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UK Autumn Tour Dates

September 2001

Year of the Cat - Remastered +bonus

10th September 2001 saw the 'anniversary reissue' of Al Stewarts biggest-selling album.

This *IS* available in the US - but at a silly price, so it's probably better value at Amazon.co.uk, even with the extra carriage costs.

Details on the Year of the Cat Page

Singer/Songwriter
New Compilation Album

September 2001 also saw the release in Germany of a new compilation album.

Not yet available elsewhere, even as an import, but you can buy it at Amazon.de - if you can manage the language.

Details on the Singer/Songwriter Page

Europe, US Concerts

August 2001

Site Rebuild

As the site has grown, so have file sizes, and so has the task of updating links with the smallest of site changes.

So I have done a fairly radical rebuilding of the site - though the changes should be invisible, as I have made much greater use of templates, with more editable areas, plus I have started using server side includes to reduce file sizes.

So, why tell us?

The change that will affect visitors is the change of name of almost all text files from .HTML to .SHTML; this means any bookmarks will be affected, except those pointing to the front page.

Sorry for the inconvenience; this should be a one-off change, that will allow me to achieve more, in less time - and time has been a tad tight lately!

June 2001:

Web Ring Created

I've created a web ring to enable Al Stewart Fan Sites to link and promote each other.

Web Editors: Find out more!

No money involved - just a bit of 'javascript' on the page, which will look like this:

Second UK Tour this year!

New Discs Arrive

The Four double CDs from the UK tour, plus 'Neville's Bonus', have arrived; I'll be adding pages for each over the next couple of weeks.

Watch for these becoming text links ... [3 down 2 to go]

Live in 2001: Croydon Ashcroft

Includes: Almost Lucy, Rocks in the Ocean, London's Brilliant Parade; recorded 14th February 2001

Live in 2001: Jazz Café Camden Town

Includes: Night Train, House of Clocks, 1934, Josephine Baker, The Elf; recorded 28th February 2001

Live in 2001: Leeds

Includes: Timeless Skies, Shadows Medley, League of Notions, Waiting for Margaux; Recorded 7th March 2001

Live in 2001: Bournemouth

Walk Don't Run, Old Admirals, Fields of France, Timeless Skies, The Elf plus Special Guests

2001 Bonus

Includes: Night Train, Rocks in the Ocean, Flying Sorcery, Josephine Baker, Timeless Skies, The Elf;

More information at
Al Stewart Online; The Official Page

April 2001: New Discs

Neville Judd has written to members of Jackdaw with news of four double CDs from the recent 'Cellar Tour'.

Double CD-1: Croydon

Includes: Almost Lucy, Rocks in the Ocean, London's Brilliant Parade

Double CD-2: Camden Town

Includes: Night Train, House of Clocks, 1934, Josephine Baker, The Elf

Double CD-3: Leeds

Includes: Timeless Skies, Shadows Medley, League of Notions, Waiting for Margaux

Double CD-4: Bournemouth

Walk Don't Run, Old Admirals, Timeless Skies, Feel So Fine, The Elf plus Special Guests

I'll add further details here as soon as I get my copies!

March 2001: Tour Cockup

The Jazz Cafe dates in London were seriously mis-sold, though for most of us, it did not spoil the evening (see review).

The evenings were sold as 7.30pm, doors open at 7pm; no mention of support. Now I doubt anyone expected the show to start before 8pm; but a 9.45 start meant that some people had to leave very early to catch last trains, and many left before the end - or had to rush off without getting autographs.

As one thirty year fan commented "I came on the train as it saved worrying about finding somewhere in Camden to park - but if only I'd known, I would've driven in"

Another disgruntled fan chipped in: "Let's face it, they couldn't organise a p***up in a brewery!"

At least the doorman had the decency to tell us - so we had the option of popping back to the Cobden Arms for another fine pint and three England goals, without missing a minute of the concert - and a treble whammy for me, as I live a stone's throw from Camden.

Read the review

February 2001:

Down in the Cellar

Released UK: 12 February 01

Hey, EMI: Where's my review copy?

January 2001:

2000

December 2000:

Find out about the latest "Unofficials":

Cellar Tour - Live on the East Coast
Best of the Unreleased Tracks

October 2000:

New Album Announced: Down in the Cellar

September 2000:

New Album to be on Miramar Records in USA. New Deal may mean re-release of more of the early albums. UK distribution to continue with EMI

1997 Tour