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A new life for the New Life
The Moonstone Project album New Life will see a re-release later this year via Escape Music. The Moonstone Project is the brainchild of Italian guitarist Matteo Filippini, with participation of guest musicians. New Life, originally released in 2005, features Ian Paice, Glenn Hughes, and Graham Bonnet, among many other rock luminaries and session musicians. The new release has been completely remixed and remastered, and includes a bonus track — brand new song featuring Ian Paice. It will be available on CD and limited edition (300 copies) white vinyl.
What: Moonstone Project — New Life, remixed and remastered
When: 18th October 2024
Where: Escape Music
CD: ESM393
Vinyl: ESMV1023
Track list
(with guest vocalists)
- Silent Hunter (Andrew Freeman)
- Slave Of Time (Kelly Keeling)
- Closer Than You Think (Glenn Hughes)
- Pictures Of My Lonely Days (Paul Shortino)
- Beggar Of Love (James Christian)
- On The Way To Moonstone (Eric Bloom)
- Madman (James Christian)
- One Dollar Baby (James Christian)
- Where Do You Hide The Blues You’ve Got (Glenn Hughes)
- Norìt Dead Yet (Graham Bonnet)
The musicians are:
- Glenn Hughes — vocals (Solo artist/Dead Daisies/Deep Purple)
- Kelly Keeling — vocals (MSG/Baton Rouge)
- Andrew Freeman — vocals (Last In Line)
- James Christian — vocals (House of Lords)
- Paul Shortino — vocals (Rough Cutt)
- Graham Bonnet — vocals (Rainbow/Alcatraz)
- Eric Bloom — vocals (Blue Oyster Cult)
- Manfred Mann — backing and additional vocals
- Mick Devine — backing vocals
- Robin Beck — backing vocals
- Maite Ayelen — Suarez — backing vocals
- Matt Filippini — guitars
- Fredrik Folkare — Lead guitar (Unleashed/Eclipse)
- Ian Paice — drums (Deep Purple/Whitesnake)
- Carmine Appice — drums (Rough Cutt/Rod
Stewart/Vanilla Fudge/Jeff Beck) - Clive Bunker — drums (Jethro Tull)
- Daniel Flores — drums, percussion, strings arrangement
- Alessandro Del Vecchio — keyboards
- Ken Hensley — Hammond organ (Uriah Heep)
- Tony Franklin — bass (Blue Murder)
- Johan Niemann — bass
- Nik Mazzucconi — bass
- Gianluca Tagliavini — Hammond organ
- Lorenzo Poliandri — drums
Produced by Khalil Turk and Matt Filippini
Mixed and Mastered by Fredrik Folkare
Artwork by Stan W Decker
This release can be pre-ordered via the-music-shop.net.
Thanks to Matteo Filippini for the info.
Unauthorized copying, while sometimes necessary, is never as good as the real thing
Va bene, Matteo!
But why no tracks with the inimitable Signora Beck on LEAD vocals?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoBzAm_zwBc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r5Qvm3ZARI
September 15th, 2024 at 20:24First album with Joe Lynn Turner is really good, will try this fur sure, looks promising.
September 17th, 2024 at 11:43Dear Uwe,
It’s a long story 😉
Even the background vocals were not planned but, Robin being the wife of James Christian, decided to add some vocals here and there. Great singer.
Timmy… no JLT on 1st album!
Fun fact: on the “One Dollar Baby” song Paicey used the same cowbell he used on “You Fool No One” back in 1973.
September 18th, 2024 at 11:25Cheers
Matt