James Taylor Quartet (The) - In The Hand Of The Inevitable - 30th Anniversary Edition *Pre-Order

Release Date Friday 14th March 2025
All pre-orders will be dispatched/made ready for collection on that day.

The James Taylor Quarter were the original group on the Acid Jazz
scene, and 'In The Hand Of The Inevitable' was their 1995
triumphant Top 40 return to the Acid Jazz label.
Recorded over a year, produced by James Taylor and Acid Jazz
Records founder Eddie Piller, it was a thrilling compendium of
everyone’s favourite musical influences, from Hammond grooves,
funk rock, and Mizell Brothers inspired fusion. It became James’
best-selling album, and in retrospect his most popular album
amongst his fans.
The original vinyl issue was missing two tracks that were on the CD
and this 30th Anniversary Edition is released on double vinyl with
those two tracks now included. The release includes picture sleeve
inner sleeves with in-depth sleeve notes by Acid Jazz’s Dean
Rudland and new pictures from the album sessions, housed in a
wide-spine sleeve.
The CD and digital releases include two tracks from the album
sessions – ‘Love Ballad’ and ‘Astral Plane’ - which only appeared on
single releases. The former is a cover of the LTD / George Benson
classic and the latter a great slice of ‘80s influenced electro-funk.

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