Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - The Best Years of Our Lives (50th Anniversary Edition) - VINYL LP

THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES was Steve Harley's third album and the first to feature the artist name as Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel.Featuring the million selling worldwide timeless classic 'Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) Best Years' also includes 'Mr. Raffles' and 'The Mad, Mad Moonlight'. Recorded in December 1974, co-produced by Alan Parsons (Pink Floyd, Paul McCartney) and released in March 1975, it reached Top 5 in the UK album charts and remained in the Top 50 for 20 weeks.This 45th Anniversary Limited Edition features a bonus disc with a rough mix of 'Make Me Smile', an acoustic version of the title track and an epic 10 minute live rendition of 'Sebastian', originally the b-side of 'Mr. Raffles'.Steve Harley is still very active on the live circuit and recently released his first album of covers entitled 'Uncovered'.This new vinyl edition of 'The Best Years of Our Lives' has been pressed on 180g vinyl on blue and orange vinyl, remastered and cut from the original 1973 quarter inch production master tape by Alchemy Mastering. Album Tracks 1. Introducing InchThe Best YearsInch 2. The Mad, Mad Moonlight 3. Mr Raffles 4. It Wasn't Me 5. Panorama 6. Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) 7. Back to the Farm 8. 49th Parallel 9. The Best Years of Our Lives 1. Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) (Rough Mix) 2. Another Journey 3. The Best Years of Our Lives (Acoustic Version) 4. Mr Raffles (Single Version) 5. The Mad, Mad Moonlight (Live at Hammersmith Odeon 14/4/75)

Steve Harley's iconic album The Best Years Of Our Lives celebrates it's 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 endeavored 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 it's 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

'The Best Years of Our Lives', the third studio album by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, was released in 1975. Produced by Beatles/Pink Floyd engineer Alan Parsons and most notable for the inclusion of the million selling UK Number 1 single and worldwide hit 'Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)' and 'Mr. Raffles (Man, It Was Mean)'.This Definitive Edition includes bonus tracks of Singles, B-sides and an early rough mix of 'Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)' as well as the complete historic concert at London's Hammersmith Odeon from 1975.This is packaged in a clamshell box with 3CDs and a 16-page booklet. Album Tracks 1. The Best Years of Our Lives' Definitive Edition Introducing InchThe Best YearsInch 2. The Mad, Mad Moonlight 3. Mr Raffles (Man, It Was Mean) 4. It Wasn't Me 5. Panorama 6. Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) 7. Back to the Farm 8. 49th Parallel 9. The Best Years of Our Lives 1. Live at Hammersmith Odeon 14th April 1975 [Part 1]' The Mad, Mad Moonlight 2. Hideaway 3. Panorama 4. Medley I) Bed in the Corner II) Sweet Dreams III) Psychomodo IV) Sling It 5. Sebastian 6. Mr. Raffles (Man, It Was Mean) 7. Back to the Farm 1. Live at Hammersmith Odeon 14th April 1975 [Part 2]' 49th Parallel 2. Death Trip 3. Judy Teen 4. Mr. Soft 5. The Beats Years of Our Lives 6. Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) 7. Tumbling Down