Hear my song: The collection 1966-1995Laura NyroBox SetGenre: RockDescription: 19-CD LIMITED EDITION DELUXE BOX SET FROM ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL ARTISTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY - LAURA NYRO - HEAR MY SONG: THE COLLECTION 1966 - 1995. Be ready for the deepest dive yet into the womblike creativity of the idiosyncratic unmistakable musical force that is Laura Nyro. Acknowledged as a genuine original expressing a whirlpool nexus of R'n'B doowop Broadway opera folk & her own individual sort of soul she thought like a bandleader even when she was solo.She wrote songs that had no kind of fixed compass point. They remain as unique & absolutely spellbinding to this day as when I first heard them in the '60s. - Sir Elton John 2024* 10 Original Studio Albums 6 Live Albums including 2 Previously Unreleased Live Concerts Laura's original demo tape from 1966 & bonus disc of rarities including mono versions alternative versions & live tracks* All albums remastered especially for this collection* All housed in a deluxe lift-off lid box* Coffee-table book with in-depth liner notes by Vivien Goldman foreword from Sir Elton John & testimonials from Charlie Calello Will Lee John Sebastian Jackson Browne Clive Davis Lou Adler Randy Brecker Bernard Purdie Scott Billington John Sebastian & Gary Burden* Rare previously unseen photographs including intimate family shots illuminate the bookIncluded within this set are all of Laura's ten studio albums: More Than A New Discovery (1967) Eli & The Thirteenth Confession (1968) New York Tendaberry (1969) Christmas & The Beads Of Sweat (1970) Gonna Take A Miracle (1971) Smile (1976) & Nested (1978) Mother's Spiritual (1984) Walk The Dog & Light The Light(1993) & her posthumously released masterwork Angel In The Dark (2001). Six live albums: Spread Your Wings & Fly: Live At The Fillmore East (1971) Season Of Lights... Laura Nyro In Concert(1977) Live / The Loom's Desire (1993 & 1994) & two previously unreleased concert recordings from San Francisco (1994). Rounding off this complete collection is Laura's first ever demo tape Go Find The Moon (1966) & a collection of Rarities. All remastered & housed in individual sleeves with original artwork.At the centre of this deluxe package is a 94-page coffee table hardback book with liner notes by acclaimed author Vivien Goldman forewords from Sir Elton John Laura's son Gil Bianchini & brother Jan Nigro. Featuring contributions & testimonials from Charlie Calello Will Lee John Sebastian Jackson Browne Clive Davis Lou Adler Randy Brecker Bernard Purdie Scott Billington John Sebastian & Gary Burden. Never-before-seen photographs & intimate family shots illustrate this detailed compendium.During the singer/songwriter movement in the late '60s & early '70s Laura Nyro was one of the most celebrated artists of her day. She penned soulful literate songs that took the folky introspection of her peers & infused it with elements of soul R&B jazz & gospel giving them an emotional heat that set her apart. Nyro was a hugely respected recording artist whose confident piano work & rich expressive vocals made other sonic trailblazers such as Miles Davis & Alice Coltrane navigate towards her. She has influenced the greatest of songwriters - Bob Dylan Joni Mitchell Elton John Neil Young Carole King Kate Bush & Elvis Costello among them.That influence continues today being heard in the works of Alicia Keys Tori Amos Suzanne Vega Jenny Lewis & more. Nyro's wonderfully expressive & poetic songs - of which many became major hits by other artists most notably The 5th Dimension Three Dog Night & Barbra
