The refers to the unofficial (and eventually official) fan-led crusade to correct the discography, culminating in the 2017 The Classic Albums Collection (Chrysalis) — the first time a major label truly listened to the collectors.
Ten Years After Official Discography 1967–1974: The 2017 Box Set Fix
Rock & Roll Music to the World (1972)A return to straightforward, boogie-inflected rock. The title track and You Give Me Loving showed the band embracing their status as arena-rock giants. ten years after official discography 19672017 fix
Rock & Roll Music to the World (Columbia) – 1973
Includes their biggest hit, "I'd Love to Change the World." The refers to the unofficial (and eventually official)
To the dedicated fan, the word "fix" in the context of a band's discography goes far beyond surface-level remastering. For a band like Ten Years After, whose archive was scattered across different labels (Deram, Columbia, Chrysalis) and plagued by inconsistent reissues, the 2017 campaign was a genuine correction. It wasn't just about making the albums louder; it was about adding context and bringing long-lost material to light.
Fixing the Discography: What the 1967–2017 Collection Resolved Rock & Roll Music to the World (Columbia)
Ten Years After. Originally released in 1969, Ssssh marked Ten Years After's breakthrough into mainstream rock, blending blues rif... Ten-Years-After.co.uk Ten Years After to Release 50th Anniversary Box Set
The stands as a definitive visual and auditory timeline of British blues-rock royalty . Spanning exactly fifty years from their self-titled debut in 1967 to their 2017 studio release, A Sting in the Tale , this timeline charts the band’s evolution from London underground blues purists to global stadium rock stars.
| Issue | Status | Fan Solution | |-------|--------|----------------| | Cricklewood Green UK vs US mix | US has extra reverb on “50,000 Miles Beneath My Brain” | Create a hybrid playlist | | Watt (1970) original LP had a locked groove | No CD replicates the locked groove feel | Some fans press lathe-cut 7” singles of just the locked groove | | 1968 French EP with exclusive “I May Be Wrong, But I Won’t Be Wrong Always” (alt. take) | Never reissued | Sourced from a 1968 French vinyl rip, 24/96 transfer |