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Spear Of Destiny - Janus [CD]

Spear Of Destiny - Janus [CD]

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CD version includes 6 bonus tracks. A message from Kirk on 'Janus'

"Hello Friends, Enemies, Undecided ..... many people have written/messaged me about what exactly is our new album 'Janus'...... I hereby explain.......
This is an album that has been virtually 2 years in the making. To clarify what it is.....The 1980s Virgin Records album's 'The Price You Pay' and 'Outland' we have re recorded.
Some may say why rerecord, and in a definite sense that is a good question, the reason is that I wanted them to sound as close to what I originally thought they should have sounded like. Which is way different from what both albums did in fact end up sounding like.
In particular 'Outland' which was principally recorded on a Fairlight 3 program. In fact some of the 'Outland' songs like 'Land of Shame' were originally scheduled to have been in contention for the earlier 'World Service' album but never made it to the selection. Criminal in reality. Record companies shy away from controversial lyrics...
So, with the musicians I have largely been playing with for the last 20+ years, we went back, as we have done with 'Grapes of Wrath' 'One Eyed Jacks' and 'World Service' , and done interesting, I hope, reinterpretations of my original ideas.
For the record,'Soldier Soldier' has had the missing last verse put back in. It had to be, as it was as much part of the story as the other verses.
A Janus, as I'm sure you all know, is the Roman god who looked in two directions....beginnings and ends, duality, transitions, doorways..... At the time of making, 'The Price You Pay' often in its lyrics, had a backwards looking take on my previous life experiences, several being very personal.
'Outland' with its dystopian lyrics looked forward. Being done on what was at the time state of the art programming, Fairlight 3. Lyrically it faced the ever increasing out of phase reality we are now firmly in.
The track selection on 'Janus' is my own selection from each albums time period. This includes B Sides/12 inch songs that I really felt should have been on these two albums but were omitted by the company as not being presumably commercial enough. I beg to differ, and are here now included on this re recording.
I hope you the listener enjoy these re recordings when you hear them, and that what has been done here stands on its own as a set of recordings.
I have to gratefully thank as ever, Steve Allen Jones, Phil Martini, Craig Adams and Adrian Portas and Clive Osborne for bringing these songs back to lifefrom a major record company cemetery".
Kirk Brandon 03/25.

A 28 date UK tour will commence on Wednesday 28th April 2025 and conclude on Sunday 1st June 2025 to support the release, including the now infamous Westworld Weekend in Wolverhampton UK, Kirk Brandon's fan club weekender now in it's 21st year!

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CD version includes 6 bonus tracks. A message from Kirk on 'Janus'"Hello Friends, Enemies, Undecided ..... many people have written/messaged me about what exactly is our new album 'Janus'...... I hereby explain.......This is an album that has been virtually 2 years in the making. To clarify what it is.....The 1980s Virgin Records album's 'The Price You Pay' and 'Outland' we have re recorded.Some may say why rerecord, and in a definite sense that is a good question, the reason is that I wanted them to sound as close to what I originally thought they should have sounded like. Which is way different from what both albums did in fact end up sounding like.In particular 'Outland' which was principally recorded on a Fairlight 3 program. In fact some of the 'Outland' songs like 'Land of Shame' were originally scheduled to have been in contention for the earlier 'World Service' album but never made it to the selection. Criminal in reality. Record companies shy away from controversial lyrics...So, with the musicians I have largely been playing with for the last 20+ years, we went back, as we have done with 'Grapes of Wrath' 'One Eyed Jacks' and 'World Service' , and done interesting, I hope, reinterpretations of my original ideas.For the record,'Soldier Soldier' has had the missing last verse put back in. It had to be, as it was as much part of the story as the other verses.A Janus, as I'm sure you all know, is the Roman god who looked in two directions....beginnings and ends, duality, transitions, doorways..... At the time of making, 'The Price You Pay' often in its lyrics, had a backwards looking take on my previous life experiences, several being very personal.'Outland' with its dystopian lyrics looked forward. Being done on what was at the time state of the art programming, Fairlight 3. Lyrically it faced the ever increasing out of phase reality we are now firmly in.The track selection on 'Janus' is my own selection from each albums time period. This includes B Sides/12 inch songs that I really felt should have been on these two albums but were omitted by the company as not being presumably commercial enough. I beg to differ, and are here now included on this re recording.I hope you the listener enjoy these re recordings when you hear them, and that what has been done here stands on its own as a set of recordings.I have to gratefully thank as ever, Steve Allen Jones, Phil Martini, Craig Adams and Adrian Portas and Clive Osborne for bringing these songs back to lifefrom a major record company cemetery".Kirk Brandon 03/25.

A 28 date UK tour will commence on Wednesday 28th April 2025 and conclude on Sunday 1st June 2025 to support the release, including the now infamous Westworld Weekend in Wolverhampton UK, Kirk Brandon's fan club weekender now in it's 21st year!

Track Listing

The Jungle

Whole Worlds Waiting

Land of Shame

The Price

Never Take Me Alive

Somewhere Out There

Radio Radio

The Traveler

So In Love With You

Outlands

Spirits

I Remember

Strangers In Our Town

Jack Straw

Embassy Song

Time Of Our Lives

Junkman

Tinseltown

March Or Die

View From A Tree

Dreamtime

Soldier Soldier

The Man Who Never Was

Pumpkin Man

Details
  • Genre: Rock
  • Product Type: AUDIO CD
  • Barcode: 644161188339
  • Release Date: May 16, 2025
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