{"product_id":"iona-the-book-of-kells-2xlp-expanded-and-remastered","title":"Iona: The Book of Kells 2xLP (Expanded and Remastered)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePRE-ORDER CUSTOMERS: Orders are expected to begin shipping the week of September 25, 2026. Any items purchased with this pre-order will not ship until the week of September 25, 2026 as well. All items are mockups and final product may vary slightly.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe BOOK of KELLS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis unique album, thought by many to be IONA’s masterwork, has been newly remastered for its first ever vinyl release and includes 4 bonus tracks and stunning new artwork in a 2 disk gatefold sleeve format.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"72 minutes of stunning music, quite unlike anything else you're likely to hear anytime soon.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCM Magazine, October 1992\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Book of Kells touches something elemental, resonating as few albums can. Allow it to touch you as well.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCM Magazine (USA), November 1992\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Finally, the most evocative release of all ... Iona's ethereal 'Book of Kells' ... unbelievable.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBillboard (USA), December 1992\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This Book contains the harmony of the four Evangelists according to Jerome, where for almost every page there are different designs, distinguished by varied colours. Here you may see the face of Majesty, divinely drawn. Here the mystic symbols of the Evangelists, each with wings, now six, now four, now two; here the Eagle, there the Calf, here the Man, there the Lion, and other forms almost infinite. look at them superficially with the ordinary casual glance, and you would think it an erasure, and not tracery. Fine craftsmanship is all about you, but you might not notice it. Look more\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ekeenly at it, and you will penetrate to the very shrine of art. You will make out intricacies, so delicate and subtle, so exact and compact, so full of knots and links, with colours so fresh and vivid, that you might say that all was the work of an Angel, and not of a man! For my part, the oftener I see the Book, and the more carefully I study it, the more I am lost in ever fresh amazement, and I see more and more wonders in the Book.” From ‘Topographia Hiberniae’ of Gerald Cambrensis. 1185 A.D.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSIDE A\u003cbr\u003e1. Kells Opening Theme\u003cbr\u003e2. Revelation\u003cbr\u003e3. Matthew - The Man\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSIDE B\u003cbr\u003e1. Chi-Rho\u003cbr\u003e2. Mark - The Lion\u003cbr\u003e3. The River Flows\u003cbr\u003e4. Luke - The Calf\u003cbr\u003e5. Virgin And Child\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSIDE C\u003cbr\u003e1. Temptation\u003cbr\u003e2. The Arrest \/ Gethsemene\u003cbr\u003e3. Trinity - The Godhead\u003cbr\u003e4. John - The Eagle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSIDE D\u003cbr\u003e1. Kells\u003cbr\u003e2. Eternity - No Beginning, No End 3 Mark - The Lion (Alternative intro)\u003cbr\u003e4. Tree Of Life\u003cbr\u003e5. Eternity (New Version)\u003cbr\u003e6. Virgin And Child (Solo Harp)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePERSONNEL:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJOANNE HOGG - Vocals, Keyboards\u003cbr\u003eDAVE BAINBRIDGE - Keyboards, Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Programming, Chimes DAVID FITZGERALD - Saxophones, Flageolets, Flute, Piccolo, Chinese Flutes, Dizi, Suona\u003cbr\u003eNICK BEGGS - Chapman Stick, Bass Guitar, Small Cymbals\u003cbr\u003eTERL BRYANT - Drums, Various Percussion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSPECIAL GUESTS:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrank Van Essen - Additional Percussion, Violin\u003cbr\u003eTroy Donockley - Uilleann pipes, Low Whistles\u003cbr\u003eFiona Davidson - Celtic Harp\u003cbr\u003ePeter Whitfield Strings - Ensemble Violins, Viola\u003cbr\u003eThe Congregation of Kensington Temple Church - Heavenly Hosts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecorded and mixed between January and May 1992 by Nigel Palmer at: Wildlife Studio (Ipswich, Suffolk) Soundtools and ADAP Editing, additional recording at: Studio Two (Leeds, Yorkshire) - engineered by Rob Price\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ‘Heavenly Hosts’ recorded on location at: Kensington Temple Church (Notting Hill Gate, London) - engineered by Nigel Palmer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRemastered for vinyl by Nigel Palmer, Lowland Masters, 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProduced by: DAVE BAINBRIDGE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProject Coordination for Open Sky Records: Robin Baxter-Ayling\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProject design and sleeve concepts: Dave Bainbridge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLayout and artworks: Michael Inns\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook of Kells images: Trinity College, Dublin\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Sky Records","offers":[{"title":"Black","offer_id":54349769212217,"sku":"OSR-324667","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0945\/9436\/7801\/files\/IONA_BookofKells_WEB_51b9cbf3-2a3e-45d6-baa5-f2c2bbc945ed.jpg?v=1787234798","url":"https:\/\/open-sky-records.myshopify.com\/products\/iona-the-book-of-kells-2xlp-expanded-and-remastered","provider":"Open Sky Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}