Edgar Froese
Ages (Rerelease)
CD / 8 tracks / 76.42 mins

This is the second of the new re-releases. Unlike Epsilon, this CD is still widely available, so perhaps for many there is little of the sense of anticipation that accompanies that release.

Also, in my opinion this is Edgar's least interesting solo album. A collection of rather dreary pieces poorly transferred onto CD, and possessing a cover sleeve that did little to persuade punters to invest in it. Those of you who possessed the original vinyl version will also have noted that Golgatha And The Circle Closes wasn't even on the old CD! Collectors should also note that extracts of two of the albums tracks have already appeared in a remixed form on Solo 1974-1979 (Tropic of Capricorn and Pizzaro and Atahuallpa)

Edgar's infinite capacity to tinker, means that on this release, whilst the afore mentioned 'Golgatha' makes a welcome return, 'Children's Deeper Study' has now been removed! Also the running order has been changed, and the CD now opens with the awful Ikarus (now spelt with a K), instead of Metropolis. It is frankly hard to understand the logic behind these changes. Still at least the new CD has a better cover.

Like Epsilon this music has been rerecorded. The differences are minimal and the new CD is only about 45 seconds longer than the original. Beyond that it has little to commend it. It remains, for me at least a very disappointing CD, recorded at a time when Edgar and his cohorts in TD were apparently uncertain as to their future musical direction; within a few months the band had released Cyclone, an album I listen to even more infrequently than Ages! (It's just amazing how two people's opinions can differ- 'Ages' was always one of my favourite EF albums - DL) (Simon Stopher)

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