Colin Blunstone - 'One Year And More: Live from Union Chapel' out now

One of rock's most beloved and enduring singers has just released "One Year And More: Live from Union Chapel"; get details on the deluxe collector's edition of the Colin Blunstone title below...Robert Kinsler

Colin Blunstone’s One Year Celebrated With Deluxe Collector’s Edition Box Set One Year And More: Live from Union Chapel Limited Edition • 2CD + DVD • Available Now via Gonzo Distribution Get Now (London, UK – November 21, 2025) -  One year ago, on November 25, 2024, legendary vocalist Colin Blunstone returned to London’s Union Chapel for a once-in-a-lifetime concert. Performing his landmark 1971 debut solo album One Year in its entirety…including “Say You Don’t Mind,” “Misty Roses,” and “Caroline Goodbye” alongside career favorites, Blunstone was joined by a full ensemble, featuring bandmates from the current Zombies lineup and former Strawbs, plus the Q Strings quartet for a spellbinding evening that instantly became part of his legacy. Blunstone relates “On the 25th of November 2024 I performed my first solo album “One Year” live in its entirety for the first time at London’s Union Chapel. Looking back this was not an undertaking to be taken on lightly knowing that “One Year” encompasses so many different genres of music. With very little rehearsal time my solo band (Dave Bainbridge, Søren Koch, Chas Cronk and Steve Rodford) and the incredible Q Strings took on the challenge without a moment's hesitation.” Now, to honor that unforgettable night, Gonzo Distribution proudly presents Colin Blunstone: One Year And More – Live from Union Chapel, a strictly limited collector’s edition box set, available now. Find the box set and more here. This exquisite release is designed for true connoisseurs: 2CD + full concert DVD, capturing the complete Union Chapel performance in pristine audio and video Luxurious gold foil–embossed box with gold satin lining Exclusive 24-page booklet with never-before-seen photographs of the concert that brought One Year full circle Each set includes an autographed and numbered certificate, underscoring its scarcity and value Blunstone, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019 as the voice of The Zombies, has long been celebrated for his singularly silky and emotive vocals. His career, spanning more than six decades, bridges timeless Zombies classics (“She’s Not There,” “Tell Her No,” “Time of the Season”) with his solo masterpieces (One Year, Ennismore, Journey). Released in 1971, One Year remains a cult classic of British pop…listed in The Guardian’s “1,000 Albums to Hear Before You Die”...and has influenced artists from Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth) to Neil Tennant (Pet Shop Boys), and even Jeff Buckley, whose A&R Rep cited Blunstone’s strings as an inspiration for Grace. With One Year And More – Live from Union Chapel, fans can finally experience Colin’s solo masterpiece reimagined, presented in a collector’s edition as timeless and elegant as the music itself. This is not just a release…it is an heirloom for anyone who values artistry, rarity, and legacy. And not to mention, it captures the ambience of the evening, perfectly. TRACKLISTING FIRST SET TIME TO MOVE WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKENHEARTED WILD PLACES LEVI STUBB’S TEARS TRACKS OF MY TEARS HUNG UP ON A DREAM ANDORRA ANY OTHER WAY OLD AND WISE I DON’T BELIEVE IN MIRACLES SECOND SET SHE LOVES THE WAY THEY LOVE HER MISTY ROSES SMOKEY DAY CAROLINE GOODBYE THOUGH YOU ARE FAR AWAY MARY WON’T YOU WARM MY BED HER SONG I CAN’T LIVE WITH YOU LET ME COME CLOSER TO YOU SAY YOU DON’T MIND JUST OUT OF REACH ORDER NOW

Blu-ray & DVD 2025 Gift Guide

In this column I highlight a number of music-minded titles from several different genres that would make great gifts for a favorite music lover.

Rock

Artist: Def Leppard

Title: Diamond Star Heroes: Live From Sheffield (Mercury Studios)
You might like if you enjoy: Def Leppard, Queen
Tell me more: On May 22, 2023, British rockers Def Leppard returned to their hometown to perform their second-ever stadium concert at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, England. Diamond Star Heroes: Live From Sheffield is available on Blu-ray+2CD, 4K UHD, 2CD and 2LP. The 4K UHD version of the title marks Def Leppard's first-ever 4K release and includes "One Night Only Live At The Leadmill," a 13-track concert staged in front of an intimate crowd of 900 die-hard fans in 2023. Diamond Star Heroes: Live From Sheffield features a parade of Def Leppard's classics including "Let's Get Rocked," "Foolin'," Bringin' On The Heartbreak," "Pour Some Sugar On Me," "Rock Of Ages" and "Photograph." Information: mercurystudios.co.

Artist: The Rolling Stones

Title: Black and Blue (Interscope/UMe)
You might like if you enjoy: The Rolling Stones, Jeff Beck, classic rock
Tell me more: Nov. 14, 2025 marked the highly-anticipated reissue of The Rolling Stones' 1976 album Black and Blue. Available as a 5LP vinyl box set and a 4CD box set, both editions include a Blu-ray Disc, a 100-page hardback book and a replica tour poster. Black and Blue is The Rolling Stones' 13th studio album and features classic cuts including "Hot Stuff," "Hands of Fate" and "Fool To Cry." Among the bonus tracks featured on the collection are the rowdy "Shame, Shame, Shame" and several tracks featuring Jeff Beck. There is also a full live concert recording from the English band's six night residency at London's Earls Court Exhibition Centre as well as a previously unreleased TV broadcast of the Stones' 1976 show at Les Abattoirs in Paris, plus Dolby Atmos surround sound mixes of both the studio album and the live Earls Court concert. Information: rollingstones.com.

Artist: Peter Gabriel

Title: Taking The Pulse (Mercury Studios)

You might like if you enjoy: Peter Gabriel, Radiohead, elbow
Tell me more: Peter Gabriel's "Taking The Pulse" is an ambitious concert film that finds the groundbreaking English. artist and the New Blood Orchestra reworking 16 selections sans guitars, bass and drums. Working with arranger John Metcalfe, the concert filmed on Sept. 26, 2010 captured Gabriel, several backing singers and a full orchestra under the baton of Ben Foster performing at the legendary Arena di Verona in Italy. Directed by Anna Gabriel, "Taking The Pulse" fuses dazzling concert footage with dramatic lighting and artful graphics to deliver Peter Gabriel's theatrical vision across the 97-minute performance. Information: mercurystudios.co.

Opera & Classical

Artist: Andrea Bocelli

Title: The Celebration: 30th Anniversary (Mercury Studios)
You might like if you enjoy: Andrea Bocelli, Jon Batiste, Brian May
Tell me more: Marking three decades as a celebrated performer, Italian singer Andrea Bocelli's The Celebration: 30th Anniversary features the artist performing at the open air amphitheater Teatro del Silenzio (Theatre of Silence) in 2024 in his hometown of Tuscany with a star-studded lineup of stellar guests. The two-disc 4K UHD package features two shows — "The Celebration" and "30 Years of Musical Inspiration" collectively featuring more than 4 and a half hours of performances! Bocelli is joined by an 80-member orchestra along with a cast of more than 200 musicians including Ed Sheeran, Jon Batiste, Shania Twain, Brian May and others. In addition to the aforementioned 4K version, the title is also available via several other two-disc and four-disc deluxe formats. Information: mercurystudios.co.

Artist: Luciano Pavarotti

Title: The Lost Concert — Live at Llangollen 1995 (Mercury Studios)

You might like if you enjoy: Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, opera
Tell me more: The aptly-titled "The Lost Concert — Live at Llangollen 1995" is a previously-unavailable concert performance featuring the late Luciano Pavarotti recorded at the prestigious Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in North Wales in 1995. The historic concert event features Pavarotti performing with the BBC Philharmonic as well as soprano Atzuko Kawahara and Corale Gioachino Rossini. The winning concert event combines popular operatic arias and choruses as well as Neapolitan songs, one of Pavarotti's own compositions and orchestral interludes. The essential new title (set for release on Friday, Nov. 21) will be available on Blu-ray, TVOD and digital platforms. Information: mercurystudios.co.

Artists: Bryan Register, Catherine Foster, Annika Schlicht, more

Title: Tristan Und Isolde (Arthaus Musik)
You might like if you enjoy: German Opera, composer Richard Wagner 
Tell me more: German composer Richard Wagner once called love "the most beautiful of all dreams" and that observation likely fueled the creation of his 1865 masterwork "Tristan and Isolde." Now a production of the three-act opera starring tenor Bryan Register as Tristan and the Bayreuth-celebrated soprano Catherine Foster as Isolde is out on DVD. The filmed production also features singers Annika Schlicht, Andreas Jäpel and Dimitry Ivashchenko. The production was created for the stage of the State Theater in Cottbus, Germany. Running nearly four hours in German, the filmed version on the DVD has English subtitles provided. Information: mvdshop.com. 

Artists: Placido Domingo, Carlos Kleiber

Title: Carmen (Monad Music)
You might like if you enjoy: Placido Domingo, French opera
Tell me more: Fans of composer Georges Bizet's beloved "Carmen" are in luck. A historic 1978 production of the 154-minute opera conducted by Carlos Kleiber and starring then-young lyric tenor Placido Domingo (as Don Jose) and soprano Elena Obraztsova in the title role is now available on Blu-ray. The staging was completed by director Franco Zeffirelli (who also directed the production for TV) and the performance was captured at Vienna State Opera. This is a groundbreaking filmed version of Bizet's 1875 French opera. Information: monarda-music.com.

Robert Kinsler

Yes Symphonic Live on Blu-ray +2CD and 4LP package out January 23, 2026

Fans of Yes and progressive rock will want to add the formats announced today to their music library...Robert Kinsler

Blu-ray + 2CD and a 4LP package

Out January 23, 2026

~14 song visual filmed in high definition

backed by a full symphony orchestra~

Pre-Order Link HERE

"Long Distance Run Around" (Symphonic Live) HERE

Blu-ray + 2CD

New York, NY – November 20, 2025 -- For more than 50 years, Yes has stood at the forefront of rock, defined by their unmatched craftsmanship, creativity, and innovation creating symphonic masterpieces that continue to inspire. On January 23, 2026 Mercury Studios is proud to release Yes Symphonic Live an outstanding 14-song live collection filmed in high definition. Vocalist Jon Anderson, bassist Chris Squire, lead guitarist Steve Howe and drummer Alan White recreated the dramatic intensity of their 2001 album Magnification, the first Yes album without keyboards and the last Yes album with Anderson.

Touring to support their symphonic album Magnification, they hit the road in 2001 with a new approach to their live set. They called in the help of the European Festival Orchestra, conducted by Wilhelm Keitel, to add lush new textures to their live set, essentially bringing the spirit of their new album to life on the stage. Not only did they play tracks from Magnification, but re-imagined interpretations of their timeless hits. Classics such as “Owner Of A Lonely Heart,” “Long Distance Runaround” and “I’ve Seen All Good People” have never sounded so grand.

Previously released as a 2DVD set and Blu-ray, Symphonic Live highlights the expansive nature of Yes’ music backed with a full symphony orchestra. The special edition reissue of Symphonic Live is packaged in a CD-sized clamshell box including the Blu-ray and 2CDs, each housed in their own slipcase, along with a booklet, fold out poster and 5 art cards. 

The 4LP is pressed on 180-gram vinyl and mastered at half-speed. The nearly half-hour long epic “Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil)” is featured on vinyl for the first time. Symphonic Live features 7 sides of music, along with an etching on the B-side of LP4. Extras on Symphonic Live Blu-ray include the promotional video for “Don’t Go” and a 30-minute documentary, “Dreamtime.” 

Constantly redefining the definition of progressive rock, Yes’ Symphonic Live brings a much bigger sound to their already stunning catalogue.

Track Listings:

Blu-ray+2CD

Blu-ray

1) Overture 

2) Close To The Edge 

3) Long Distance

Runaround 

4) Don’t Go 

5) In The Presence Of 

6) Gates Of Delirium 

7) Lute Concerto in D Major, 2nd     Movement / Mood for a Day

8) Starship Trooper 

9) Magnification 

10) And You And I

11) Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil)

12) I’ve Seen All Good People 

13) Owner Of A Lonely Heart

14) Roundabout

Bonus Features: 30 minute “Dreamtime” documentary / Promo Video for “Don’t Go”

 

2CD

DISC 1: 

1) Overture 

2) Close To The Edge 

3) Long Distance Runaround 

4) Don’t Go

5) In The Presence Of 

6) The Gates Of Delirium 

7) Lute Concerto in D Major, 2nd Movement / Mood for a Day

DISC 2: 

1) Starship Trooper

2) Magnification 

3) And You And I 

4) Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil)

5) I’ve Seen All Good People 

6) Owner Of A Lonely Heart

7) Roundabout

 

4LP

Side A:

1) Overture 

2) Close To The Edge 

Side B:

1) Long Distance

Runaround 

2) Don’t Go 

3) In The Presence Of 

Side C:

1) Gates Of Delirium 

Side D:

1)  Lute Concerto in D Major, 2nd Movement / Mood for a Day

2) Starship Trooper 

Side E:

1) Magnification 

2) And You And I

Side F:

1) Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil)

Side G:

1) I’ve Seen All Good People 

2) Owner Of A Lonely Heart

3) Roundabout

Side H:

Etching

About Mercury Studios:

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Headquartered in London, with offices in LA and New York, current and recent projects include ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO directed by Academy Award-winning director Kevin Macdonald, Grammy-winning, Academy Award and BAFTA award-nominated AMERICAN SYMPHONY, directed by Matthew Heineman for the Obamas’ Higher Ground Productions/Netflix, REGGAETON: THE SOUND THAT CONQUERED THE WORLD / NBC Peacock, and IF THESE WALLS COULD SING, directed by Mary McCartney for Disney+.

Mercury Studios also produced and distributed performance capture films ANDREA BOCELLI 30TH: THE CELEBRATION, directed by Sam Wrench (Taylor Swift The Eras Tour) for global Theatrical and TV, BACK TO THE BEGINNING: OZZY’S FINAL BOW, for global Livestream and Theatrical, and QUEEN ROCK MONTREAL for IMAX and Disney+.

In 2025, Mercury Studios also hosted world premieres at the Tribeca Festival for METALLICA SAVED MY LIFE and JUST SING.

Mercury Studios represents the world’s leading catalogue of music-related content, consisting of thousands of hours of premium music-driven film and television programming.