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Alvin Lee and his band’s incendiary Woodstock performance elevated the blues rockers to worldwide fame in ’69—but they’d started on that path two years earlier with their self-titled debut. Marking 50 years since the release of that 1967 LP, this 10-CD set gathers, for the first time, albums from both their Chrysalis and Deram periods. Taking us from ’67 to ’74, this box includes the aforementioned album in mono and these in stereo: "Undead," "Stonedhenge," "Ssssh," "Cricklewood Green," "Watt," "A Space in Time," "Rock & Roll Music to the World" and "Positive Vibrations." Disc 10 unveils the "Cap Ferrat Sessions," recorded in the South of France and in London during the "Rock & Roll Music to the World Sessions." Alvin’s wife found these recently in the back of the vault in the studio in their house in Spain; newly mixed by Chris Kimsey, these are NOT demos—they’re completed masters that didn’t make the album simply because of the time limitations of vinyl. That’s an exciting discovery for TYA fans; you’ll hear stunning guitar work by Lee on those previously unheard tracks and all across the rockers and moody interludes on the albums collected here, which have been remastered from the original tapes. This limited edition set came out a few years back and quickly sold out. Finally, it’s back in print. If you missed it the first time, don’t miss it again! Chrysalis.