Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - The Best Years Of Our Lives (50th Anniversary Edition) *Pre-Order

Release Date Friday 20th June 2025
All pre-orders will be dispatched/made ready for collection on that day.

Steve Harley's iconic album The Best Years Of Our Lives celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2025 and to mark the event, Chrysalis Records is proud to present an expanded 3-Disc edition featuring a 2025 Stereo Mix by Alan Parsons.

Following the split of the original Cockney Rebel line up, Harley endeavoured to form a new line up while renaming the group as Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel. The result of this newfound group was electric, with the band producing their biggest hit; the number one, million-selling anthem 'Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)'.

The lead track has gone on to have a life of its own, produced by Alan Parsons, just two years after he engineered Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon, this album stands tall as an assured collection of top tier prog-glam-pop.

Disc One features a new 2025 Alan Parsons Stereo Mix, Disc two has never-before-heard outtakes and rarities, offering fans a unique insight into the creative process. The DVD features the Between The Lines documentary and Star Rider live video, unaired since the time, giving a wonderful glimpse into Steve performing at his victory lap show at Hammersmith Odeon alongside some fantastic fan interviews, Make Me Smile promo video and TOTP performance and the full audio recording of the Hammersmith Odeon concert. At the centre of this DVD style hardback book, are liner notes by renowned author Peter Doggett with interviews from band members Jim Cregan, Stewart Elliott, Duncan Mackay and producer Alan Parsons plus previously unseen photographs from Mick Rock and Michael Putland.

The Best Years Of Our Lives [50th Anniversary Edition]: 3-Disc Deluxe Edition with new Alan Parsons 2025 Stereo Mix, Outtakes & Rarities Disc, DVD with live and rare performances with booklet featuring liner notes from Peter Doggett, interviews with Alan Parsons and Cockney Rebel and never-before-seen Mick Rock photographs. Featuring 19 unreleased tracks.

LP Tracks: Introducing "The Best Years" / The Mad, Mad Moonlight / Mr Raffles / It Wasn't Me / Panorama / Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) / Back To The Farm / 49th Parallel / The Best Years Of Our Lives

CD Tracks: Introducing The Best Years / The Mad, Mad Moonlight / Mr Raffles (Man It Was Mean) / It Wasn't Me / Panorama / Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) / Back To The Farm / 49th Parallel / The Best Years Of Our Lives / Another Journey / Another Journey / It Wasn't Me / The Mad, Mad Moonlight / Back To The Farm / 49th Parallel / Panorama / Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) / Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) / Another Journey / The Best Years Of Our Lives / The Best Years Of Our Lives / Interview with Fans / The Mad, Mad Moonlight / Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) / Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) / The Mad, Mad Moonlight / Bed In The Corner / Panorama / Hideaway / Sling It! / Mr. Raffles / Panorama / Sebastian / Back To The Farm / Bed In The Corner / Sweet Dreams / Psychomodo / Sling It! / The Best Years Of Our Lives / Judy Teen / Sebastian / Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) / Mr. Raffles / Tumbling Down / Back To The Farm / 49th Parallel / Death Trip / Judy Teen / Mr. Soft / The Best Years Of Our Lives / Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) / Tumbling Down

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