Omnibus - The Early Years

~ Release by The Samurai of Prog (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

The Samurai of Prog's first three albums have been sold out for a long time. Now they are available again in a limited edition 4CD Box-Set including:


Undercover (2011)

Secrets of Disguise 2CD (2013)

The Imperial Hotel (2014)


The Box-set contains 38 tracks; 5 hours of music – including almost one hour of previously unreleased bonus tracks - mostly new material.


”Undercover” and ”Secrets of Disguise” have been re-mixed.

Moreover, some of the tracks have been reworked or extended.


Besides old guests such as Roine Stolt (The Flower Kings) and Jon Davison (Yes) there are new ones like Steve Babb (Glass Hammer), Stefano Galifi (Museo Rosenbach) and Oliviero Lacagnina (Latte e Miele). Altogether there are over 60 guests musicians joining Marco Bernard, Kimmo Pörsti and Steve Unruh.


Presented in a special package by Ed Unitsky including 32-page booklet

(original artwork of Undercover and Secrets of Disguise by Davide Guidoni).

Annotation last modified on 2019-07-30 18:59 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Undercover
2▶CD: Secrets of Disquise Cd 1
3▼CD: Secrets of Disquise Cd 2
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1Singring and the Glass Guitar
recorded in:
Canada, Finland, Sweden and United States
producer:
Marco Bernard, Kimmo Pörsti and Steve Unruh
acoustic guitar, mandolin and violin:
Steve Unruh
drums (drum set) and electronic instruments [special effects]:
Kimmo Pörsti
electric bass guitar [rickenbacker 4003]:
Marco Bernard
guest bass guitar and guest fretless bass:
Jan-Olof Strandberg
guest electric guitar:
Roine Stolt
guest keyboard:
Guy LeBlanc (Canadian Artists, Member of Nathan Mahl)
guest saxophone:
Risto Salmi
percussion:
Kimmo Pörsti and Steve Unruh
guest vocals:
Phideaux Xavier
spoken vocals [narrator]:
Richard Maddocks
vocals:
Steve Unruh
remixer:
Kimmo Pörsti
additional bass guitar arranger:
Jan-Olof Strandberg
additional electric guitar arranger:
Roine Stolt
additional keyboard arranger:
Guy LeBlanc (Canadian Artists, Member of Nathan Mahl)
drums (drum set) arranger:
Kimmo Pörsti
violin arranger:
Steve Unruh
cover recording of:
Singring and the Glass Guitar
writer:
Roger Powell (US musician, programmer, and columnist, band "Utopia"), Todd Rundgren, Kasim Sulton and John “Willie” Wilcox
22:58
2Darkness
recorded in:
Argentina, Finland and United States
producer:
Marco Bernard, Kimmo Pörsti and Steve Unruh
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Kimmo Pörsti
electric bass guitar [rickenbacker 4003]:
Marco Bernard
guest electric guitar:
Carlos Lucena (guitar player)
guest keyboard and guest synthesizer:
Lalo Huber (keyboard player)
guest tenor saxophone:
Risto Salmi
violin:
Steve Unruh
vocals:
Steve Unruh
remixer:
Kimmo Pörsti
cover recording of:
Darkness
lyricist and composer:
Peter Hammill (English singer‐songwriter)
8:11
3Jacob’s Ladder
recorded in:
Finland, Italy, Serbia and United States
producer:
Marco Bernard, Kimmo Pörsti and Steve Unruh
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Kimmo Pörsti
electric bass guitar [rickenbacker 4003]:
Marco Bernard
guest electric guitar:
Srdjan Brankovic (the samurai of prog)
guest keyboard:
Richard Wileman
guest violin:
Helen Dearnley (violinist)
violin:
Steve Unruh
guest vocals:
Heesha Bailey (singer) and Nevena Racic (singer)
vocals:
Steve Unruh
remixer:
Kimmo Pörsti
cover recording of:
Jacob’s Ladder
lyricist:
Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
publisher:
Core Music Publishing and Anthem Core Music Publishing (SOCAN‐affiliated) (from 1980 to present)
7:21
4The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
recorded in:
Argentina, Finland and United States
producer:
Marco Bernard, Kimmo Pörsti and Steve Unruh
additional bass guitar:
Lalo Huber (keyboard player) and Steve Unruh
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Kimmo Pörsti
electric bass guitar [rickenbacker 4003]:
Marco Bernard
guitar and violin:
Steve Unruh
Hammond organ and synthesizer:
Lalo Huber (keyboard player)
vocals:
Steve Unruh
remixer:
Kimmo Pörsti
recording of:
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
lyricist and composer:
Steve Unruh
14:45
5This Side
producer:
Marco Bernard, Kimmo Pörsti and Steve Unruh
drums (drum set):
Kimmo Pörsti
electric bass guitar [dingwall]:
Marco Bernard
electronic instruments [fx], flute and violin:
Steve Unruh
guitar:
Carlos Lucena (guitar player)
keyboard:
Lalo Huber (keyboard player)
saxophone:
Marek Arnold
remixer:
Kimmo Pörsti
recording of:
This Side
composer:
Lalo Huber (keyboard player)
5:14
6The Other Side (of Me)
producer:
Marco Bernard, Kimmo Pörsti and Steve Unruh
drums (drum set):
Kimmo Pörsti
electric bass guitar [dingwall]:
Marco Bernard
flute and violin:
Steve Unruh
guitar:
Carlos Lucena (guitar player)
keyboard:
Lalo Huber (keyboard player)
guest vocals:
Michelle Young (American progressive rock singer)
remixer:
Kimmo Pörsti
recording of:
The Other Side (Of Me)
lyricist and composer:
Lalo Huber (keyboard player)
7:17
7Karn Evil 9, 2nd Impression
producer:
Marco Bernard, Kimmo Pörsti and Steve Unruh
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Kimmo Pörsti
electric bass guitar [rickenbacker]:
Marco Bernard
keyboard:
Kerry Shacklett (the samurai of prog)
remixer:
Kimmo Pörsti
cover recording of:
Karn Evil 9: 2nd Impression
composer:
Keith Emerson
part of:
Karn Evil 9
7:07
4▶CD: The Imperial Hotel