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Orange/Past Present and Future/Modern Times | 
| Artist: Al Stewart
Label: Demon
Category: Music
List Price: £14.99
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 930
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 740155173029
EAN: 0740155173029
ASIN: B0001GDRIA
Release Date: March 22, 2004
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | You Don't Even Know Me | | • | Amsterdam | | • | Songs Out Of Clay | | • | News From Spain | | • | I Don't Believe You | | • | Once An Orange Always An Orange | | • | I'm Falling | | • | Night Of The 4th Of May | | • | Old Admirals | | • | Warren Harding | | • | Soho (Needless To Say) | | • | Last Day Of June 1934 | | • | Post World War Two Blues | | • | Roads To Moscow | | • | Terminal Eyes | | • | Nostradamus |
Disc 2
| • | Swallow Wind | | • | Carol | | • | Sirens Of Titan | | • | What's Going On | | • | Not The One | | • | Next Time | | • | Apple Cider Reconstitution | | • | Dark And Rolling Sea | | • | Modern Times |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
 Great sounds. October 3, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This whole package is fantastic value.Much to my regret ( having bought this album recently ) I somehow managed to miss out on Al Stewart's ' Past,Present and Future ' and ' Modern Times ' when they were released on vinyl first time around,so I had some catching up to do and these 2 cd's were an ideal opportunity to do so.I don't think there is a bad track on here and this package alone is worth it just for ' Modern Times '. One of Al Stewart's best and most melodic albums in my humble opinion.Just glad I was able to catch up on such great sounds.
Buy one, get two free September 6, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is incredible value for 7.97! I own all 3 of these albums on black vinyl, and 2 out of 3 on CD.
Orange:
Some hidden gems on here, particularly Amsterdam, News from Spain and Once an Orange. I personally think that this album is rather dated, particularly in the rather dull and flat production. That said, it's a fascinating piece and still well worth a listen.
Past, Present & Future:
This is a tremendous album the echoes of which can still be heard on the much more recent release "Between the Wars". It includes the haunting Nostradamus but the rest of the album is excellent too. Production and general sound are noticably improved from Orange.
Modern Times:
Probably my favourite Al Stewart album. Not the immediate pop of Year of the Cat, but a deeper and in places more satisfying work. From the light and breezy "Not the One" to the multi-latered Modern Times there is not a bad track on this album. My personal favourite is the title track "got no use for the tricks of modern times / they tangle all my thoughts like ivy". Generally, however, this is quite a "dark" album and none the worse for it. One of those albums best listened to late at night when you can relax and sink into the music.
Highly recommended not only for the incredible price but also because it charts the transition of the folk singer Al Stewart to the point immediately before Year of the Cat. The transition is fascinating to watch through the tracks. The seeds of Year of the Cat can be seen in the much more complex productions on Modern Times than the previous works.
Well worth having in the collection (unless you already have them like me!)
ONLY 2 REASONS YOU SHOULD BUY THIS PACKAGE! January 26, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
One of those reasons is that you only need cram 2 CD's onto the player instead of 3, as you would have to do with all three as single entities.
The other reason is that these 3 albums just happen to be Al Stewart's best. Just think about it a minute;this guy, as a songwriter, guitarist and concert player is celebrating 40 years of great albums this year, and here you have the cream of his particular crop.
If there's either a duff track, or something that's aged badly in the 35,34 or 32 years since they were released originally, somebody please tell me. I can't think of one!
Al is a wine connisieur, and this particular vintage is a bit like turning up 1880's Dom Perignon,Nuits St Georges and Chateau Latif for a tenner a bottle on e-bay in one night. It's so unlikely, it should be impossible, but here it is before you.
What the hell are you waiting for, then?
 AL STEWART Orange; Past Present & Future; Modern Times December 21, 2005
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
AL STEWART Orange; Past Present & Future; Modern Times (Edsel Records MEDCD 730)
This pre Year Of The Cat trilogy of Al Stewart albums is taken from arguably one of his most fertile and creative periods. Stewart’s folk/rock career straddles five decades and these albums, which originally appeared on the CBS label between 1972 and 1975, have now been released on a 2 CD package for less than the price of a normal album.‘Orange’ marked Al Stewart’s transformation from a broadly acoustic singer songwriter, associated with bedsitter images, to one that embraced the influences of electric folk and pub rock to great effect. Ironically, this album is probably most notable for one of the best authentic Dylan covers, ‘I Don’t Believe You’ (“she acts like we never have met”). The second of the trilogy ‘Past Present & Future’, was an ambitious groundbreaking and intricate project with songs based around influential historical figures who made their mark in the twentieth century – or as it transpired the first 73 years of that century. It includes such groundbreaking songs as the haunting ‘Roads to Moscow’ and the seemingly prophetic ‘Nostradamus’, typical of the almost film-noire approach to many of Stewart’s songs of this period. The final CD that completes this sequence is ‘Modern Times’, a not wholly consistent album but one which contains one of my all time favourite sides of vinyl in ‘Apple Cider Reconstitution’, ‘The Dark and Rolling Seas’ and the title track – a timely and wary reminder for those considering a visit to the Friends Reunited website. What particularly stands out on this album is the sparkling production of Alan Parsons, which allows that wonderful lead guitarist Tim Renwick to completely flourish. At an RRP of £11.99 (or less), this is an inspired bargain package that contains a comprehensive booklet of biographical material and lyrics. This is a must if a) your vinyl copies are worn out; b) you were too young to remember the 1970s, c) you are of mature years and were still recovering from the sixties when these albums came out.
 One out of three June 8, 2005
3 out of 20 found this review helpful
I have loved Past Present and Future because he sings my song in it. I was 18 when I had my first corduroy jacket just leaving school living in London and whilst a couple of years younger doing many of the same things.
If it can still make me happy to hear this after 25 years it can't be bad. Old Admirals and Roads to Moscow might not be true but you know the emotions probably are, a guitar and saxaphone that make you listen to them and miss the words. Well what can I say ....
As for the other 2 albums on this compilation there are only one or two tracks I really like. Sorry but the folkish quality of the tunes hasn't worn well for me. The subjects do not seem as important and the albums don't fit together.
Still worth the money as this is probably what you would pay for any one album. Shame the other albums are so dissapointing.
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