Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series!
180g Vinyl LP!
Mastered by Kevin Gray from Original Analog Tapes!
Pressed at Optimal!

Drummer Tony Williams had a long, fruitful relationship with Blue Note Records beginning in the 1960s when as a teenager he appeared on numerous post-bop classics Herbie HancockMaiden Voyage, Eric DolphyOut to Lunch, Andrew HillPoint of Departure and made his adventurous first albums as a leader:Life Time(1964) andSpring(1965). After exploring fusion with the Tony Williams Lifetime band in the 1970s, Williams returned to Blue Note in 1985 eager to form a new acoustic band as a vehicle to perform his compositions.Foreign Intriguewas the first in a remarkable run of six brilliant late-career albums, and Williams quickly returned to the studio in 1986 to record the masterfulCivilization. By that time all the pieces of his great '80s quintet had fallen into place with the drummer joined by trumpeterWallace Roney,saxophonistBilly Pierce,pianistMulgrew Miller,and bassistCharnett Moffett.The album presented a set of eight Williams originals including "Geo Rose" and "Warrior."

This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.

Features

• Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series
• 180g Vinyl LP
• All-Analog Pressing
• Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from Original Analog Tapes
• Manufactured at Optimal in Germany

Musicians

Selections

Side 1:

1. Geo Rose
2. Warrior
3. Ancient Eyes
4. Soweto Nights

Side 2:

1. The Slump
2. Civilization
3. Mutants on the Beach
4. Citadel