Supertramp - Half-speed remaster batch three

CONTINUING THE CELEBRATION OF SUPERTRAMP’S MONUMENTAL CATALOGUE

Brother Where You Bound & Free As A Bird Remastered at half-speed at Abbey Road

Release date 19 June | Pre-order now

APRIL 24, 2026 — Supertramp continue to celebrate their 50th anniversary with the third batch of vinyl reissues from their epic catalogue - ‘Brother Where You Bound’ and ‘Free as a Bird’. Both will be released on 19 June and are available to pre-order now here.

As per the previous releases, both have been remastered at half-speed by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios. Previous releases have been met with great gusto. Classic Rock Magazine giving ‘Breakfast In America’ ‘Even In The Quietest Moments…’, and ‘...Famous Last Words’ a 10/10, 8/10 and 7/10 respectively, while Mojo rated ‘Crime Of The Century’ a 10/10 with Prog Magazine calling it, alongside ‘Crisis? What Crisis?’ “... even more evocative”. All are available to buy now from here.

‘Brother Where You Bound’ was the band's first release without Roger Hodgson and reached number 20 on the UK Albums Chart and number 21 on The Billboard 200. Released in May 1985 the album spawned the single ‘Cannonball’ that became a hit, but it is the sixteen-and-a-half-minute title track - which the band deemed too densely prog rock for the preceding album ‘…Famous Last Words…’ - for which it is remembered. The star studded track features Thin Lizzy's Scott Gorham on rhythm guitar, Pink Floyd's David Gilmour on the guitar solos, and readings from George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four.

‘Free as a Bird’ - their ninth studio album - was originally released in October 1987. The album was a change in direction for the band. Pivoting from their traditional band set up during recording, they turned to more experimental modern music making techniques using synth for dance beats and rhythms. It naturally saw the band move away from a more prog pop sound in which they had become known. 

This Supertramp half-speed remaster reissue series gives this catalogue a greater depth of sound that allows reappraisal of some of the most enduring songs of all time. Their albums are some of the most ground breaking in British rock history.

Tracklists:

Brother Where You Bound
Side A
Cannonball
Still In Love
No Inbetween
Better Days

Side B
Brother Where You Bound
Ever Open Door

Free as a Bird
Side A
It's Alright
Not The Moment
It Doesn't Matter
Where I Stand
Free As A Bird

Side B
I'm Beggin You
You Never Can Tell With Friends
Thing For You
An Awful Thing To Waste