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It's Only a Movie

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Released: 26th January 2024. Recorded in Somerset utilising a mobile studio and at Olympic Studios in the Summer of 1973, this was the final studio album by Family featuring yet another line-up of the band. Vocalist Roger Chapman, guitarist John 'Charlie' Whitney and drummer Rob Townsend were joined by new members Tony Ashton (keyboards) and Jim Cregan (bass, guitar). Released in September 1973, the album closed a chapter on one Britain's most unique bands. This new two-disc edition of this classic album has been newly remastered from the master tapes and also includes 19 bonus tracks drawn from singles and previously unreleased studio out-takes along with a bonus CD of BBC Radio sessions from 1973, including a superb In Concert performance and a final Session for the Top Gear show. This release also features an illustrated booklet with a new essay and is a fitting tribute to a much-treasured band.

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  • Details

    Released:
    26th January 2024
    Category:
    Rock & Pop
    Format:
    CD Album
    Barcode:
    5013929485648
  • Description

    Recorded in Somerset utilising a mobile studio and at Olympic Studios in the Summer of 1973, this was the final studio album by Family featuring yet another line-up of the band. Vocalist Roger Chapman, guitarist John 'Charlie' Whitney and drummer Rob Townsend were joined by new members Tony Ashton (keyboards) and Jim Cregan (bass, guitar). Released in September 1973, the album closed a chapter on one Britain's most unique bands. This new two-disc edition of this classic album has been newly remastered from the master tapes and also includes 19 bonus tracks drawn from singles and previously unreleased studio out-takes along with a bonus CD of BBC Radio sessions from 1973, including a superb In Concert performance and a final Session for the Top Gear show. This release also features an illustrated booklet with a new essay and is a fitting tribute to a much-treasured band.
  • Track listing

    Disc 1

    Track name
    Artist
    Length
    1.It's Only a Movie
    Family
    5.06
    2.Leroy
    Family
    5.39
    3.Buffet Tea for Two
    Family
    5.2
    4.Boom Bang
    Family
    3.01
    5.Boots 'N' Roots
    Family
    5
    6.Banger
    Family
    3.05
    7.Sweet Desire
    Family
    3.4
    8.Suspicion
    Family
    3.21
    9.Check Out
    Family
    4.29
    10.Stop This Car
    Family
    11.Drink to Die
    Family
    12.Boom Bang (Early Version)
    Family
    13.Suspicion (Early Version)
    Family
    14.Stop This Car (Early Version)
    Family

    Disc 2

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Burlesque
    Family
    2.Sat'd'y Barfly
    Family
    3.Top of the Hill
    Family
    4.My Friend the Sun
    Family
    5.Buffet Tea for Two
    Family
    6.Children
    Family
    7.Glove
    Family
    8.Ready to Go
    Family
    9.Holding the Compass
    Family
    10.Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu
    Family
    11.Boom Bang
    Family
    12.Buffet Tea for Two
    Family
    13.Check Out
    Family
    14.Sweet Desiree
    Family
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