Brian May on remastering solo "Back To The Light" Album

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BRIAN MAY has announced he is re-mastering his debut solo album Back to the Light for re-release, admitting he’s discovered that “some things inside me are eternal”. And now in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk, the Queen guitarist has shared that a re-mastered version of his debut solo album will arrive this summer. Brian said: “I still feel I want to stand by this album as a statement from me.”
https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/1426160/Brian-May-solo-album-Back-to-the-Light-re-release-Queen-guitarist

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DAILY EXPRESS
Brian May re-mastering solo album Back to the Light: ‘Some things inside me are eternal’
21 April 2021 by GEORGE SIMPSON

EXTRACT (with kind permission of George Simpson)

Celebrating Back to the Light’s 28th anniversary last year, Brian May teased on his Instagram: “Of course none of my solo material is actually available right now. Anybody fancy a season of BM re-releases with lots of juicy extras ? We’re working on a plan !!!”

Brian has now shared with the EXPRESS that a re-mastered version of his debut solo album will arrive this summer.

“I’m very excited, I’ve been putting a lot of work in and polishing that up, finding some tracks that weren’t on the original; a nice new package.“Funny thing is, it’s not out there. People often ask, ‘Where can I get your solo album? You can’t. Those deals have gone. It’s not been on iTunes or anything so now it will be “Early summer I think we’re going for. So suddenly that stuff will be out there “For me, it’s [lockdown] been a nice thing to explore. Again, probably if Covid hadn’t have happened I wouldn’t have had the time. But we’ve been able to go back into the archives and find all the original masters; re-polish them if you like. And for me, it’s been a discovery of where my brain was at the time. [It’s been] fascinating for me. Some things inside me that are eternal. I still feel I want to stand by this album as a statement from me. There are some hits on it too, so it’s something I’m quite proud to bring out and dust off and bring to a new generation. I’m well excited I must say!”

And for a video he has “some great ideas”. “Again, [producer] Simon Lupton’s working with me, bless him; patiently listening to all my crazy demands.”

“I’m very proud of what we do now with Adam. It’s been incredible, the sort of…the re-birth and response we’ve had around the world. And it’s great that we can own our own legacy, own our own material and keep it alive rather than it being a museum piece or fossil. So Queen music is very much alive thanks to that fact and that’s what we’re celebrating. The fact that we’re proud and we’re still able to come up with a few surprises here and there.”

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