its truths. Both Sides may not have been the monster hit its predecessors were, but it might be the most important record in the Phil Collins discography."
Features
- 5LP Box Set
- 180g Vinyl
- Original Album Remastered & Cut at Half-Speed by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios
- Early Demo Tracks from the Recording of the Album
- Rarities from the Singles Originally Released on the Album
- Live Tracks from the Era
- Slipcase with Picture Sleeves
- 16-Page Booklet with New & Extensive Liner Notes by Journalist Michael Hann
- Made in Germany
Selections
Both Sides
Record 1
- Both Sides of the Story
- Can't Turn Back the Years
- Everyday
- I've Forgotten Everything
- We're Sons of Our Fathers
- Can't Find My Way
Record 2
- Survivors
- We Fly So Close
- There's a Place for Us
- We Wait and We Wonder
- Please Come Out Tonight
All The Sides
Record 3
- Can't Find My Way (Demo)
- Hero (Demo)
- Both Sides of the Demo (Early Demo)
- Everyday (Early Demo)
- Don't Call Me Ashley
- Rad Dudeski
- For A Friend
- I've Been Trying
Record 4
- Both Sides of the Story (Live)
- Can't Turn Back the Years (Live)
- Survivors (Live)
- Everyday (Live)
- We Wait and We Wonder (Live)
- Both Sides of the Story (Unplugged)
Record 5
- Hang In Long Enough (Live)
- Hand in Hand (Live)
- Doesn't Anybody Stay Together Anymore (Live)
- Always (Live)
- Stevies Blues ("There's a Place for Us" Instrumental)
- Take Me With You