Box set revolving around solo career of Asia's John Wetton set for November

On Nov. 24, the first in a series of box sets commemorating the music of John Wetton will be released via Cherry Red in the U.K. 

“An Extraordinary Life” contains eight newly remastered CDs, featuring the six solo albums Wetton released between 1980 and 2011. Each one now includes bonus tracks. Two discs feature rare, live and unreleased material from the vaults compiled by archivist Rick Nelson.

Check out trailer for the box set here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EE0HFoq2Ck

Housed in a 12x12 box, this set includes a 64-page book with an introduction by artist Roger Dean and contains sleeve notes by Nick Shilton, author of Wetton’s biography, “An Extraordinary Life,” published earlier this year. The book also features photographs taken from the Wetton archive and has been designed by Michael Inns. The project was compiled with the blessing of John's son Dylan and his wife Lisa and is endorsed by the Wetton estate.

An Extraordinary Life contains:

DISC 1: Caught in The Crossfire (1980)
DISC 2: Battle Lines (1994)
DISC 3: Arkangel (1997)
DISC 4: Welcome to Heaven (2000)
DISC 5: Rock of Faith (2003)
DISC 6: Raised in Captivity (2011)
DISC 7: New Live and Unreleased Tracks
DISC 8: New Live and Unreleased Tracks

ABOUT JOHN WETTON

In a career spanning more than 40 years, Wetton was a member of Family, King Crimson, Uriah Heep, Wishbone Ash, Roxy Music, UK, Asia and Icon. He also appeared on albums as a guest artist or session player, including Bryan Ferry, Steve Hackett, Brian Eno, Renaissance and Galahad. In addition, Wetton had an extensive solo career.

Pre-Order link: https://www.cherryred.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=1056834&preview=true