They're lucky as you say since there's always less risk to get the albums consisting 'not surely good' tracks done down by the audience and critics. So the production managers assume. It´s because of the price of CDs in Japan. The imports from the United States are cheaper than their own, so Japan ...

Thanks Jim! Not all of the Japanese releases have something unusual in store. E.g., Blue Jukebox has no any, Espresso Logic has only duet with Sir Elton in the middle, The Very Best of 2001 has 2 songs in the end different from the worldwide release, but they appear to be no surprise... The true di...

Hi! I just know very few of these. ie. He played on a Rhythm Kings album then there´s the Chris Rea & Elton John "If you were me" Duet and there´s a Bravo exclusive Track or so out. But that´s it. Please help me to find at least a nearly complete list of Chris´ work not on his LPs/CDs ...

Thanks for your warm welcome Jim M. As I said here´s another part of my collection of Chris´s B sides& Rare Tracks: CD3 True to you Freeway Bless them all Crack that mould I don´t care anymore Donahoues Broken wheel Danielle´s Breakfast The man´s so cool Square peg (demo) Von trips Sierra Sierra...

I think its just a CD for the new label Cris is contracted to and so he re recorded some hits, taht they can use it. I don´t think that he made them with full heart, they would sound different. I bought it with hope for the production but the production is´nt satisfying. And, as a musician, it sound...

Hi! I´m new to this forum butÌ´m reading it since I started digging deeper into CR´s past. I have all of his LPs and a lot of 7", 12" & CD-Singles. And I like compiling CDs a lot. So I started the Boxed Set we all are waiting for. It consists of tracks not on regular LP/CD Albums (Comp...