Greatest Hits Volume II (Nazareth album)
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In the mid-1990s Nazareth
's back-catalogue was remastered. The record label, Castle Communications
, took the opportunity afforded and requested that a new album be compiled: Greatest Hits Volume 2 (Essential ESMCD 597). This was to be a CD-only release and would cover the period from the release of the band's tenth studio album No Mean City
(inclusive) onwards.
The artwork was designed to complement that of the original vinyl Greatest Hits
, which was also included in the remaster-programme.
Due to the timing-considerations impressed on the contemporary remaster of the live album Snaz
- the record label would not consider producing a 2CD set - six tracks were edited from it. So as to make good at least part of the loss, Rob Corich, who was doing the remastering, included three of them on Greatest Hits Volume 2.
Additionally, for a variety of reasons, not all the later studio albums were included in this original remaster-programme and so Greatest Hits Volume 2 was the only opportunity afforded to fans to have at least some of the songs in remastered form. Later the remastered albums were reissued and the range expanded with the addition of the remaining studio albums (including a 2CD of Snaz
).
Nazareth (band)
Nazareth is a Scottish hard rock band, founded in 1968, that had several hits in the UK in the early 1970s, and established an international audience with their 1975 album Hair of the Dog. Perhaps their best-known hit single was a cover of the ballad "Love Hurts", in 1975...
's back-catalogue was remastered. The record label, Castle Communications
Castle Communications
Castle Communications was a British independent record label founded in 1983 by Terry Shand, Cliff Dane and Jon Beecher. The company was acquired by the American music distributor Alliance Entertainment in 1994 and in 2000 it was absorbed into Sanctuary Records Group...
, took the opportunity afforded and requested that a new album be compiled: Greatest Hits Volume 2 (Essential ESMCD 597). This was to be a CD-only release and would cover the period from the release of the band's tenth studio album No Mean City
No Mean City
- 30th Anniversary Bonus Tracks :Earlier remasters included the song Greens as a bonus track. This is not available on the 30th Anniversary remaster of No Mean City, but is instead found on the same such remaster of Expect No Mercy....
(inclusive) onwards.
The artwork was designed to complement that of the original vinyl Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits (Nazareth album)
-Castle CD Bonus Tracks:-Re-issue information:* The 1996 remastered CD added five bonus tracks and extensive booklet-notes, by Rob Corich and by McCafferty, Agnew and Sweet....
, which was also included in the remaster-programme.
Due to the timing-considerations impressed on the contemporary remaster of the live album Snaz
Snaz
-Disc two:-Personnel:* Dan McCafferty: vocals* Manny Charlton: guitar* Billy Rankin: guitar, backing vocals* John Locke: keyboards* Pete Agnew: bass guitar, backing vocals* Darrell Sweet: drums, backing vocals...
- the record label would not consider producing a 2CD set - six tracks were edited from it. So as to make good at least part of the loss, Rob Corich, who was doing the remastering, included three of them on Greatest Hits Volume 2.
Additionally, for a variety of reasons, not all the later studio albums were included in this original remaster-programme and so Greatest Hits Volume 2 was the only opportunity afforded to fans to have at least some of the songs in remastered form. Later the remastered albums were reissued and the range expanded with the addition of the remaining studio albums (including a 2CD of Snaz
Snaz
-Disc two:-Personnel:* Dan McCafferty: vocals* Manny Charlton: guitar* Billy Rankin: guitar, backing vocals* John Locke: keyboards* Pete Agnew: bass guitar, backing vocals* Darrell Sweet: drums, backing vocals...
).