Catalyst: In 2015, a fan named Martin H. (UK) published a 200-page PDF: Ten Years After: A Discographic Correction. Chrysalis legal saw it, reached out, and hired him as a consultant.
The 2017 Box Set Principles:
Newly “Fixed” Items in 2017:
For half a century, the name Ten Years After has been synonymous with blistering blues-rock, locomotive boogie, and the unforgettable guitar pyrotechnics of Alvin Lee. From their explosive set at Woodstock in 1969 to the jazz-infused later albums, the band’s catalog is a treasure trove for rock connoisseurs.
However, if you have ever tried to build the perfect digital library or navigate streaming services for the band’s work between 1967 and 2017, you have likely run into a headache: mislabeled albums, missing B-sides, contradictory compilations, and the dreaded "live album duplication." ten years after official discography 19672017 fix
This article provides the official discography fix—a complete, corrected, and authoritative guide to every studio and major live album released by Ten Years After from their 1967 debut to their 2017 swan song, A Sting in the Tale.
The year 2017 is significant because it marked the band’s 50th anniversary. While Alvin Lee had passed away in 2013, the remaining members (Chick Churchill, Ric Lee, and Leo Lyons) celebrated the milestone. The "fix" in many metadata files accounts for the fact that the band continued to tour and release archival material under the Ten Years After name legally and officially during this year. Catalyst: In 2015, a fan named Martin H
In the early 2000s, Alvin Lee personally approved some remasters — but his hearing was failing, and he boosted high end until it hissed. The “fix” involved using pre-master flat transfers from Chrysalis’s archive, not Alvin’s EQ’d versions.