Boston – Boston (LP+12" EP, 50th Anniversary Edition)

We know the songs. Heck, we know ALL the songs. Eight inescapable mainstays blasting on rock radio for decades. Fifty years later, Boston's debut album still feels impossibly huge, full of a singular power that's the result of its surprising contradictions. It's anthemic yet melodic. It's bombastic yet easygoing. It's free-spirited party rock that's fastidiously constructed.

Before Boston, rock and roll sounded smaller, bluesier: made for clubs, not stadiums. Tom Scholz's uncompromising vision, which he relentlessly pursued, basically invented arena rock. The album's nearly incalculable influence is still inspiring over half a century later.

For its golden anniversary, we're working directly with Tom Scholz to create the very definitive edition of one of rock's most monumental statements!

Features

• 50th Anniversary Edition
• Released in Close Collaboration with Tom Scholz
• 33rpm 180g Vinyl LP
• Bonus 45rpm 12" Vinyl EP
• We are introducing a selection of the legendary "lost" demos, restored but left in their original sonic state by Tom Scholz. For the first time ever you will be able to compare these storied song versions back-to-back.
• Mastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering
• Deluxe Tip-On Gatefold Jacket with Heavy Stock, Tipped-In Booklet
• Rare & Exclusive New Interview with Tom Scholz by Chuck Granata
• Carefully Curated Photography, Some Seen in Print for the Very First Time
• Pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing
• Lacquer Cutting Supervised by Chuck Granata & Bob Donnelly
• Executive Produced by Abey Fonn