Sir Rod Stewart was on his way to becoming one of the most successful recording artists in history in 1974 when he moved to America and signed with Warner Bros. Records (now Warner Records). Over his next 27 years with the label, Stewart released some of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed records of his extraordinary career. This 5LP boxed set features Stewarts first four Warner albums on vinyl, plus a bonus LP of rare and unreleased studio outtakes from those albums: Atlantic Crossing (1975), A Night on the Town (1976), Footloose Fancy Free (1977), and Blondes Have More Fun (1978).After being out of print for decades, the studio albums look and sound better than ever as they return to vinyl, complete with replica sleeves and newly remastered sound. The albums and the bonus LP are all organised in an iridescent box with Stewart foil-stamped on the cover, his blonde shag haircut glistening in gold, and his leopard-print suit shimmering in silver.After brilliant stints with the Jeff Beck Group and the Faces and several outstanding solo albums, Stewart moved to Los Angeles in 1974. ROD STEWART: 1975-1978 reflects the burst of creativity that followed, starting in 1975 with his label debut, Atlantic Crossing. The album was produced by the legendary Tom Dowd, who produced Stewarts next three albums. After Atlantic Crossing was certified gold, A Night On the Town went double-platinum, and Foot Loose Fancy Free went triple-platinum, as did its follow-up Blondes Have More Fun, which became Stewarts first #1 album. That era introduced many of the singersbest-known tracks: Sailing, I Dont Want to Talk About It, I Was Only Joking, The First Cut Is theDeepest, Youre in My Heart (The Final Acclaim) Da Ya Think Im Sexy? and Hot Legs.The bonus LP, titled Encores 1975-1978, is a collection of 10 outtakes selected from the recording sessions for all four albums. The first side highlights five songs from the recent deluxe editions released for Atlantic Crossing and A Night on the Town. Songs include an alternate version of the B-side Rosie and a cover of the Bee Gees To Love Somebody recorded with the influential Stax Records house band, Booker T. The MGs. The flip side features five previously unreleased session outtakes from Foot Loose Fancy Free and Blondes Have More Fun. Highlights include a cover of the Motown classic, You Really Got A Hold On Me, and the unreleased tracks Silver Tongue and Dont Hang Up.