Moth To A Flame : The Recordings 1979-1981

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• FIVE CD CLAMSHELL BOXED SET FEATURING THE CLASSIC ALBUMS ‘CHAPPO’, ‘LIVE IN HAMBURG’ AND ‘MAIL ORDER MAGIC’.

• WITH AN ADDITIONAL 25 BONUS TRACKS DRAWN FROM STUDIO OUT-TAKES, LIVE RECORDINGS AND A PERFORMANCE FOR BBC RADIO’S IN CONCERT PROGRAMME FROM OCTOBER 1979 (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)

• ALL NEWLY REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES, INCLUDES AN ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET WITH NEW ESSAY

A newly remastered five CD clamshell boxed set featuring the legendary Roger Chapman, including the classic albums ‘Chappo’, ‘Live In Hamburg’, and ‘Mail Order’ with an additional 25 bonus tracks drawn from studio out-takes and live recordings.

Roger Chapman first came to public attention as the vocalist with the legendary British band Family who recorded a series of acclaimed albums between 1968 and 1973. With Family, Chapman gained a reputation as a fine and unique vocalist. This reputation was enhanced further through a series of albums and live performances with the band Streetwalkers which Chapman formed with ex-Family guitarist John “Charlie” Whitney in 1974.

Upon the demise of Streetwalkers, Roger embarked on a solo career which continues to this day. His first solo album, ‘Chappo’, was released in 1979 and gained critical acclaim in the UK and brought Roger considerable commercial success in Germany, where he would continue to enjoy popularity over the ensuing decades. His legendary live album ‘Live In Hamburg’ (his first with his band The Shortlist) saw Chapman build on this popularity, which was enhanced still further by his next studio album ‘Mail Order Magic’.

This five CD boxed set has been newly remastered and gathers these three albums along with a further 25 bonus tracks over an additional two CDs. The bonus material includes a stunning previously unreleased live set recorded for BBC Radio’s In Concert programme in October 1979, studio out-takes and further live recordings made in Hamburg in January 1981. The set also includes an illustrated booklet with new essay and exclusive interviews.

Tracklist

DISC ONE

CHAPPO (RE-MASTERED EDITION)
1 Midnite Child
2 Moth To A Flame
3 Keep Forgettin’
4 Shape Of Things
5 Face Of Stone
6 Who Pulled The Nite Down
7 Always Gotta Pay In The End
8 Hang On To A Dream
9 Pills
10 Don’t Give Up
Bonus tracks
11 Let’s Spend The Night Together (A-side of single)
12 Third Rate Romance (album session track) 13 Higher Ground (album session track)
14 Talk To Me Now (demo)
15 Shape Of Things (live in Hamburg 1979)

DISC TWO

CHAPPO OUT-TAKES
1 Always Gotta Pay In The End (alternate version)
2 Who Pulled The Nite Down (alternate version)
3 Pills (alternate version)
4 Moth To A Flame (alternate version)
5 Keep Forgettin’ (alternate version)
6 Don’t Give Up (alternate version)
ROGER CHAPMAN & THE SHORTLIST BBC RADIO ONE IN CONCERT – 27TH OCTOBER 1979:
7 Who Pulled The Night Down
8 Talking About You
9 Down, Down, Down (live BBC In Concert October 1979)
10 Hang On To A Dream (live BBC In Concert October 1979)
11 Short List (live BBC In Concert October 1979)
12 Can’t Come In (live BBC In Concert October 1979)

DISC THREE

LIVE IN HAMBURG (RE-MASTERED EDITION)
1 Moth To A Flame
2 Keep Forgettin’
3 Midnight Child
4 Who Pulled The Nite Down
5 Talking About You (Going Down)
6 Short List
7 Can’t Get In (including Keep A Knockin’)
8 I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man
9 Let’s Spend The Night Together
Bonus tracks
10 Hey Mr Policeman
11 Hang On To A Dream
12 Always Gotta Pay In The End
13 Can’t Turn You Loose
14 Burlesque

DISC FOUR

MAIL ORDER MAGIC (RE-MASTERED EDITION)
1 Unknown Soldier (Can’t Get To Heaven)
2 He Was, She Was
3 Barman
4 Right To Go
5 Ducking Down
6 Making The Same Mistake
7 Another Little Hurt
8 Mail Order Magic
9 Higher Ground
10 Ground Floor Bonus tracks
11 Fortune Teller
12 Fist To Yer Jaw
13 Higher Ground (original demo)

DISC FIVE

LIVE IN HAMBURG JANUARY 1981
1 Ducking Down
2 He Was She Was
3 Unknown Soldier
4 Keep Forgetting
5 Can’t Get In
6 I Just Wanna Make Love To You
7 Hoochie Coochie Man
8 Jesus And The Devil