Some sad news regarding the release of Morsefest 2015, from the recent Inner Circle Newsletter -
This one is taking a bit longer... We are still in production and making changes. We had hoped to be done by now and to release this in March as well, but it looks like it's going to be delayed as we are trying to incorporate more of the cool video that Christian Rios created into the DVD and it is taking time. Rich has done a wonderful job on the audio and it's going to be a wonderful package for your listening and viewing pleasure, but will probably not be coming out until later in the spring.
Well, we've waited this long, so at this point, I don't mind waiting until late-spring for this one, just as long as the complete package is an amazing one.
In GOOD news, it looks like we'll be getting
Testimony on vinyl in March, and hopefully this will be the start of his albums getting re-released on vinyl. This has me wondering about the vinyl for
One, and whether or not they'll re-insert the 3 B-Sides that were originally part of the running order. If that happens, the vinyl would probably look like something like this (as I have imagined it might):
Neal Morse - One (Special Edition) (3 LP) - 113:50
LP 1 - 38:37
Side 1 - 18:22
1. "The Creation" 18:22
"I. One Mind" 6:51
"II. In A Perfect Light" 4:52
"III. Where Are You?" 4:18
"IV. Reaching From The Heart" 2:21
Side 2 - 20:15
2. "Back To The Garden" 4:26
3. "The Man's Gone" 2:50
4. "Nothing To Believe" 3:29
5. "Author Of Confusion" 9:30
LP 2 - 34:06
Side 3 - 17:58
6. "The Separated Man" 17:58
"I. I'm In A Cage" 4:04
"II. I Am The Man" 5:30
"III. The Man's Gone (Reprise)" 6:04
"IV. Something Within Me Remembers" 2:20
Side 4 - 16:08
7. "Cradle To The Grave" 4:55
8. "Help Me/The Spirit And The Flesh" 11:13
LP 3 - 41:07
Side 5 - 19:45
9. "King Jesus" 4:48
10. "Father Of Forgiveness" 5:46
11. "Reunion" 9:11
"I. No Separation" 3:20
"II. Grand Finale" 1:29
"III. Make Us One" 4:22
Side 6 - 21:22 (Covers)
11. "What Is Life?" (George Harrison) 4:28
12. "Where The Streets Have No Name" (U2) 5:46
13. "Day After Day" (Badfinger) 3:25
14. "Chris Carmichael's Aria" 1:07
15. "I'm Free/Sparks" (The Who) 6:36
It works out fairly evenly to be on 3 LPs, which isn't impossible for Neal (all of the Transatlantic albums were 3LPs). This way, all of the sides are under 22 minutes long and not risking the quality of the music to cram everything into four sides of vinyl.
Either way, I guess I better save up if I want to collect these solo Morse vinyls!
-Marc.