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2012 marked the 10th anniversary of the first release by Andy Murkin on the Fortspring label, From Aardvark to Zebra (2002 FORT 01); 2013 is the 10th anniversary of the second release, Goodbye Finisterrre (2003 FORT 02).
Fortspring is commemorating the occasion with the release of a special 4-album set.
First of all, the set includes the two original discs, From Aardvark to Zebra and Goodbye Finisterre. The third disc, Related tracks, includes pieces which were recorded at the same time as the two albums and released elsewhere, and some demo pieces recorded earlier, during the process of selecting the final tracks to be recorded.
The fourth disc, Early Days, comprises a number of recordings made over the 30 years prior to the release of the first album, From Aardvark to Zebra, none of which were expected to see the light of day. The recording quality is variable, I think it's fair to say, but accurately represents the instruments and technology available to me at the time and the conditions in which the music was created.
Disc One
From Aardvark to Zebra
1. From A to Z (Fast) (Andy Murkin) [3:16]
2. How Can You Say? . . . (Andy Murkin) [5:16]
3. Islington (Andy Murkin) [12.31]
4. Words (Andy Murkin) [17:02]
5. Theme From an Imaginary Spy Film (Andy Murkin) [5:17]
6. I'm Growing Some Bonsai Trees (Andy Murkin) [4:28]
7. From A to Z (Slow) (Andy Murkin) [6:07]
Disc Two
Goodbye Finisterre
1. Opening Time (Andy Murkin) [7:44]
2. The Perpendicular Ideal of the Glasshouse (Andy Murkin) [16:55]
3. There Are Songs (Andy Murkin) [14:40]
4. The Shipping Forecast (Andy Murkin) [16:37]
5. Funeral in Tallinn (Andy Murkin) [8:35]
Disc Three
Related tracks
1. From A to Z (Fast) (Long Version) (Andy Murkin) [6:28] from FLOTSAM & JETSAM (2004) FORT 04
2. The Islington March (Andy Murkin) [3:28] from BITS & BOBS (2006) FORT 09
3. Islington (Vocal Version) [00:58] (Andy Murkin) from FLOTSAM & JETSAM (2004) FORT 04
4. 90 Years (Andy Murkin) [1:42] from FLOTSAM & JETSAM (2004) FORT 04
5. The Shipping Forecast, Pt 3 (Andy Murkin) [00:46] from VOICES (2007) FORG 08
6. The Shipping Forecast, Pt 10 (2007 Remix) (Andy Murkin) [2:17] from SMOOTH SOUNDS (2007) FORG 09
7. The Shipping Forecast, Pt 12 (2007 Remix) (Andy Murkin) [2:07] from LIGHT CLASSICS (2007) FORG 07
8. Another Egress Introduction (Andy Murkin) [00:36] ( from FLOTSAM & JETSAM (2004) FORT 04
9. Another Egress (Andy Murkin) [13:05] from FLOTSAM & JETSAM (2004) FORT 04
10. Lotus Feet (Demo Version) (John McLaughlin) [5:04] PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
11. Troika from the Lieutenant Kijˇ Suite (Demo Version) (Sergei Prokofiev) [5:37] PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
12. Frank on 45 (Frank Zappa) [10:44] PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
Disc Four
Early Days
1 Also Sprach Zarathustra (Richard Strauss) (Stylophone version)
2 Spy Song (Andy Murkin) (Piano solo version)
3 Land of Great Skies and Measureless Horizons (Andy Murkin) (Piano solo version)
4. Eton Boating Song (William Johnson & Capt Algernon Drummond) (featuring Andy Murkin on Vocals and Tim Ford on vocals and acoustic guitar)
5. Land of Great Skies and Measureless Variations (Solo organ) (Andy Murkin)(incorporating The School Song of Soham Grammar School by L. Geoffrey Johnson & Andrew F. Pusey and The Eton Boating Song by William Johnson & Capt Algernon Drummond.
6. Harmonium improvisation (Andy Murkin)
7. Morning Glory (John McLaughlin & Narada Michael Walden), originally released on ODZNENZ (2011), FORT 15.
8. Raga Durga (Andy Murkin), originally released on ODZNENZ (2011), FORT 15.
9. Guitar improvisation (Andy Murkin)
10. Theme from Box City (Andy Murkin)
11. Riff I (Andy Murkin)
12. Riff 2 (Andy Murkin)
13. If You Could Read My Mind (Andy Murkin)
14. Love and Affection (Andy Murkin)
15. Why Can't I Trust Myself (Andy Murkin)
16. Hard to Forget (Andy Murkin)
17. Moonlight Serenade (Glenn Miller & Mitchell Parish)/Chattanooga Choo Choo (Harry Warren & Mack Gordon)
18. How Can You Say? (Andy Murkin) (Demo Version)
19. Perpendicular Ideal of the Glasshouse (Andy Murkin) (Demo Version)
20. From A to Z (Slow) (Andy Murkin) (Demo Version)
21. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Richard Strauss) (Nightmare version)
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