John Wetton, best known for his work with Asia, UK and King Crimson, has released the new album, Live Via Satellite, his own Primary Purpose label, in association with Cherry Red.

This 2CD set collects together both of John Wetton’s acoustic solo concerts for radio broadcasts. The XM radio broadcast was only available for sale via his website over 10 years ago and has never had a commercial release. The Swedish radio broadcast (previously unreleased) was thought lost in a fire, until a duplicate of the master tapes was found thanks to a long and tireless search by John Wetton’s fans.

Of the release, John Wetton said: “Both of these shows are from the same time period, but come from very different sources. The first, a Circus tent-like venue in a funfair in Stockholm: the second, a state-of-the-art facility in Washington DC, so the repertoire is similar, but venues could not be more different. Recording production is superb on both, it's a document of a slice of my life.”

As a lead singer, bassist and songwriter, John Wetton initially rose to fame with King Crimson and after that Wetton co-founded UK. In the early 1980s he was the frontman of the super-group Asia, his biggest commercial success. Asia’s self-titled debut album was the biggest selling album in the world in 1982 and the band continues to this day. He later formed the duo Icon with Geoff Downes (YES and The Buggles) and has had a successful solo career releasing a large number of studio and live albums, including the recent compilation The Studio Recordings Anthology.

Live Via Satellite tracklisting:

Disc One
“The Circle Of St. Giles”
“Heat Of The Moment”
“Book Of Saturday”
“Battle Lines”
“Arkangel”
“The Smile Has Left Your Eyes”
“Easy Money”
“Emma”
“30 Years”
“Hold Me Now”
“Rendezvous 6:02”
“The Night Watch”
“You’re Not The Only One”
“Starless”

Disc Two
“Introduction”
“The Circle Of St. Giles”
“Heat Of The Moment”
“Mondrago / Book Of Saturday”
“The Smile Has Left Your Eyes”
“30 Years”
“Hold Me Now”
“Arkangel”
“Emma”
“Sole Survivor”
“Rendezvous 6:02”
“The Water Is Wide”
“Starless”
“Battle Lines”
“The Celtic Cross”