Dragon - Tales from the Darkside

Subtitled - Greatest Hits & Choice Collectables 1974-1997. Released in tandem with the single, Snake Eyes on the Paradise Dragon hits anthology, this 40 track double CD presents that 78 minute 'best of' collection, with a second, 19 track, 78 minute disc featuring a selection of B-sides, quality album songs, live tracks & alternate takes, an unreleased impromptu sound check performance, a song from the short-lived Dragon sans Marc, a film title song from a Marc solo album written by Cold Chisel's Don Walker, & an unheard Dragon studio recording from 1997. Most importantly, this edition, more than a year in the making, covers Dragon's first studio efforts, presenting tracks from albums which once had New Zealand's Hot Licks gushing, 'Dragon have made a swift & remarkable metamorphosis from a sporadic experimental band into a tighter, completely self-contained rock unit, capabilities still intact, artistry better than ever, influences & ideas in better perspective'. Raven Records.