Tasty

[roninnes]

Can anyone tell me if the album Tasty was released on CD other than as a double with Specs Appeal.
I have the vinyl but am now looking for the cd
Thanks
Ron

[UlrichS]

Hi Ron,

"More Tasty", EMI 7 80041 2, UK, released: 3.8.1992
Cricket Bat Boogie / Return To The Alamo / Goodbye Yellow Brick Road / Another Night / Honky Tonk Woman / Montezuma's Revenge / Walk Don't Run / Superstar / Bermuda Triangle / The Most Beautiful Girl / Creole Nights / Black Is Black / The Air That I Breathe / Sweet Saturday Night / Rusk

Best wishes,

Ulrich

[d jones]

Hi Ron

It came out as MoreTasty in 1992/93 with extra tracks black is black, the air that i breathe, sweet saturdat night and rusk.

Dave

[roninnes]

Thank you for the info, I will begin the hunt.
Ron

[iefje]

I must say it´s always been one of my favourite Shadows albums, especially the tracks recorded in March and April 1977, which are the six originals and "Walk Don´t Run". The sound on the 1992 "More Tasty" CD is quite average, good but lacking some punch. The 2004 Magic Records double CD is okay, but I like the five tracks of this album, issued on the 4 CD box "Complete Singles As And Bs" better quality-wise, because they are remastered. Also, the quality of the tracks from this album, issued on the 1989 CD "Listen To The Shadows" are superior to "More Tasty".

[UlrichS]

Hi Ron,

I have pm-ed you.

Best wishes,

Ulrich

[Fenderman]

I think some of the 'Tasty' tracks were leftovers from 'Specs Appeal' as some tracks feature John Farrar on guitar and he had left the band in 1975 to produce Oliva in America. It's not the best album they made but does have some good tracks like Cricket bat boogie, Bermuda triangle and Another night. The cover was pretty boring though, just a picture of a half peeled orange!

[Iain Purdon]

I have it on CD Ron..... give me a call

[iefje]

I think some of the 'Tasty' tracks were leftovers from 'Specs Appeal' as some tracks feature John Farrar on guitar and he had left the band in 1975 to produce Oliva in America. It's not the best album they made but does have some good tracks like Cricket bat boogie, Bermuda triangle and Another night. The cover was pretty boring though, just a picture of a half peeled orange!

You're right about the leftovers. They were supposed to be issued on the "Specs Appeal" album, had it not been for the Eurovision Song Contest recordings. That would have made ten instrumental tracks. Maybe the other two to be added would have been "The Air That I Breathe" and "No No Nina" (instrumental version). The tracklisting for the original intended "Specs Appeal" album would have been something like this:
1. God Only Knows.
2. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.
3. Rose, Rose.
4. Honky Tonk Women.
5. Colorado Songbird.
6. The Air That I Breathe.
7. Honourable Puff-Puff.
8. Superstar.
9. Spider Juice.
10. The Most Beautiful Girl.
11. Like Strangers.
12. No No Nina. (instrumental version).

There's an exact 50-50 percent split of originals and cover versions.

[drakula63]

Tasty was the first 'new' Shadows album that I ever got - Christmas 1977. Prior to that I just had 20 Golden Greats.

I love it. 34 years later it's still one of my favourites. I have the Magic CD version and also the Listen to The Shadows CD from 1989 - strangely enough, the very first CD that I ever bought!