Preceded by the (2003), this (2009) is the second of its kind -- gathering behind-the-scenes audio snippets and prime aural odds and sods from the studio and concert stage alike. The audio-only disc is accompanied by an oversized ultra-high quality, 20-page booklet. Inside are page-upon-page of rarely published images, a personnel timeline/discography, and reproductions of all manner of tour memorabilia and ephemera that span the four decades (1969-2009) of 's existence. The contents of the 40-plus-minute CD provide something of an aural -- musical, and (occasionally) spoken word -- equivalent. After stage manager 's portentous prologue on the compression of 40 years in under four minutes is attempted. Although abbreviated -- sans solos and instrumental improvisation between verses -- combines several live recordings one atop of the other so that all 20 members (i.e., every live incarnation) of can be heard playing the song (more or less) simultaneously. The two parts of are brief interview fragments from the mid-'90s re-formation. Part One contains perils of wisdom from , , and . These were used as part of a multimedia promotional Electronic Press Kit for the album (1995). is a short, funky bit of improvised music from the seventh lineup circa 2004 with (guitar), (touch guitar), and (acoustic/electronic percussion). The second contains additional sound bytes from the double-trio incarnation. Up this time are words from . One of the 's musical highlights is the from a Warsaw concert in June of 2000. nails the hurdy-gurdy inspired by 's original vocal while the rest of the band provides a perfect balance of psychedelia and sonic drama behind him. The brief reveals three members of the incipient band rethinking the importance of and their respective roles in 's highly influential debut combo. is a dark and moody bit of tone probing that occurred between the recording of (1982) and (1984). It finds the foursome of working out potential musical directions at the C.V. Lloyd Music Centre in Champaign, IL. Fairly self-explanatory is the as and are excerpted from 1981 interviews describing the events that led up to the song's creation. Their analysis segues directly into a fierce version of same from the Mann Music Centre in Philly in late July of 1982. Somewhat of a novelty is the that recalls a time when AOR FM radio stations would advertise and actually play the band on the air. The concluding improvised musical selection is the stunning ten-minute -- recorded March 20, 1974 in Brescia, Italy at the Palazzo Dello Sport (Palasport). (drums/percussion), (violin/mellotron), (guitar/mellotron) and (bass) are at their most agile and dangerous. Just as the combo drift into the audio fades out. Following nearly a minute of silence, there is a "hidden track" containing some god-awful Judging by the material -- -- the time period would have been the very early '70s. But wait, that is not all. Purchasers are also privy to a downloadable entry from 's concurrent configuration as documented during the actual 40th Anniversary Tour. Details can be located within the text of the aforementioned booklet. ~ Lindsay Planer