Phil Manzanera's Expression Records, will release "The 801 Series", comprised of "801 Live Collector's Edition", "801 Manchester", "801 Live @ Hull and "801 Latino", August 11.
The four albums have been digitally remastered/repackaged with extras, with the original classic album, "801 Live", presented in book form with an extra CD containing previously unreleased rehearsal footage from Shepperton Studios, new photographs and text.
Tracks include "Lagrima", "T.N.K", "East Of Asteroid", "Rongwrong", "Sombre Reptiles", "Golden Hours", "The Fat Lady Of Limbourg", "Baby's On Fire", "Diamond Head", "Miss Shapiro", "You Really Got Me" and "Third Uncle".
In 1976, while Roxy Music had temporarily disbanded, 801 (also referred to as THE 801) got together as a temporary project and began rehearsing at Island Studios, Hammersmith.
The original band included Manzanera, Brian Eno, Bill MacCormick, Francis Monkman, Simon Phillips and Lloyd Watson, and after a warm up show in Cromer in Norfolk, at the Reading Festival and at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall. The concert was subsequently released as "801 Live", including a rearrangement of Lennon-McCartney's "Tomorrow Never Knows" and an off-the-wall cover of The Kinks' 1964 hit "You Really Got Me"....
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