Singer: The Bluetones
Title: Expecting To Fly (20th Anniversary Edition)
Label: 3 Loop Music ‎– 3RANGE-51
Type: 2 x CD, Album, Reissue
Country: UK & Europe
Date of released: 16 Aug 2016
Category: Rock
Style: Brit Pop
Size MP3 zip: 1724 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1790 mb
Rating: 3.9✭
Format: MP3 MP4 ADX FLAC AU TTA MPC DTS FLAC

Tracklist Hide Credits

CD1 - Original Album
1-1	Talking To Clarry	6:53
1-2	Bluetonic Written-By – Mitchell*	4:09
1-3	Cut Some Rug	4:33
1-4	Things Change Clavinet – Mac Felton	5:38
1-5	The Fountainhead	4:36
1-6	Carnt Be Trusted	3:51
1-7	Slight Return	3:21
1-8	Putting Out Fires Cello – Caroline Lavelle	6:22
1-9	Vampire	4:32
1-10	A Parting Gesture Harp [Blues] – Dan Crompton	4:41
1-11	Time & Again	5:11
Non-Album Single
1-12	Are You Blue Or Are You Blind?	2:53
CD2
The Bluetones Favourite B-Sides
2-1	Nifkin's Bridge (Mark's Choice)	5:16
2-2	String Along (Ed's Choice)	3:55
2-3	Castle Rock (Adam's Choice)	3:09
2-4	Nae Hair On't (Scott's Choice)	2:43
The Bluetones Proper Demo Thing
2-5	Cut Some Rug (Demo)	4:05
2-6	Bluetonic (Demo)	3:52
2-7	Carnt Be Trusted (Demo)	3:27
2-8	Slight Return (Demo)	3:11
2-9	Time And Again (Demo)	4:58
Live At LA2, London, 10 March 1995, Supporting Supergrass
2-10	Are You Blue Or Are You Blind? (Live)	3:01
2-11	Cut Some Rug (Live)	4:22
2-12	String Along (Live)	3:31
2-13	Bluetonic (Live)	4:00
2-14	Slight Return (Live)	3:23
2-15	Cant Be Trusted (Live)	3:28
2-16	Time And Again (Live)	4:58
BBC 6Music Session, 20 July 2015
2-17	Bluetonic	4:23

Credits

• Artwork [Artwork Concept By] – The Bluetones
• Drums, Percussion – Eds Chesters*
• Electric Bass, Vocals – Scott Morriss
• Engineer [Mix] – Helen Woodward
• Guitar [Six & Twelve String] – Adam Devlin
• Management – Julian Able, Neil Burrow
• Mastered By – Geoff Pesche
• Photography By [Additional] – Scott Morriss, Trevor Ray Hart
• Photography By [Band] – Roger Sargent
• Photography By [Front Cover] – Marc Newman , Superstock
• Producer, Mixed By – Hugh Jones
• Vocals – Mark Morriss
• Written-By – Devlin*, Chesters*, Morriss*, Morriss*

Notes

20 years ago, in 1996, The Bluetones released their debut album, Expecting To Fly. It knocked Oasis ‘What’s The Story Morning Glory’ off the top of the charts in the week the Mancunians scooped an armful of BRIT Awards and heralded the start of The Bluetones hugely successful career.

The Number 1, platinum album featuring the hits Bluetonic, Cut Some Rug and Slight Return is now re-issued with a second disc of previously unreleased material including demos, live and session tracks. The demos are from the Proper Demo Thing cassette which got the band signed to A&M Records and taken from a copy recently found in drummer Eds’ archives.

There is a complete concert of the band playing one of their earliest gigs. Supporting Supergrass in March 1995 at the LA2 in London, the small sister venue of the legendary Astoria venue. It captures the vibrant energy and spirit of a band taking their first steps and the 7 track set features the songs that would go on to become some of their most famous hits.

Additionally, each band member has chosen their favourite b-side from the era and along with the stand-alone single Are You Blue Or Are You Blind?, the band’s first hit single, make this a fitting package to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the album.

The 2CD comes in a tri-fold sleeve with new artwork, never seen before photographs, sleevenotes from guitarist Adam Devlin, and contributions from the Eds, Scott and Mark.

Orders from 3 loop music website include 7" signed artwork.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 5 013929 355149
• Matrix / Runout (CD1): 00095 53998 218 01 * 53998221
• Matrix / Runout (CD2): 00095 53998 218 01 * 53998233

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BLUECD 004, 540 475-2	The Bluetones	Expecting To Fly ‎(CD, Album)	Superior Quality Recordings, Superior Quality Recordings	BLUECD 004, 540 475-2	UK & Europe	1996
5316570	The Bluetones	Expecting To Fly (Deluxe Edition) ‎(2xCD, Album, RE, RM)	Mercury	5316570	UK & Europe	2009
BLUELP 004	The Bluetones	Expecting To Fly ‎(LP, Album)	Superior Quality Recordings	BLUELP 004	UK	1996
31454 0475 2	The Bluetones	Expecting To Fly ‎(CD, Album)	A&M Records, Superior Quality Recordings	31454 0475 2	Canada	1996
BLUECD 004, 540 475-2	The Bluetones	Expecting To Fly ‎(CD, Album)	Superior Quality Recordings, Superior Quality Recordings	BLUECD 004, 540 475-2	UK & Europe	1996

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