Treasury: The Very Best of Horslips

Recording information: Advision Studios, London (02/16/2005); Escape Studios, Kent (02/16/2005); Grouse Lodge Studios, Co. Westmeath, Ireland (02/16/2005); Lombard Studios, Dublin (02/16/2005); Longfield House, Co. Tipperary, Ireland (02/16/2005); Miracle Studios, Dublin (02/16/2005); Rockfield Studios, Wales (02/16/2005); RTÉ Radio 1 (02/16/2005); The Manor, Oxfordshire (02/16/2005); Trend Studios, Dublin (02/16/2005); Windmill Studios, Dublin (02/16/2005); Advision Studios, London (08/1979); Escape Studios, Kent (08/1979); Grouse Lodge Studios, Co. Westmeath, Ireland (08/1979); Lombard Studios, Dublin (08/1979); Longfield House, Co. Tipperary, Ireland (08/1979); Miracle Studios, Dublin (08/1979); Rockfield Studios, Wales (08/1979); RTÉ Radio 1 (08/1979); The Manor, Oxfordshire (08/1979); Trend Studios, Dublin (08/1979); Windmill Studios, Dublin (08/1979); Advision Studios, London (08/2004-09/2004); Escape Studios, Kent (08/2004-09/2004); Grouse Lodge Studios, Co. Westmeath, Ireland (08/2004-09/2004); Lombard Studios, Dublin (08/2004-09/2004); Longfield House, Co. Tipperary, Ireland (08/2004-09/2004); Miracle Studios, Dublin (08/2004-09/2004); Rockfield Studios, Wales (08/2004-09/2004); RTÉ Radio 1 (08/2004-09/2004); The Manor, Oxfordshire (08/2004-09/2004); Trend Studios, Dublin (08/2004-09/2004); Windmill Studios, Dublin (08/2004-09/2004); Advision Studios, London (09/1975); Escape Studios, Kent (09/1975); Grouse Lodge Studios, Co. Westmeath, Ireland (09/1975); Lombard Studios, Dublin (09/1975); Longfield House, Co. Tipperary, Ireland (09/1975); Miracle Studios, Dublin (09/1975); Rockfield Studios, Wales (09/1975); RTÉ Radio 1 (09/1975); The Manor, Oxfordshire (09/1975); Trend Studios, Dublin (09/1975); Windmill Studios, Dublin (09/1975); Advision Studios, London (1975); Escape Studios, Kent (1975); Grouse Lodge Studios, Co. Westmeath, Ireland (1975); Lombard Studios, Dublin (1975); Longfield House, Co. Tipperary, Ireland (1975); Miracle Studios, Dublin (1975); Rockfield Studios, Wales (1975); RTÉ Radio 1 (1975); The Manor, Oxfordshire (1975); Trend Studios, Dublin (1975); Windmill Studios, Dublin (1975); Advision Studios, London (1976); Escape Studios, Kent (1976); Grouse Lodge Studios, Co. Westmeath, Ireland (1976); Lombard Studios, Dublin (1976); Longfield House, Co. Tipperary, Ireland (1976); Miracle Studios, Dublin (1976); Rockfield Studios, Wales (1976); RTÉ Radio 1 (1976); The Manor, Oxfordshire (1976); Trend Studios, Dublin (1976); Windmill Studios, Dublin (1976); Advision Studios, London (1977); Escape Studios, Kent (1977); Grouse Lodge Studios, Co. Westmeath, Ireland (1977); Lombard Studios, Dublin (1977); Longfield House, Co. Tipperary, Ireland (1977); Miracle Studios, Dublin (1977); Rockfield Studios, Wales (1977); RTÉ Radio 1 (1977); The Manor, Oxfordshire (1977); Trend Studios, Dublin (1977); Windmill Studios, Dublin (1977); Advision Studios, London (1978); Escape Studios, Kent (1978); Grouse Lodge Studios, Co. Westmeath, Ireland (1978); Lombard Studios, Dublin (1978); Longfield House, Co. Tipperary, Ireland (1978); Miracle Studios, Dublin (1978); Rockfield Studios, Wales (1978); RTÉ Radio 1 (1978); The Manor, Oxfordshire (1978); Trend Studios, Dublin (1978); Windmill Studios, Dublin (1978).
Photographer: Charles O'Connor.
Released in 2010 to mark the iconic, eclectic, eternally underground, progressive Irish folk-rock outfit's return to the stage after 29 years, the two-disc Treasury: The Very Best of Horslips featured a lovingly detailed, 24-page booklet and 34 tracks, handpicked by the members themselves. It's a great cross-section of music, allowing room for tracks from all of the band's releases. From the lovely, pastoral sounds of Drive the Cold Winter Away, to the elegiac and bombastic 1976 masterpiece Book of Invasions: A Celtic Symphony, Treasury lives up to its name, providing a refuge for both longtime fans and newcomers alike. ~ James Christopher Monger