The other side of the river

"Terry Reid turned down offers to front Led Zeppelin and recorded some flawless folk-rock albums but never escaped obscurity. This comprehensive reissue rounds out his untold story".

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"There has long been rumour of a double-album's worth of songs recorded during River's sessions, and producers of this project, Pat Thomas and Matt Block, should be applauded for pulling together such strong material from the previously unreleased tapes. There are five alternate versions of songs that appear on River, which are treats in themselves, but the real core of the set is six newly available songs, all of which point outwards in different directions, another set of ways the river could have flowed.

"Even though it has been reissued four times in the 21st century, Terry Reid's 1973 album River remains steeped in legend ... No matter how divergent the narratives surrounding the record are, they all agree that enough material was recorded to fill several albums. The Other Side of the River was assembled and generously annotated by intrepid music historian Pat Thomas (who also produced a River reissue in 2006) and producer/writer Matt Block. Just over an hour long, it features alternate takes, unreleased tunes, and intimate jams. This set adds welcome dimension and perspective to River".

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