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Sir Rod Stewart was on his way to becoming one of the most successful recording artists in history in 1974 when he moved to America and signed with Warner Bros. Records now Warner Records. Over his next 27 years with the label, Stewart released some of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed records of his extraordinary career. This 5LP boxed set features Stewart039s first four Warner albums on vinyl, plus a bonus LP of rare and unreleased studio outtakes from those albums Atlantic Crossing 1975, A Night on the Town 1976, Footloose amp Fancy Free 1977, and Blondes Have More Fun 1978.After being out of print for decades, the studio albums look and sound better than ever as they return to vinyl, complete with replica sleeves and newly remastered sound. The albums and the bonus LP are all organised in an iridescent box with Stewart foilstamped on the cover, his blonde shag haircut glistening in gold, and his leopardprint suit shimmering in silver.After brilliant stints with the Jeff Beck Group and the Faces and several outstanding solo albums, Stewart moved to Los Angeles in 1974. ROD STEWART 19751978 reflects the burst of creativity that followed, starting in 1975 with his label debut, Atlantic Crossing. The album was produced by the legendary Tom Dowd, who produced Stewart039s next three albums. After Atlantic Crossing was certified gold, A Night On the Town went doubleplatinum, and Foot Loose amp Fancy Free went tripleplatinum, as did its followup Blondes Have More Fun, which became Stewart039s first 1 album. That era introduced many of the singer039sbestknown tracks 34Sailing34, 34I Don039t Want to Talk About It34, 34I Was Only Joking34, 34The First Cut Is theDeepest34, 34You039re in My Heart The Final Acclaim34 34Da Ya Think I039m Sexy34 and 34Hot Legs34.The bonus LP, titled Encores 19751978, is a collection of 10 outtakes selected from the recording sessions for all four albums. The first side highlights five songs from the recent deluxe editions released for Atlantic Crossing and A Night on the Town. Songs include an alternate version of the Bside 34Rosie34 and a cover of the Bee Gees039 34To Love Somebody34 recorded with the influential Stax Records house band, Booker T. amp The MG039s. The flip side features five previously unreleased session outtakes from Foot Loose amp Fancy Free and Blondes Have More Fun. Highlights include a cover of the Motown classic, 34You Really Got A Hold On Me,34 and the unreleased tracks 34Silver Tongue34 and 34Don039t Hang Up34.
