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Carl Palmer and Geoff Downes will tour together as Asia for a 40th anniversary tour later this year. They will be joined by current Yes bassist Billy Sherwood and former Keith Emerson guitarist Marc Bonilla.
“We are planning an extensive tour to celebrate our 40th anniversary,” says Downes. “The music will feature all the hits the fans have embraced. 40 years of Asia is a real musical milestone for us. The success we experienced with our early albums has carried us through and gave us the foundation when we reformed in 2006. Asia has been together since, although we lost John in 2017 to cancer. Still we endured and we will carry on now with Marc Bonilla who we know will be a great addition to the band.”
“The fans have never left Asia,” adds Carl Palmer. “That first Asia album, with all the radio and MTV hits weaved the fabric of the music scene on the early 1980s. Those great sigs like Heat Of The Moment, Sole Survivor and Only Time Will Tell still hold up today. When we play those songs and our other hits, we can see the entire audience singing along.”
Asia released their self-titled debut album in 1982, which went on to become the biggest selling album of the year. They followed it up with Alpha in 1983 and Astra in 1985. Geoff Downes led a new line-up of the band through the 90s until the original four members, who also included Yes guitarist Steve Howe, reunited in 2006.
Greg Lake briefly replaced original singer and bassist John Wetton in 1983, while Steve Howe left the band prior to the Astra album, where he was replaced by former Krokus guitarist Mandy Meyer.
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- Asia - Asia + insert - UK - vinyl LP - £20.00, $25.80, €24.00 (New Item) (arrived 21-Mar-2025 17:00)on March 27, 2025 at 5:15 am
ASIA Asia (1982 UK 9-track debut vinyl LP, which topped the US Billboard Chart on release & was the best-selling album in the States that year, with the line-up starring John Wetton, Steve Howe, Carl Palmer & Geoff Downes. Comes housed in a glossy Roger Dean designed sleeve complete with the illustrated credits insert. The sleeve displays some light creasing/edge scuffing & the vinyl shows few signs of play, thus remaining Excellent condition GEF85577)
- Asia - Only Time Will Tell - UK - 7" picture disc - £20.00, $25.80, €24.00 (Back In Stock) (arrived 21-Mar-2025 17:00)on March 27, 2025 at 5:15 am
ASIA Only Time Will Tell (1982 UK limited edition 7" Picture Disc single featuring the great sea dragon artwork, also including Ride Easy, housed in a clear PVC sleeve GEFA11-2228)
- Asia - Asia + insert - UK - vinyl LP - £20.00, $25.80, €24.00 (New Item) (arrived 21-Mar-2025 15:42)on March 27, 2025 at 5:15 am
ASIA Asia (1982 UK 9-track debut vinyl LP, which topped the US Billboard Chart on release & was the best-selling album in the States that year, with the line-up starring John Wetton, Steve Howe, Carl Palmer & Geoff Downes. Comes housed in a glossy Roger Dean designed sleeve complete with the illustrated credits insert. The sleeve displays some light creasing/edge scuffing & the vinyl shows few signs of play, thus remaining Excellent condition GEF85577)
- Asia - Only Time Will Tell - UK - 7" picture disc - £20.00, $25.80, €24.00 (New Item) (arrived 20-Mar-2025 12:57)on March 27, 2025 at 5:15 am
ASIA Only Time Will Tell (1982 UK limited edition 7" Picture Disc single featuring the great sea dragon artwork, also including Ride Easy, housed in a clear PVC sleeve GEFA11-2228)
- Asia - Astra - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $19.35, €18.00 (New Item) (arrived 18-Feb-2025 17:00)on March 27, 2025 at 5:15 am
ASIA Astra (1985 UK 10-track LP, housed in a great sc-fi picture sleeve designed by Roger Dean with lyric insert. The sleeve shows some minor edgewear and the vinyl looks barely played GEF26413)
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