Swedish label Sunhill Productions did a “Deluxe Edition” Reissue Campaign for all TALISMAN albums, the Swedish supergroup founded by Marcel Jacob and fronted by talented Jeff Scott Soto. All of these remastered reissue CD’s were already featured here on the blog.
As part of the series, as requested, here’s “Vaults“, a 2-disc compilation featuring previously unreleased demo / early versions of many songs from the Scandinavian Hard Rock masters, never heard before.
Apart from Jeff Scott Soto – who finally was Talisman’s frontman in their studio records – we have Swedish master Goran Edman (Malmsteen, John Norum, Kharma), Matti Alfonzetti (Jagged Edge, Skintrade), Thomas Vikstrom (Talk of the Town, Candelmass, Brazen Abbot) and Stefan Berggren (Company Of Snakes) performing lead vocals.
TALISMAN was the pride and joy of talented bassist Marcel Jacob (RIP) who always dreamed with his own band after play and record with the likes of Yngwie and John Norum.
But the genesis of Talisman saw many musicians in-and-out before the first stable line-up was conformed. In the meantime, various Jacob’s friends lent their voices to record some demos of the new songs.
“Vaults” is essential for all Talisman / Jeff Scott Soto fans, but also for any Scandinavian Melodic Hard Rock aficionado. Especially the tracks with Goran Edman at the mic are pure gold.
The tracks were originally well recorded, and now cleaned with a proper remastering the sound obtained is really good.
Highly Recommended
CD1:
1. Time After Time (Single Version)
2. U Done Me Wrong (Demo - Jeff Scott Soto Vocals)
3. Give Me A Sign (Demo - Jeff Scott Soto Vocals)
4. Comin' Home (Demo - Jeff Scott Soto Vocals)
5. Wasting R Time (Humanimal Sessions)
6. Todo Y Todo (Humanimal Sessions - Spanish Version Of All & All)
7. To Know Someone Deeply Is To Know Someone Softly (Humanimal Sessions)
8. Angel (Demo - Matti Alfonzetti Vocals)
9. Time After Time (Demo - Matti Alfonzetti Vocals)
10. Give Me A Sign (Demo - Matti Alfonzetti Vocals)
11. Fighting For Your Life (Demo - Matti Alfonzetti Vocals)
12. Lovechild (Demo - Matti Alfonzetti Vocals)
13. Rainbows End (Demo - Thomas Vikstrom Vocals)
14. Njbbwd (Demo - Marcel Jacob Bass Solo)
CD2:
1. Master Of Patience (Demo - Thomas Vikstrom Vocals)
2. Riding On The Wind (Demo - Thomas Vikstrom Vocals)
3. Live For Our Dreams (Demo - Thomas Vikstrom Vocals)
4. Comin' Home (Demo - Stefan Berggren Vocals)
5. Time After Time (Demo - Stefan Berggren Vocals)
6. Girl Of Mine (Demo - Matti Alfonzetti Vocals)
7. Day By Day (Demo - Goran Edman Vocals)
8. Dangerous (Demo - Goran Edman Vocals)
9. If You Need Somebody (Demo - Goran Edman Vocals)
10. Under Fire (Demo - Goran Edman Vocals)
11. Lightning Strikes (Demo - Goran Edman Vocals)
12. Break Your Chains (Demo - Goran Edman Vocals)
13. Open Your Eyes (Demo - Goran Edman Vocals)
14. Oceans (Demo - Goran Edman Vocals)
Talisman – Vaults [Deluxe Edition / Prev Unreleased feat Jeff Scott Soto, Goran Edman, Matti Alfonzetti] , MP3+FLAC, CD w Scans 2015
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