PHIL COLLINS Schallplatten & CDs

Review: To commemorate the 30th anniversary of Phil Collins' fifth solo studio album, Both Sides, a special edition 5XLP box set is set for release. This deluxe reissue, features the remastered original album, cut at half-speed by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios. Both Sides (All The Sides) includes early demo tracks, rarities from singles like 'Both Sides of the Story,' 'Everyday,' and 'We Wait and We Wonder,' as well as live performances such as 'Can't Turn Back the Years' and 'Both Sides of the Story' from Collins' MTV Unplugged session. This collection is presented on vinyl for the first time, housed in a slipcase with picture sleeves and a 16-page booklet containing newly written liner notes by esteemed journalist Michael Hann. Collins, who wrote, performed, and produced Both Sides in just six weeks at his home studio, considers it his most personal album. Originally released in 1993, the album topped the charts in the UK and Europe, reached No. 13 in the US, and achieved multi-platinum status worldwide.

Review: Phil Collins seems to be one of those marmite artists who people either really love or really hate with nothing in between. We're lovers, to be honest. He might now be retire from touring for ever but his music will live on across the generations not least thanks to albums like this one in his arena. His soundtrack for Disney movie Tarzan truly knocked it out of the park - he wrote and recorded it all with wedding song level ballad 'You'll Be In My Heart' one of the standouts in a record full of big moments.