Affinity - Affinity [4CD BoxSet] (2021 Remastered & Expanded)

Artist: Affinity
Title: Affinity (Remastered & Expanded)
Year Of Release: 2021
Label: Esoteric Recordings – ECLEC42775
Genre: Prog Rock, Jazz-Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 04:27:16

Tracklist:
CD1 - Affinity Remastered
1. I Am And So Are You (3:31)
2. Night Flight (7:16)
3. I Wonder If I'll Care As Much (3:21)
4. Mr. Joy (5:03)
5. Three Sisters (4:59)
6. Coconut Grove (2:36)
7. All Along The Watchtower (11:40)
8. Eli's Coming (3:27)
9. United States Of Mind (2:45)
10. Yes Man (7:25)
11. If You Live (3:16)
12. You Met Your Match (2:59)
13. I Am The Walrus (2:55)
14. Little Lonely Man (3:58)
15. All Along The Watchtower/It's About That Time (Live, The Torrington, Finchley, 1971) (13:06)

CD2
1. Jive Samba (Live, Ronnie Scott's Club, Soho, London, January 1969) (4:51)
2. Dis Here (Live, Ronnie Scott's Club, Soho, London, January 1969) (5:48)
3. Comin' Home Baby (Live, Ronnie Scott's Club, Soho, London, January 1969) (3:48)
4. Out Of The Storm (Live, Ronnie Scott's Club, Soho, London, January 1969) (7:25)
5. Fever (Live, Ronnie Scott's Club, Soho, London, January 1969) (3:15)
6. 13 Death March (Live, Ronnie Scott's Club, Soho, London, January 1969) (5:42)
7. All Blues (Live, Ronnie Scott's Club, Soho, London, January 1969) (4:17)
8. 81 (Live, Ronnie Scott's Club, Soho, London, January 1969) (4:01)
9. A Day In The Life (Live, Ronnie Scott's Club, Soho, London, January 1969) (6:48)
10. All Blues (Live, BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, August 1968) (4:23)
11. 81 (Live, BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, August 1968) (4:35)
12. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (Live, BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, August 1968) (4:45)
13. Jive Samba (Live, BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, August 1968) (3:42)
14. A Day In The Life (Live, BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, 1970) (6:51)

CD3 - Affinity Origins 1965-67 — The US Jazz Trio
1. Autumn Leaves (4:39)
2. Django (3:25)
3. My Funny Valentine (3:08)
4. I Got Plenty Of Nothing (4:46)
5. Dat Dere (6:08)
6. Lover Man (5:13)
7. Blues Etude (Training Film Version) (2:05)
8. Someday My Prince Will Come (2:27)
9. Cubano Chant (2:33)
10. Jordu (0:54)
11. My Funny Valentine (Training Film Version) (4:58)
12. Autumn Leaves (ABC TV Version) (5:31)
13. You Look Good To Me (6:05)
14. The Preacher (5:30)
15. Waltz For Debby (4:16)
16. Django (feat. The US Jazz Trio) (3:56)
17. On Green Dolphin Street (4:37)

CD4 - Affinity II 1971 – 1972
1. Moira's Hand (5:18)
2. Grey Skies (8:38)
3. Cream On Your Face (5:19)
4. Sunshower (5:44)
5. All Along The Watchtower / It's About That Time (Demo) (7:41)
6. Rio (4:45)
7. Poor Man's Son (3:21)
8. Sarah's Wardrobe (4:18)
9. Highgate (3:56)

A new expanded, remastered four CD clamshell boxed set by the legendary progress/jazz rock group, Affinity.

The band’s origins go back to 1965 at the University of Sussex in Brighton when Lynton Naiff (keyboards), Grant Serpell (drums), and Nick Nicholas (double bass) formed the US Jazz Trio to perform at University events and local gigs. When Serpell graduated a year later he was replaced by Mo Foster who had earlier been playing bass guitar in his school band but had now switched to drums.

In 1968, Naiff, Serpell and Foster recruited Mike Jopp on guitar and the outstanding vocalist Linda Hoyle to form Affinity. The band made their live debut in October 1968 and soon appeared on the BBC radio show Jazz Club. Legendary saxophonist and club owner Ronnie Scott heard a recording of this performance and subsequently agreed to manage them and give them regular bookings at his world-famous jazz club.

Affinity soon began to attract a lot of favourable media attention and signed to the newly formed Vertigo label in 1969. Their eponymous debut album, produced by John Anthony, appeared in 1970. Thanks to outstanding tracks such as ‘Three Sisters’, ‘Night Flight’ and imaginative covers of Bob Dylan’s ‘All Along The Watchtower’ and Alan Hull’s ‘I Am And So Are You’, Affinity received excellent reviews, with the Sunday Times praising the playing of organist Lynton Naiff and vocalist Linda Hoyle