{"id":14719,"date":"2021-02-17T21:34:01","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T21:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=14719"},"modified":"2021-02-17T21:34:03","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T21:34:03","slug":"a-long-overdue-reissue-of-neil-merryweathers-classic-1974-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2021\/02\/17\/a-long-overdue-reissue-of-neil-merryweathers-classic-1974-album\/","title":{"rendered":"A LONG-overdue reissue of NEIL MERRYWEATHER\u2019s classic 1974 album"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hailing from Canada, NEIL MERRYWEATHER is the selfsame band of the enigmatic Neil Merryweather. Merryweather\u2019s history in music stretches back to the mid \u201860s, first with The Tripp and then onto a couple of psychedelic blues albums in the late \u201860s and early \u201870s. However, it is his mid \u201870s work \u2013 both Space Rangers and the following year\u2019s Kryptonite \u2013 where the NEIL MERRYWEATHER name etched itself into cult legend, the pair of albums being crucial records of progressive hard rock. With the Neil Merryweather &amp; the Space Rangers constellation opening for the likes of KISS and T-Rex, among others, back in the day, as well as Merryweather producing and playing bass on ex-Runaway Lita Ford\u2019s debut solo album, Out of Blood, the legend only intensified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Neil Merryweather &quot;Space Rangers&quot; &amp; &quot;Kryptonite&quot; promo trailer\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v42R3Msbd7c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dramatic, mysterious, and more than a bit glammy, both Space Rangers and Kryptonite have been highly sought after by collectors, as both albums have been out of print since their original release and have been frequently bootlegged. Now REGAIN RECORDS has come to the rescue to satiate that hunger with fully official reissues of Space Rangers and Kryptonite on all formats. As a bonus to the vinyl edition, Space Rangers comes with a 7\u201d featuring two exclusive songs. Experience the legend of NEIL MERRYWEATHER again or for the first time with this long-overdue and fully official reissue of Space Rangers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Band: Neil Merryweather &amp; the Space Rangers<br>Title: Space Rangers<br>Format: LP,CD,MC<br>Label: Regain Records<br>Catalogue no LP: RRLP201<br>Catalogue no CD: RRCD201<br>Catalogue no MC: RRMC201<br>Release date: April 15th<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tracklist:<br>Side A<br>1.Hollywood Blvd<br>&nbsp;2.Step in the Right Direction<br>3.Eight Miles High<br>4.King of Mars<br>5.Neon Man<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Side B<br>6.Sunshine Superman<br>7.Road to Hades<br>8.High Altitude Hide n Seek<br>9.Escape<br>10.Sole Survivor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tracklist \u201cSpace Rangers\u201d bonus 7\u201d:<br>&nbsp;Side A<br>1.People<br>Side B<br>&nbsp;2.You know Were I\u00b4d Rather Be<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Neil Merryweather &amp; the Space Rangers \u201cSpace Rangers\u201d formats available:<br>LP version:<br>-housed in sturdy-noble gatefold 350gsm paper gatefold cover<br>-including bonus 7&#8243; single featuring 2 unreleased studio recorded songs<br>-A2 size poster<br>-A5 LP booklet with extensive liner notes<br>-Limited to 500 units (400 black + 100 green vinyls)<br>CD version:<br>-6 panel digipak<br>-including a 16 page booklet<br>MC (Music Cassette) version:<br>-pro printed tapes<br>-including 4 colour J-card<br>-limited to 100 copies on black tape<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Pre-order from our bandcamp:<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/regainrecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/space-rangers\">https:\/\/regainrecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/space-rangers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hailing from Canada, NEIL MERRYWEATHER is the selfsame band of the enigmatic Neil Merryweather. 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