Lana Lane and Erik Norlander 2003 Souvenir CD

Lana Lane and Erik Norlander European Tour 2003 Souvenir CD (2003)
(European import Digipack CD: Transmission TM - 038)

Like the 2001 edition, this special Digipak edition was created for Lana and Erik's June 2003 European Tour contains recent live and studio recordings from Lana, Erik and their backing band. Previously unreleased live tracks include "Dark Water Part III", "Fanfare for the Dragon Isle", "Garden of the Moon", "In the Hall of the Ocean Queen" and "Escher's Staircase" recorded on Lana's 2002 Japanese tour. Also included is a rare live recording of "Autumn Leaves" also from Japan in 2002. The disk further contains the Rocket Scientists live medley of "Dark Water Part I" and "Earthbound" recorded at Progfest 2000 and also the first ever release of Don Schiff's latest N/S Stick solo studio piece "The Eighth Wonder" which was played on the June 2003 Euro Tour. Other studio tracks include Lana's studio cover of the Led Zeppeling classic "No Quarter", "Phantom's Theme" (a Paul Williams song from the Brian De Palma film "Phantom of the Paradise"), John Wetton's "I Believe in You" (bonus track to the Japanese edition of the Project Shangri-La album), and the previously released studio cuts "Project Shangri-La" along with "Beware the Vampires" and "Metamorphosis" from Erik's Music Machine album. For fans of Lana Lane, Erik Norlander and Rocket Scientists, this is a must-have collectors edition.

Lana Lane and Erik Norlander European Tour 2003 Souvenir CD track list with musician credits:

1. Dark Water Part III

2. Fanfare for the Dragon Isle

3. Garden of the Moon

4. In The Hall Of The Ocean Queen

5. Escher's Staircase

Lana Lane - vocals
Erik Norlander - keyboards
Don Schiff - NS/Stick
Arjen Lucassen - guitar
Vinny Appice - drums

Recorded live at Club Citta, Kawasaki, Japan, April 26 2002

Previously unreleased

6. Autumn Leaves

Lana Lane - vocals
Erik Norlander - keyboards, percussion programming

Recorded Live in Osaka, Japan, January 30 2002

Previously unreleased

7. Phantom's Theme

Lana Lane - vocals
Erik Norlander - piano, Mellotron, Taurus pedals

Recorded in February, 2002

Japanese promotional track for "2002 Shangri-La Tour"

8. Metamorphosis

Erik Norlander - synthesizers
Virgil Donati- drums

from the 2003 album 'Erik Norlander - Music Machine'

9. Beware The Vampires

Kelly Keeling - lead and harmony vocals
Robert Soeterboek - harmony vocals
Erik Norlander - keyboards
Peer Verschuren - guitar
Tony Franklin - bass
Vinny Appice - drums

from the 2003 album 'Erik Norlander - Music Machine'

10. No Quarter

Lana Lane - vocals
Erik Norlander - Moog synthesizer
Arjen Lucassen - guitars, additional synthesizers

Recorded in March, 2002

11. Project Shangri-La

Lana Lane - lead and harmony vocals
Erik Norlander - keyboards
Mark McCrite - electric rhythm and acoustic guitars, harmony vocals
Neil Citron - second guitar solo, additional rhythm guitars
Helge Engelke - first guitar solo
Don Schiff - NS/Stick
Vinny Appice - drums

from the 2002 album 'Lana Lane - Project Shangri-La'

12. I Believe in You

Lana Lane - vocals
Erik Norlander - piano, Mellotron, synthesizers, Moog bass
Gregg Bissonette - drums

Japanese bonus track to the 2002 album 'Lana Lane - Project Shangri-La'

13. The Eighth Wonder

Don Schiff - NS/Stick, synthesizers, rhythm programming

New Don Schiff solo NS/Stick instrumental

Previously unreleased

14. Dark Water Part I / Earthbound

Rocket Scientists:
Mark McCrite - vocals, guitar
Erik Norlander - keyboards
Don Schiff - NS/Stick
Nick D'Virgilio - guest drums

Recorded live at Progfest 2000 at the Troubadour, Hollywood, California, August 30, 2000

Previously released on the Musea Progfest 2000 compilation CD

Total running time ... 54:52

Important note:

This is a limited edition release. The European Digipack version (TM-038) from Transmission Records in Holland is the only version of this title.